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Microsoft Word - repeated update installations

Microsoft Word - repeated update installations

repeated update installations

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT

How do you stop repeated updates? Microsoft has installed three updates three times and wants to install them a fourth. How do you stop it?

disc for Office

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:47 AM PDT

I recently had to replace my harddrive. I lost software that I had added. One specifically Office for mac. I attempted to reload them, but the disc will not stay in for me to download. Is there an other option? I still have the licensing information. 
Thanks for your time and help!

Word and Excel files suddenly won't open

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Hello all,

 

I have a client who has a shared folder on their server where the store documents of all types(Word,Excel,PDF,etc.). Each user has there own folder but all are accessible for any user.  On Friday 09/06 everyone was able to open .doc,.docx,.xls,.xlsx files from the server and work with them.  On Monday 09/09 nobody was able to open Word or Excel files without them being prompted to convert the document or that the spreadsheet was not in the format that it was saved in.  In the case of Word docs, once you tell it to convert it's just garbage on the screen.  Excel files will not even open.  If I try to open a doc with Wordpad from the server it is the same result.  I have been wrestling with this for 4 days now and I have hit a brick wall.  Does anybody have any ideas before I go completely insane?

 

P.S.  If I try and restore a file from offsite backup it has the same result.

 

Thanks

David

Does Word-2013 really have no usable Help?

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:28 AM PDT

The help-functionality in my Word-2013 installation is about the worst I have ever seen. It's practically non-existent!

Whenever I click on help or "?" in some dialog it will bring up a generic "Word Help" form with a search field. But whatever I enter here - it NEVER finds anything useful regarding whatever term entered! The only way to find help for Word-2013 is to use Google for it!

 

E.g. in a Word-Processor you would naively think, that if you enter terms like "hyphenation", "page-break", "numbering", "style", you-name it, that there would be at least a few items or hits re. these subjects. But Word's help finds NOTHING on these!

 

Either it displays an empty list or it lists articles that were apparently completely randomly chosen. E.g. if I enter "hyphenation" it displays a single "hit" - an article re. the differences of the file formats .odt and .docx. What has that to do with hyphenation??? It's absolutely unbelievable!

 

Can on repair, re-install or post-install Words-Help? Or somehow direct it to some online help that actually works?

 

M.

omitting quotes surrounding text when generating a TOC

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:16 AM PDT

I need the quotes surrounding text to be omitted when generating the TOC (i.e. "Defined Term" means....).  Using a style separator omits the end quote, but not the beginning quote.  Is there a way to omit the beginning quote when generating the TOC in Word 2010?

Word 2013 Crashing

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:02 AM PDT

I am a Graduate Student and depend on the Word application.  Since I have bought the Word 2013 - twice in two weeks, the application crashed!  I had to call Comcast Signature support to retrieve my 'recovered' document.  I still do not know what they did to recover this document. This cannot be happening and Word 2010 never did this.  In the middle of writing a literature review (which is when it crashed the first time), it would not save.  It kept giving me the saving mode, after I had already entitled it - when I just wanted to update the save to continue with the document.  I do not know what is occurring but PLEASE fix it!

Autorecover Doesn't Do Anything, Just Fails.

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:40 AM PDT

I'm using Microsoft Office 2013 on Windows 8 and am encountering a problem.  The autorecover doesn't work.  The check box is checked, the interval is set to 5 minutes, but nothing happens, no files are saved to the autorecover location.  There have been no errors or anything, it just silently fails.  I have tried changing the autorecover location to a folder on my desktop and that does no good either.  I have turned on 'view all files' in explorer, and there are no hidden autorecovery files either.  Any ideas?

Mail Merge Help

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:34 AM PDT

I'm creating a flyer with a list of different schools and their information. I put all of the information into an Excel sheet and now want to post it to a word document. I tried using mail merge to make everything easier but even though I put "next field" it doesn't go to all of the fields. It might go to a school that starts with A and then to a school that starts with C and then to a school that starts with F but it doesn't put all of my schools in the word document. How can I fix this?

Compile error in hidden module: EventClass

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:07 AM PDT

I have Office 365, 
Today, when I open Word, I have an error message ask me to fix "Compile error in hidden module: EventClass".
If I click OK, it will continue to work. But I need to fix this. Please help.

I have been using office starter since I bought this computer. last night there were some automatic updates, and now I cannot access my office starter.

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:59 AM PDT

I have been using office starter since I bought this computer. last night there were some automatic updates, and now I cannot access my office starter.  It tells me I must buy the full version.  My Q drive is still there, but it no longer says "starter". Instead it says "click-to-run". I did NOT change anything, but the automatic updates automatically updated when I shut off my computer last night.

 

I have a "zillion" documents on my computer - only some of which I have backed up - yeah, I know, I know - but I need to get beck to where I was yesterday.

 

What happened and how do I fix it?

File groupings in folders

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:27 AM PDT

How do I remove the groupings (e.g., 0-9, A-H, Unspecified) in file folders so that all the files (irrespective of type, date, etc) are simply listed alphabetically? I've tried many 'Sort by' options but none have removed the groupings. Help!

My Office files have all turned orange and cannot be opened

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:12 AM PDT

 and I have a pop up box telling me that "the Microsoft Office product necessary to open this file is not installed on your computer".  I have purchased office some years ago and still have the disc.  I re-installed it from the disc but still no joy.  Any idea what is happening?

Styles

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:50 AM PDT

I have received a lengthy document that has numerous styles (with numbering attached).  However, the styles seem to be deficient.  I want to develop a numbering scheme (a, b, c) attached to a style that will always restart at (a). It will likely go under Heading 6. (1.1.1.1.1.)

 

The document is 400 pages long.  I don't want to continously ask the numbering to restart at (a). 

 

Thanks for your help.

Changing style causes text to jump into header

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:46 AM PDT

I am having trouble with text abruptly jumping up into a header.

 

This seems to occur when I am outlining something, using a multi-level list.  When I get to the end, I want to insert the filename and path.  Changing to another style (such as Body Text) causes the cursor, and any text I type, to jump to the top of the page and create a header.  It's mystifying.

Conditional Looping / Branching in Word 2010 Merges

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:39 AM PDT

FIRST, we need to insert some conditional loops into our Word 2010 merges.  For example, when printing file folder labels, the first sheet may not be a full sheet and we need to skip over the missing labels.  In WordPerfect we simply asked the user for the number of missing labels and then created a conditional loop that executed that number of NEXT RECORD commands, if any, before beginning the merge.  Is there a way to accomplish this in Word 2010 also?

 

SECOND, we also need to do some conditional branching.  For example, we print two types of folder labels with the same information, but in different formats.  Again, in WordPerfect, we simply asked the user whether they needed the first style, the second style, or both (3 options).  In Word 2010 can we do conditional branching that would allow us to include or exclude the necessary subroutines in a loop for

accomplishing the proper merge?

 

Thank you for any assistance.

Ruler & document an inch too narrow

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT

I've been working on a book for years, and the page has gone bonkers. There is a grey area on the page to the right of the ruler, and with standard margins on letter paper, the page is only 7.5 inches wide. 

Microsoft Word 2010 documents automatically convert into docx. files PROBLEM

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:20 AM PDT

HELP! All of a sudden all my regular Microsoft Word Starter 2010 documents are converted to docx. files, and my computer cannot open them! Nor can i open a regular file from the internet, as my computer converts these as well. What do I do?

Can Word 2010 auto-populate cells based on Drop-down input?

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:57 AM PDT

Using Word 2010, I am trying to devise a way to make a cell autopopulate with a value based on a selection from a drop down menu in another cell of the same table.

 

For instance, suppose I have a drop down menu in Cell A1 with the names

 

Pizza1

Pizza2

Pizza3. 

 

 I want cell B1 to populate with a price based on which pizza is selected in the drop down menu.  I've been serching for a couple of days and haven't seen any guidance on how to make this work, or if it is even possible.  Any help woudl be greatly appreciated.

Tables not merging!

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:44 AM PDT

Hello:

I am using tables to lay out a newsletter. I know there are templets and perhaps other ways of doing this , but for the time being (since I am trying to wiggle out of this job), I would just like to know two things:

•  If I create a table on a page, and I type it full with text in one or both columns, how do I prevent the continuation of the table on the next page. (In other words, I want to fill the left column, perhaps be prevented from adding text beyond the bottom line, and then continue the text at the top of the right column.)

•  If I then create another table on the next page, how do I prevent the two tables from merging if I happen to move the table on the second page all the way up on that page. (As it is now, and I do what I just described, the two tables merge.)

I hope there is a simple (or even a slightly complicated) way to achieve the above.

Thank you,

Hans L

Many to one Email mail merge

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:39 AM PDT

Working in either Word and Outlook 2010 or 2013 (I have two computers)

 

I have a simple premise where I need to email managers with list of their employees to confirm the employee will attend a seminar or not.

 

In excel I have the list of employees in each row. In the next columns I have their manager and their manager's email. I need to figure out how I can mail merge a list of the employees into one email per manager.

 

Example

 

Employee Manager Email
John Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Mary Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Joe Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Rachel Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Mike Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Kumar Jane Audry *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Tyler Jane Audry *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Sam Jane Audry *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Jenna Jane Audry *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Larry Larry Sergar *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Bob Larry Sergar *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Kristen Larry Sergar *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
 

 

Then I need the email to look like:

 

Mike Smith,

 Please confirm the following list of employees will be available for the seminar Tuesday

 

    John

    Mary

    Mike

 

Regards,

Company's CSC

Microsoft Office Starter 2010 expired - not supposed to happen

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:36 AM PDT

Why did Microsoft Starter expire overnight? There was no warning. My wife was working late on our computer and turned the computer off. It shut down with updates. I was told if we were fine with the Starter features we would never need to purchase the full version of Office Home Edition. Well, now it says we have to. We can't even open a single document to even read it. Any way to revert? We do't want to buy the full version. This was not a Trial.

stop "hover" when pasting

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:14 AM PDT

When using cut and paste feature on text, the paste icon "hovers" over the area to which I just pasted some text. Is there a way to stop this icon from hovering?

Corruption of mailmerge

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:14 AM PDT

When I try and merge a word document, i see that often extra conditions have appeared, eg OR '... is blank' and this makes a mess of my merging.  It particularly happens if I try and put multiple conditions in eg '... is less than or equal to.... ' AND ' .... is greater than or equal to...'.  Or field1 equals ABC  AND field2 is blank.  I am merging a Word document from an excel data source.

Quicker way to Insert File name and path

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:31 AM PDT

Hi

 

I would like a quick way to insert into the middle of a document the filename and path.

 

Currently I need to go to Insert Tab, QuickParts, Field, then select Filename then check add the filepath option, then click OK.

 

is there a faster way to do this?

 

thanks

 

Craig

prohibited files after update 12.09.13

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:13 AM PDT

After this morning's updates I find I can't open .doc attachments to e mails in Windows Live Mail ( either received or sent. I've seen somewhere that this is due to an update. How do I fix this. Also if I remove the restriction under Virus Protection in Live Mail and try to open a file I am prompted to purchase a new version of Office.

 

I am happy with Office 2010 Startup. Are you trying to force people to buy stuff they don't want?

 

Your prompt reply will be appreciated as I am in charge of three churches and need my e mail to work properly.

 

Vic Latson

Churchwarden - Tadley South

2010 Check Box Content Control Dimension

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 05:43 AM PDT

I have searched for a response to my problem but can't find the exact query. I was asked to modernise a template which utilised the legacy check box.

 

However inserting the new 2010 check box increases the row height regardless of the font size because the check box field goes way below the line of the text and I can't find a means to reduce it.

 

When you click around the area you can see the faint blue box which is much larger than the check box but it doesn't have a means to reduce in size and the tab with three dots appears completely pointless.

 

Any help would be much appreciated. Have checked properties and design mode in developer but no luck so far.

 

I

We purchased Microsoft Office Professional Plus Home use for our laptop with the DVD, can we install it legally on our home PC

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:56 AM PDT

We purchased Microsoft Office Pro Plus Home use for our laptop and purchased the dvd, can we install it legally on our home PC and use the same key number..

opening files and attachments

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:46 AM PDT

i had to return to factory settings. My cv is saved as an attachment in my inbox on outlook, when i came to open my attachment it opened it in wordpad, ( i think i should of opened it in microsoft word ). i then asked me if i wanted to open all my files in wordpad and in a rush i answered yes. Is there any way to reverse this ?

Message says - The office product necessary to open this file is not installed on this computer..... what do I do?!

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 01:15 AM PDT

I have had my laptop for 18 months which came with Office pre-installed.  It has worked fine until today when I try and open a word or excel document from the desktop the above message comes up.  All icons have changed and I can no longer open documents from windows explorer.  I can open documents directly from Excel or Word.  What has happened, why now and what can I do about it?

Many thanks

Question About Comments

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:29 PM PDT

Greetings!

I am using MS Word 2010.

When I insert a comment, the result is, for example:

Comment [N1]:

The "N" is the initial and the 1 the number of the Comment.

Is there any way to remove the word "Comment" or some other way to shorten the citation?

For example, it would be nice if it were simply as follows:

N1: blah, blah, blah ...

Just curious.

Word documents are now recognized as microsoft office files.

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:58 PM PDT

My word documents now show an orange file and under properties it states that it opens with microsoft office.  When I checked it says I must now reinstall a new one, but the current microsoft office still works.  For it to reinstall it seems to only give me the option to purchase, despite the fact that my laptop came with a starter office.  I just updated today and this occurred, so I am wondering if something had gone wrong with my updating.

Programs Compatibility Application

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:06 PM PDT

My computer did an update....now it will not allow me to open Window Office 2010...is there something I can do.  I cannot open any of my word documents or Excel spreadsheets. I keep getting the popup to purchase.

 

Text direction and styles

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:59 PM PDT

I have a table where a dozen or so cells need text rotated from the normal by +90 degrees. Right-clicking on one of the cells shows a dialog where I can specify the direction I want. Now I am trying to define a style for these cells, but the styles seem to have no provision for text direction. Then whenever I write the docx out and read it back in, whatever style I have specified wrongly makes the text appear in the usual horizontal direction. There must be a way around this. I hope.

Picture manager

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:41 PM PDT

Hi. When I opened a file I was asked to either save file or choose from a list...I choose Picture Manager. When I closed the file, all my desktop icons changed to the same icon colours and look as the picture manager symbol. Now, I can't click on my desktop icons to access any of the program that represents the icon...example: when I click on Mozilla to access the internet, all I get is the Picture Manager program. I want to disable the picture manager...any suggestions  thasks

Scuzzy

word 2007 I get a error -office application version does not match.

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:57 PM PDT

I have word 2007 and  upgraded to outllook 2013 I am trying to open old word files + email them  and it doesnt work.  I get a error -"office application version does not match". Is there an udate or something I can do to fix this?
Thanks Craig

Office shuts down when copying and pasting

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:32 PM PDT

Whenever I'm using excel, word and now powerpoint, and I copy and paste (inside and out of OFFICE product), the software shuts down.  Any suggestions?

Mail Merge fails trying to open outlook contacts

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:22 PM PDT

I am trying to create mail merge for a form letter and every time the Select Outlook Contacts Folder dialog opens, Word or Outlook hangs and quits.


I have tried repairing my installation from Programs and Features.


I am running Office 2010 Professional in Windows 8.1 Pro Preview.


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all word 2010 documents saving as DOCX

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:22 PM PDT

Out of the blue all of my word 2010 Windows 7 documents have switched to DOCX files.  what do I do?

Spelling and Grammar check

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:28 PM PDT

I've just bought Word 2013, I write fantasy, and poetry in Quenya.  I MUST turn off the Spelling and Grammar checker, or it will drive me mad!  How do I do it?

all my old 2010 office works documents have been move to DOCX files. How do I retrieve them

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:01 PM PDT

all my old microsoft word 2010 files have been moved to DOCX files.  I tried system restore and that didn't bring them back.  How do I retrieve them?