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About opening .wmv files on MacBook laptop Microsoft Office for Mac

About opening .wmv files on MacBook laptop

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 03:30 PM PST

You need to install FlipforMac -- it's a free download from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx

Note: Some WMV files have high-grade copy-protection applied. FlipforMac
cannot decode anything higher than WMV version 9 coding, so you will not be
able to play them.

If your friend sends you one of those, ask them to re-save it as a WMV
version 9 file so you can use it.

Cheers


On 4/02/09 9:00 AM, in article
com, "JMoore1142"
<microsoft.com> wrote:
 

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Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Sydney, Australia. mailto:name

Can't register office

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 03:39 PM PST

Hi Michel:

Yes, I think you are right. He needs to "Activate" the software. Until he
does, it will neither update nor work correctly (and it will stop working
altogether after 30 days).

If you can't activate by Internet because something is blocking the
connection to Microsoft, you can activate by telephone: there is an option
to do that in the Activation application installed with the software.

Of course, you do need a valid product key that has not been stolen and used
by someone else :-) That is usually the cause of an activation failure --
someone else has gotten hold of the key and used it before you tried to!

In which case, talk to them on the phone: there is a procedure for mailing
in your sales receipt and the product box to get a new key issued. You need
to provide full details of the place you bought the software from.

Cheers


On 18/01/09 5:08 PM, in article C5989B14.C305%org,
"Michel Bintener" <org> wrote:
 

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Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Sydney, Australia. mailto:name

Word 2008: PDF as icon?

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 12:44 AM PST

On 17 Gen, 11:24, John McGhie <name> wrote: 

Thanks for the info :)

want to un-install Office X, can't

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 09:20 AM PST

On Jan 14, 5:02*pm, JE McGimpsey <org> wrote: 

Yes, this sounds like the problem; I did repair the disk permissions,
though, as I went about trying to fix things.

Password Protected docs

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 12:29 AM PST

Hello Mohaned Elkhalifa,

I just landed on this message in the middle of the conversation.
Unfortunately, PowerPoint 2008 (and all previous versions) on the Mac do
not have the ability to open password protected PowerPoint files.

OpenOffice version 3 is also not able to open password protected
PowerPoint files.

You can use the Help menu in PowerPoint to send a feature request to
Microsoft that PowerPoint on the Mac should have the ability to open
Password Protected documents. I am sure that if they knew that Mac users
were facing this kind of difficulty that the would do something about it.

Thanks.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

Mohaned Elkhalifa wrote: 

So... Is 2008 really ready for an Office Environment?

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 09:08 AM PST

Hi Tim -

Jim's point in response to the OP's query means that if the choice is made
to use Pages or Open Office rather than upgrading to Office 2008 the MS
Office fonts won't be included. Therefore, substitutions will be made in
those docs s/he receives from users of 2007/2008 where the MS Ofice supplied
fonts *have* been used.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 1/17/09 4:23 PM, in article
microsoft.com, "Tim Murray"
<com> wrote:
 

Get help in Office newsgroup....again

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 03:43 PM PST

This has gone beyond pathetic, but we're powerless on this end :-(

It had occurred to me to put an announcement like yours in the Forum itself,
but I doubt anyone would even see it... I may still give it a try.

BTW - Happy New Year :-)

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 1/2/09 3:29 PM, in article
C583B93B.351B8%entourage.mvps.org, "Diane Ross"
<entourage.mvps.org> wrote:
 

Can't open Word 2008 in another user account

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 04:34 PM PST

In article <C57AE680.34BC6%entourage.mvps.org>,
Diane Ross <entourage.mvps.org> wrote:
 

In this instance, the User account was not new, just one that I had
rarely used except for testing.

The lesson I learned was that one of the first things to do when
troubleshooting--along other quick and easy basics such as restarting,
etc.--is to create a brand-new User account to test with. (A little like
unplugging and replugging an electrical cord, not just looking to see if
it's plugged in.)

What threw me here was that Word 2004 worked in that User account, so I
assumed that Word 2008 should work just as well. That is something I
will remember too as an unreliable indicator.

In any event, thank you again for your help, which I really appreciated.
You and the other MVPs deserve only the very highest praise for your
tireless efforts and knowledgeable contributions.

Charles

Test Version

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 07:34 AM PST

That makes sense.
Thank you!


On 12/27/08 5:48 PM, in article phx.gbl,
"William Smith [MVP]" <comcast.net.INVALID> wrote:
 

Updating from 2008 Home & Student Edition to 2008:Mac?

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 07:55 PM PST

"Simon Goland" wrote:
 

Installing is not supposed to touch your data in the Microsoft User Data
folder. However, on rare occassions things happen and data is corrupted. I
would move your Microsoft User Data folder to the desktop and let the
install create a new blank one. Then you can move your folders inside the
Microsoft User Data folder back.

If I remember correctly, using "Remove Office" does not remove the packages
and automator actions. (with the home version you didn't get automator
actions). Remove all packages for Office2008:

"/Library/Receipts"

Original release DVD came with 12.0.0 installed, but later a DVD with 12.1.0
was released. Most likely you got one of the newer DVDs.

Those with the original DVD will need to use the 12.1.0 SP1 combo updater
then the 12.1.5 combo updater. Users with the later release will only need
the 12.1.5 combo updater. You can find links to updaters here:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/downloads/mactopia_dl.html>

1) Log out/in with Shift key down before running updater. This quits all
startup items including the hidden ones. (use this method for any updater
that uses an installer)
2) Restart after updating

Seasonal Greetings!

--
Diane

Fun one! Windows explorer search

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:56 PM PST

Bob,

Thank you for the reply! I picked General Discussions from the list....must
have been MAC general discussions.


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Have a great day !


"Bob Greenblatt" wrote:
 

Cannot print 2-sided in MS-Word

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 08:50 PM PST

This is possible. When you go to print, press the command button + P for
print. That will bring up a dialogue box showing a preview of the document
that you are going to print. Where it says ³From² click on it and make it
say 1 of 1. Repeat the same procedure for page 2.


On 12/8/08 11:50 PM, in article
googlegroups.com,
"com" <com> wrote: