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Microsoft Word - Can't get rid of unwanted white space in tables

Can't get rid of unwanted white space in tables

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 02:46 PM PDT

Word seems to have added some extra white space before and after the text in some of the a cells of a table.  I have the spacing set to 0 before and after for all text, and the line spacing set to single.  If I select all the rows in the table, the blue highlight that indicates selection goes all the way from the top to bottom for some cells, but for other cells there are white stripes above and below the selected text.  If I create a new row, and copy a paste the text into the new row, there are sometimes no white stripes, but I cannot remove the white stripes in the rows that already have them.  What is going on?

Change document size from A 4 to A5

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:45 PM PDT

Suzanne, I have originated a doc  (Word 2010) as A4 but I want to save a copy as A5 so that when it is attached to an e mail it will print as A5. When I try to save the doc as A5 from its original A4 it splits the doc across two pages (ish).  How do I change the size of an existing doc (in this case A4->A5)? Thanks for any help.

Header text size changes

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:39 PM PDT

Hello Everyone.

I have a somewhat identical problem.

I put in headers in my document , that are based on styles. thus showing Chapter title on certain pages (as header) and section titles on others.

My problem is that at one point, the size of the header changes as shown in the image below.




I cant seem to get my head around the problem. Any ideas please????

Thank you all in advance

why does my MS word 2007 freeze while copying from one 2007 document to another?

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:13 PM PDT

It runs fine for awhile then after a couple of hours of copy and paste both documents Lock up for now apparent reason.

Word 2007 watermark issue in Windows 7

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:54 PM PDT

Hi folks,

I have a word document with a image (png file) as watermark. I'm able to view the file correctly but every time my watermark is not printed.
I've lost two days searching around the web for any answers to this problem. I tried everything I've found in any forums. 99% of tips refers to going on the Print Options and check the Print Colors and background.

But here is what I've tried so far:
  1. Created a blank file, inserted a watermark and tried to print (Machine Win7 and Office 2007) ->Nothing happens.
  2. Same as 1, but using now a Windows XP and Office 2007 -> It prints OK.
  3. File created in 1, printed on XP machine -> It goes OK.
  4. File created in 2, printed on Win7 machine -> Nothing happens.

I did compare the word's options in both computers. Turned them to be equal. I also tried a second machine with Win7 and got the same results.

All this machines are using the same printer.

Both Win7 machines are 64bit. Windows XP machine is 32bit.


Has anyone seen a problem like this before?

Is there any related bug?

I'm very inclinated to think that there is some kind of bug related only with Win7 + Office 2007, so far.

Unable to open some PDF files sent to me as an attachment

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:36 PM PDT

I receive an email from an associate with 4 attachments(being PDF files)

3 files appear as an orange icon saying "view online at the bottom of the icon" and can be opened

the 4th appears as a grey icon saying "download"and when I try to download it I get a message saying  my computer cant open ot

I am using Office 2013

any suggestions

thanks

Hyperlink text shading

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:16 PM PDT

Is there anyway to have the text that is "bookmarked" display shaded or italicized only when the hyperlink is clicked? I am trying to use hyperlinks to the same area in a text, but different sections. One for the whole text in the area, but the other to a small section within that same area. Any ideas?  Thank you for your time and advise. 

Word 2010 disappeared

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Word 2010 disappeared.  Went to open a word document and screen comes up and states MO necessary to open file.  Not installed.  Office 2010 was installed on computer when I purchased it and I have had no problems up til now opening word doc.  I am a fix it dummy and any help will be greatly appreciated.  HELP please

Map ribbon buttons to other tasks?

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT

Because of an XML schema that our organization uses, we need to use the <Strong> style instead of Bold and the <Emphasis> style instead of Italic. It's a snap to map Ctrl-I to <Emphasis> and Ctrl-B to <Bold>

Is there a way to make the same thing happens when using the Bold and Italic buttons in the Home ribbon?

pjs

Fill multiple fields in multiple word files using fields from one file

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 10:17 AM PDT

Hey guys,
since I got lots of editing to do (same stuff over multiple projects) I'm looking for a way to edit one file (word file) and replace the fields I need over multiple files, where are names and numbers and addresses and so on. So I was thinking about a "way" to do this but I don't know how to do it :D
Example:
I want to have one file containing the name, address, receipt number, ID card, etc., fields that I need in 6-7 word files containing one, two or more fields that need to appear in each, preferably without opening them (but it's not a must).
Is this possible somehow? Or can I do something similar that can satisfy my needs? 

word 2010 macro to conditionally format a paragrah

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 10:15 AM PDT

Let me preface this with the fact that I am using windows 7, office 2010, and I am using a workstation on a network with severe administrative limitations.

So- I have a template with a form on the last page that completely automates the process of a business letter (with regards to content) using text form fields, IF fields, ref fields, and a whole plethora of bookmarks. However, I have one last piece of automation that I cannot do.

Due to the IF fields having widely different amounts of characters depending on whether the true or false text is displayed, there are many variables in the actual output, which causes the final product to either: a) fit on a single page, or b) spill onto page 2. Of course, the simple answer is to unlock the document, and manually insert a page break before the paragraph. However, the users I am creating this for are very simple end users and I want to make the process completely automated and "idiot proof" if you will.

What I need is a macro that would do something like this:
(IF any "paragraph" = spans 2 pages, THEN insert pagebreak before)

I don't know visual basic very well though and the last time I learned to code was HTML in notepad haha. Can anyone help me? Thank you in advance!

How do you post pictures on to a Word Document - tried adjusting Advanced options to no avail -

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:43 AM PDT

I am currently having trouble copying and posting pictures and some other content that is on the internet or from other documents in some cases.

 

I have tried looking at the website on the short video's on how to and also "Googled' the troubleshooting options.

 

I do not like to keep changing the format of the advanced options as then when it comes to the next document - I am faced with another issue.

 

I have been making do by saving the picture by itself and then inserting the picture that way. I am not sure if it is my fault.

 

Some people on here are very cruel and will tell me it is just the same as the red square you receive. I just want the ease to copy and paste with the picture included.

 

If some one could just let me know if I have it set up correctly.

 

 

Thank you

 

 

 

Copying pictures and pasting them with ctrl + v

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:31 AM PDT

Hi,

    

I have a problem in copying pictures from the internet. When I go to look for pictures on any site and then try to copy one, it doesn't get pasted in the word document/One Note/Powerpoint file(only if I right-click with the mouse and then select paste picture, the picture gets pasted, but not when I use the short-cut : ctrl + v) . I don't remember changing any settings. Please help.

Two problems with endnotes

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:17 AM PDT

I am using Word 2010.

 

I have two issues regarding endnotes that I cannot resolve.

 

Here are two example endnotes.

 

1        some text here which is justified

 

2        a long sentence here which is justified and will move to the next line

like this

 

I want the space between each number and the text to be the same.  The problem if I do it manually is that - because the endnotes are justified - the space between the number and the text is not identical.

 

Is there a way to automatically set the same spacing?

 

Also, before the endnotes I have a heading like so.

 

NOTES

[space]

[space]

[space]

1         some text here

 

How can I remove the spaces?  They are not actually spaces so I cannot place the curser on them.

 

Thanks!

Word pointer/cursor

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 08:24 AM PDT

Windows 7 with all updates.  Set up the mouse cursor/pointer to be an extra large black cursor pointing slightly to the left. Works fine in all programs except Word where the cursor reverts back to to a tiny white cursor pointing slightly to the right.  In PowerPoint and Access the cursor does not change from extra large black to tiny white.  How can Word be modified to use the same cursor color, size and shape as in the rest of Windows 7?

Digitially signing a Word 2007 Document

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 08:03 AM PDT

In our office, we all digitally sign documents.  Usually this is done without an issue.  Now two co-workers receive the error message - This document could not be unprotected.  Please use Tools/Unprotect document and continue with signing approval process.  The document is password protected so that colleagues can fill in the blanks and use drop down menus when necessary.  No one else has an issue signing the same document.  I've tried saving as a Word 1997-2003 document and that didn't work either.  I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling the ApproveIt tab, but same results.  Anyone else experiencing the same issue?

How to transfer autocorrect/autotext from word 2003 to word 2007

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 06:50 AM PDT

Hello!

 

I am begrudingly having to give up my laptop, which utilizes Windows XP Pro with Word 2003, and move over to a PC, which utilizes Windows 7 Home Premium. How can I transfer my five years of autocorrect/autotext entries from Word 2003 to Word 2007? If this cannot be done, can you tell me at least how to print a list of my shortcuts so I can manually enter them into Word 2007? I am a medical transcriptionist and have six years of shortcuts that I do not want to lose.

 

Thanks so much for your guidance!

Copy formatted TOC to separate document?

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 06:46 AM PDT

I need to make a separate, formatted, stand-alone copy of the TOC for a long document, but, as I understand it, I first need to remove the field codes so that broken hyperlinks don't create error messages where the page numbers should be.

Problem is that when I try Ctrl+Shift+F9 (which should remove the field codes?) it doesn't seem to have any effect and the field codes all remain unaltered.

What is particularly frustrating is that I did somehow manage (yesterday!) to copy the TOC successfully - and email it to someone - but I can't for the life of me now work out how I did it. Meantime I've been asked to add a further level of headings to the TOC, and the new TOC defies all my attempts to copy it.

alt f9 view field codes not working

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 06:28 AM PDT

Hi can somebody help me please?

 

The Alt F9 shortcut - ViewFieldCodes is not working in Word.

 

I have reset the keyboard shortcuts within Word even though the ViewFieldCodes was showing ALT F9 as the shortcut keys.

 

Both Alt and the F9 key work for other shortcuts e.g. Alt F11 works and Shift F9 works.  It just appears to be the combination of ALT + F9 key that doesn't. 

 

It doesn't work on my laptop keyboard nor does it work if I plug a keyboard in.

 

Any ideas please as I use the toggle fields option.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

thanks.

 

Sharon

 

 

Copying and Pasting issuse

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 05:08 AM PDT

Hello Everyone,

Everytime I copy and paste into a word document I end up with a black smudge.

Can you help me please?

With kind regards

Artic Hunter

The pages are different lengths.

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 04:59 AM PDT

When receive a .doc file by email and then 'enable editing', the pages come out at different lengths depending on the number of lines of text. How do I fix this?

I cant transfer information from one computer to the other because of permission problems

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 04:43 AM PDT

I use two computers and have an external hard-drive which automatically backs up all changes made to each respective computer.

 

 I have WD Smartware on both computers so in theory  I should be able to retrieve any information saved on either computer and transfer it to the other. This works OK one way but not the other as I am getting access denied due to permissions on one computer. 

 

 I can't see how to change the permissions on the computer concerned.  If I look at all the files on both computers the 'system' line is highlighted with the blue colour and then all the permission boxes are ticked so both computers seem to have full system permission but I can only presume there must be somewhere to change the default security setting .

 

I had a look at adding the name of the computer that doesn't seem to be able to open the files but the system on the computer that is locking the files didn't seem to like the name that I tried to put on.  (I copy and pasted the name that the computer has as the option on the external hard-drive).

 

I don't really know what I am doing and I have spent days reading lots of answers on the support pages to get this far but now I seem to have drawn a blank.

 

Can someone help me please!

 

I have windows 7 and Word 2010 on both computers

mangal font

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 04:08 AM PDT

I m using this pc for my office work only, pc belongs to office.
I want to install mangal-marathi-devnagiri font on this pc, it is a product of dell & has xp and office2007 installed in it.
 help me.
 thankinyou,
regards,
 paresh panshikar

accesso hotmail

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 03:45 AM PDT






Perchè non riesco ad accedere al mio indirizzo hotmail.it e ricevo il messaggio Account microsoft non esiste, premetto che capita su più pc e anche ad altre persone che conosco.

Highlight different text in Word document with different colour

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 02:31 AM PDT

Is there a way to, in Word to be able to search a number of words, highlighting the chosen word in a different colour to the colour of the previous word searched?


How to adapt an existing document with multilevel numbering?

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 02:10 AM PDT

My academic thesis had headings, however, my supervisor has asked me to revise them against university standards which require roman numbering to be introduced e.g.

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
2.1 Chapter 2 Topic 1
2..2 Chapter 2 Topic 2
etc

I have tried fiddling with Word 2007, however it does not seem to have all the features available which enable me to introduce this heading style.

Is it possible to have an automatic word count in Word that will omit references?

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:29 AM PDT

I know that there is anutomatic word count in Word but this appears to include references/footnotes etc. Is it possible for an automatic word count to just count the text in the body? Using Word 2010 or 2013?

Regards, Kerrie Stephenson.

why does word 2007 create a spacing on my 100th line item?

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:15 AM PDT

In my 100th line of my bibliography section of a document, an easter egg showed up as a space was automatically created between 100.  and the start of text i.e. D. Boddy.  I am not sure how to get rid of this space without losing consistency on my page.  

I can share the document in confidence with some support person if they want to see it. 

100.     D. Boddy, Management: An Introduction (second edition), published by Prentice Hall (2002). 

ISBN: 0-273-65518-3.

Office cannot open email attachments or saved files.

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:09 AM PDT

I cannot open Office email attachments in Word, Excel or anything else. I get an error message saying 'Something Went Wrong. We couldn't start your program.' If I open up Word or Excel, I can find the file to open through downloads but it is a hassle. How can I fix the problem so that I can open attachments straight from email?

Also, if I have a saved Office file on my computer I cannot open it without opening up the individual program first and doing it through that e.g. open Word first and then open the Word file. How can I fix this?

I'd appreciate any help.

Bold and Italics buttons aren't working in Word 2013

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:01 AM PDT

In Word 2013, I try to click the bold and italic buttons in order to begin typing in that format and nothing happens, it just remains normal. The same thing happens when I try to to use keyboard shortcuts ctrl+b and ctrl+i. Please help!

Edit: This is constantly happening and then fixing itself and seems to be mainly or only affecting the Times New Roman font.

Can't open Word files from documents themselves

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 11:40 PM PDT

Hi All

I'm working with the Office 2013 suite. Recently I have come across a problem whereby I cannot open directly a Word (or Excel etc) file. If I double-click on a file, I get an error message, which says "The converter failed to save the file". The file will open BUT it is a [read only] [compatibility mode] document with a file name such as wd0000084 and it can only be saved by using Save As. 

I can work around this by opening the same file from within Word (i.e. opening Word, then navigating to the file and opening it). Not ideal.

Any suggestions on how I can sort out these issues?

Many thanks
Lesley

Can't open doc - says moved, renamed or deleted

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 11:02 PM PDT

I am trying to open a document in Word but a dialogue box keeps telling me:
"Sorry, we couldn't find your file.  Is it possible it was moved, renamed or deleted?"
It then states the correct name of the document and where I filed it.
I am using Windows 8

In Word how can I suppress a duplicate date field?

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 10:40 PM PDT

Hi There

 

Can anyone assist?

 

I have created a contract document which states the event date at the top

Event_StartDate - Event_End Date

However if the event is only a one day duration the date is duplicated eg. Thursday 3 October, 2013 - Thursday 3 October, 2013

 

Can anyone advise the conditional statement so that the start and end date display IF they are different, however if the date is the same then suppress?

 

I've been mucking around with this for ages and can't find the right commands.

 

Thanks in advance

word asks me for e-mail, then says it doesn't exist and to use the proper e-mail that is linked to this product, even though it should be. Activation problem?

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 06:50 PM PDT

When I go into word, it tells me to activate it and it asks me for my e-mail address.  I type in my university e-mail, and it says it could not be found. I then try my hotmail account e-mail, and it asks me for the password, and after that it says it isn't associated with this account, and to sign in with the account associated with my product. I got both my computer and office from my college bookstore, so it should be legit. But yet it says its an unlicensed product and I can't use it to its full functionality until it's activated.  

cursor appearance in word 2003

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 06:20 PM PDT

Word works just fine. All I need to do is change the appearance of the standard vertical bar "insert" cursor so that it's maybe thicker and more easily visible?

Sometimes I have trouble finding the slender vertical bar when I'm ready to click to insert text.

Thanks!

I need to copy a graphic in Word that I created in Word '03. In '03 I could select the graphic arrow and then highlight and copy. How is this done in Word '10 and '13?

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 06:18 PM PDT

I need to copy a graphic in Word that I created in Word '03.  In '03 I could select the graphic arrow and then highlight and copy.  How is this done in Word '10 and '13?

MS Word Spacing

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 05:01 PM PDT

Hi Microsoft Community,

I want to know how to stop MS Word from adding extra space between texts in a sentence, in certain paragraphs.

I'm not looking to adjust the space between paragraphs but rather the space between texts in a sentence that seem to magically create itself.

Can you tell me why this may be happening and how I can fix it?

Thanks in advance.