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Microsoft Word - AutoCorrect issue

AutoCorrect issue

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 03:04 PM PST

When I enter an AutoCorrect entry using a replace "word" that begins with a non-alpha character, such as /, AutoCorrect will not replace this entry if I already have an identical entry in the list without the non-alpha character. 

Example:  I have this entry already saved in Autocorrect: 

                         Replace rt with right

               If I add this entry:

                          Replace /rt with right toe

              When I type /rt in a document AutoCorrect replaces it with:

                          /right

 

Is there a way to fix this?

Strange fonts in Word 2013 after upgrading to Windows 8.1

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 02:47 PM PST

Have tried to reinstall Office 365 after upgrading to Win 8.1, but my documents still have a strange font errors
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wq8oc8rkwund1si/word20131fontfeilwindows81.png

Lost links to and within inserted files

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 02:42 PM PST

I have two word documents, Doc1 and Doc2.
Doc1 has a hyperlink to a bookmarked paragraph in Doc2.
Doc2 has internal hyperlinks from one bookmarked paragraph to another.
Stand alone this works.

However when I insert Doc2 within Doc1 (with insert object) the links do not work any more.
Can this be fixed?

Thanks
Rogier

Wont let me open Microsoft word or any others programs on office

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 02:40 PM PST

When i try to open word after installing office 2013 it come up with "we're sorry, but Microsoft office has run into an error that is preventing it from working correctly. Microsoft office will need to be closed as a result  would you like to repair now?" I have done the quick repair and online repair and they both did not fix it ive also used office fix it an uninstalled it several times does nothing . please help. could it be that i chose the 34 bit instead of the 64 bit or is that not the issue.

Microsoft 2013 Professional and Windows 8

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 02:28 PM PST

Hi all,
Hoping someone will be able to help me ASAP. I jumped on the computer last night and for some reason my Microsoft Word wouldn't open. Not thinking anything of it, I restarted the computer and went to bed. This morning I got back on and it is still not working, neither is any other Microsoft Office program, they just won't open when I click them. No pop-up, just don't work, so I went hunting for answers. I have tried running them in safe mode, but it still does the same thing, so after reading a couple of threads, I downloaded OffCAT, which picked up something about hyperlinks not working in word and something to do with outlook. I clicked "how do I resolve" or something like that, which brought me to the Microsoft website where I followed more prompts, downloaded msert, which didn't pick anything up, and then downloaded Fix It, which has also done nothing. I am at a loss, and actually have an exam in 2.5hrs which I am madly trying to study for but need to open my notes which are in Word. Any help would be much appreciated!!
Thanks

*** Email address is removed for privacy ***

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 01:58 PM PST

i AM HAVING TROUBLE RE DOWNLOADING OFFICE 13

Word document saves blank

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 01:51 PM PST

While working on a document my word crashed, however my word recovered my document. When I finished working, I wanted to save my document but I the document would save blank, also when saving opened an infinite saving loop (By which I mean that after saving, the saving window would pop-up again right away)

I already tried copy-pasting my work into a new file but same problem
 

I really need my work to be saved, any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!

Help me surprise my wife with the ultimate PC please

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 12:54 PM PST

I want to build the ultimate PC for working with Office and more specifically, Word.  This may sound silly but here is the situation, my wife is a writer and an editor.  This December she will complete her Copy Editing certificate from Berkley and begin focusing more of her limited time (we have 2 boys 10&8) and seemingly endless energy towards taking her Editing business to the next level and hopefully, write more of her own.  To that end I would like to support her goals and dreams by putting together a machine that can handle large word files, track changes and all of the things that seem to drive her crazy with her current setup.  I come to ask the question on this forum because, well my computer knowledge is all based in, you know, the brand that rhymes with Snapple. I want to put together a system that is completely optimized for using Office so what do you say folks?  Can you help a brother out with some suggestions on hardware?  Thank you in advance for your help

Insert Equation does not work gives many unknown (empty rectangle) symbols

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 12:47 PM PST

Hei there,

when I want to try to insert an equation in either onenote or word almost all symbols are not visible and just show as empty rectangles or sometimes even with question marks inside them.

I realized that when clicking "insert Equation" it changes the font to "Cambria Math". However, if I select this font and press enter again it states that it is not available on my machine? 

Shouldn't the font be installed with microsoft office? I already tried to repair my office installation but it still does not work. Getting the font from another source seems also not really possible (most of the shops charge ~$30)

What should I do, to get this work again? I never had this kind of problems with Office 2010 .

Best wishes
Clemens

Replacing a section of text in MS Word with another section having multiple formatting types

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 12:47 PM PST

I suspect the answer to this is that it can't be done, but I have to ask:  In MS-Word is there a way to replace a line of text throughout with a second line of text that has multiple formatting not applied to the complete text line?

E.g. can you replace a line of text such as:

The dog ran quickly.

with

The dog ran quickly.

I realize there are a couple of work arounds, but they don't always work well and sometimes I get to the point where I feel the easiest thing is to and do it manually (NOT fun...)

Thanks!

I just purchased a new old version MS office 2007 not a scratch on it! (from Amazon) - brand new out of the box but no code I can see anywhere)

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 12:23 PM PST

I thought it would be ideal just replace the old trial version of MS office with a new old version of MS office 2007; wrong again.

Then I disabled the same -I thought - 2007 trial version MS Office - on the compac the trial software already on board when I purchased my HP computer in 2009. 

I tried installing it: the message says it was successfully installed. looked good after setup but now comes the problem
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Always the old message about not having the product code keeps popping up when I try to save (odt) files;
the message is I need to purchase a license for the product I have installed and round and round we go

I have a whole volume archive of ODT files I need to convert to Word so I can send a research study
off to a publisher. So please send me information on how I can get up and running, and convert my 75 or so ODT
files to Word (?) 

What to do? I am not a nerd just a clerk/writer: please inform me what to do; perhaps I am not seeing  the product code on the disk somewhere
but it is like a 3D image label on it very difficult to read; no jacket just in a plastic package; 
please  where do I get the product code and get to work; I am humbled by technology again.

yours truly,

Michael Toner aka "mikey.toner" 

Macro to link or unlink a page from previous in Word 2010

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 11:42 AM PST

Is there a way to set up a simple macro to just all the user to click in a newly created footer/header and unlink from the previous?

 

Have been playing around with a macro to toggle the status of the footer to unlink it from the previous so text entered will not be picked up by the previous section, to no avail.  Unlocking the file, relocking and message work fine, just nothing in the middle is working.

 

All the articles I have visited do more than required.....

 

Regards - Lenny33

I cannot open certain word documents being sent to me.

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:43 AM PST

This has just started recently.  I get an error message that says "cannot open document because there are problems with the content".  What is causing this?  A new version that is not compatible with 2007?  I have windows 7

 

thanks

Line spacing

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:26 AM PST

Does anyone know how to change spacing between lines to a specific spacing. Not talking about single or double,  but a specific number?  For instance, using type that is 72 points, but I want my spacing to be 74 points.

What’s new in the Office Web Apps

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 09:50 AM PST

Office web apps give you the ability to work with your favorite Office applications anytime, anywhere. Now, real-time co-authoring allows for the simultaneous editing of documents in the Word Web App, Excel Web App, and PowerPoint Web App.  

 

And there's more. Want to know about all the latest feature updates to the Office web apps?

"normal.dotm is in use by another application or user". Deleting normal.dotm only works once.

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:38 AM PST

Hello,

I have a user who at his former postion used several templates and macros.  At his new postion he doesn't use any of those.  When he opens multiple word files he gets the "normal.dotm is in use by another application or user" error.

 

If I delete the normal.dotm file, he doesn't get the error the first time he closes one of the open documents, but everytime after.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Office 2010

Windows 7 Enterprise.

Problems when saving documents: When I type a name and click "save" it says "no items match your search"

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:18 AM PST

I have the newest version of Microsoft word (2013 home/student), which I use in Windows 8 (if that makes any difference). When I try to save a document, and I choose the place to save it, type in a name, and click "save," it says "no items match your search." I'm not searching for a document; I'm saving one! It's really annoying! How can I get past this? Thank you. 

problem with starting persian typing after adding a new font

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:07 AM PST

hello
i have office 2013 and Microsoft proofing for Persian. it was working nice and smooth until when i converted a pdf to word which was in Persian with a tool and it wanted me to install some Persian fonts which were in original pdf in order to open converted file in word (maybe it added some of them itself!) i did so and after then always when i switch key layout to Persian, Dari, Arabic and similar languages (no problem with English) word doesn't type! unless i press space or backspace and then i can type Persian until i switch to another app and then when i come back the problem occurs again! i tried uninstalling the new fonts, repairing office and proofing, but no success! it's just in word, not in other apps such as powerpoint
any help?

Recovery from Arrange All

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:03 AM PST

If  I have two documents open and hit Arrange All in the Window group on the View tab, the two documents are tiled horizontally. How do I recover from this elegantly? It would be acceptable to return to cascaded windows, even better to the arrangement that existed before I pressed Arrange All.

calculations in Word 2010 form

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:03 AM PST

I'm trying to have a simple running calculation in a table cell based on what the user will enter into a number of other fields. I have selected "Calculate on exit" in the properties for all fields to have a value entered. The overall calculation works great until the user enters a value into the last field. How can the value in this last field be included in the overall calculation if the user never "exits" that field? Any help would be appreciated.

Mail Merge editing

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 07:55 AM PST

Happy 11/12/13 Day!

In Office 2010 Word, I saved a file that has my mailing labels pretty much the way I want.  I want to edit the file without starting over.  How can I get back to the format that shows the fields enclosed in chevrons, please?

Alvis6

How to continue values from one column of a table to the next?

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 07:51 AM PST

I have data that fits in two columns (say Weight and Height - quite narrow columns). So instead of fitting the table in many pages in portrait I would like to have the two sets of columns continuing in the same page  as new columns 3 & 4 and then 5 & 6 in landscape mode  and after that if the page doesn't fit the values shall continue in the next page with the same header. Is that possible at all in word. I have word 2003 and word 2007 access.

Word 2013: Gap between shading and border on paragraphs (left side only)

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 07:43 AM PST

Hi,

the exact same document is displayed differently in Word 2013 than in Word 2010 when paragraph shading and borders are involved.

Word 2010
Here, there is no gap between border and background. This is the expected rendering.

Word 2013 (15.0.4535.1511)
Here, there is a gap in the shading between the content box (borrowing CSS language) and the border where the page background shines through. This is exactly the paragraph padding setting's width. 
Note, however, that this only happens on the left side: On the right side (where the padding value is the same as on the left side, namely 4pt) the gap is not there (see the last paragraph).

I tried all compatibility options (setting to Word 2010 in both versions of Word) but the gap in the shading on the left paragraph side persists.

How can I make the shading extend to the border in Word 2013 as it was in Word 2010?

Thanks,
Christian

Skydrive Word docs table problems

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 06:18 AM PST

I've created a table in a word doc on Skydrive

Why are all the cells in bold by default?
There seems to be no way to change this

I have a column on the left. I want to have this be an automated number
I can't make it be. What do I need to do?

I was getting all excited with Skydrive Word - it looked exactly like the real Word program
But now that I've tried using, it feels really poor - similar to Google docs

Thanks


Omar

Word 97 (Windows 7 Enterprise - sp 1) - Large documentation file (23.5 MB) - file open problem

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 05:34 AM PST

I was in the file yesterday editing and everything seemed file. I saved my work before exiting. In trying to access the file this morning, the page count at the bottom starts going bonkers. The file is like 130 pages, but the count goes up to 6,250 pages and then nothing displays - all the pages are blank.

I've worked with Word for years and have created many very large files containing numerous graphic images.

Any ideas on what's going on and how to get past this error so I can edit my document?

Thanks


Quickly deleting strikethroughs and removing underlining

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 05:31 AM PST

Hello,

I have to present text changes via strikethroughs (deleting) and underlining (adding). This is NOT with "track changes", it is simply formatting applied by me to the text.

I then have to present a "clean version" the next time. Going back and deleting the struck-through text and removing the underlining from the added text gets tedious, and I am wondering if there is a fast way to delete all words that have been struck through, remove underlining from words that have been added, and otherwise keep the formatting.

Is anything like that possible? Saving to a .txt file would remove the underlining, but it would also eliminate the other formatting, and I'm not sure if struck-through items would be deleted. Is there a better way to handle this?

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

In word 2013 - what is the shortcuts for removing the left side panels (eg-search) & right side panels (eg-research)?

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:41 AM PST

Hello,
what are the shortcuts to remove the left hand side panels like the search panel and also to remove the right side panels like the research panel?
thank you in advance!
Sid

Trouble with loading add-in

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 03:34 AM PST

Hi all,

I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with an add-in question. I've tried everything I can think of to solve this on my own, browsed through all the support available, but have to say I'm pretty stuck on this one.

Basically, I have a Word add-in I would like to use which is a Template and has a .dot file extension. When I go to Word Options and Add-ins, it is there under Inactive Application Add-ins. I then have to select it, go to Manage Templates, and check the tickbox next to it. That activates it and it works fine.

The problem is, every time I close Word and start it again, the add-in goes back to being in the Inactive Application Add-ins list and I have to perform the above steps over again. Which is getting to be a pain to have to do every time I open Word. How can I ensure that this add-in stays permanently in the Active Application Add-ins list?

I have also fiddled around with the Trust Center settings to allow all macros to work, but to no avail.

If anyone can shed light on this I'll be a million times grateful.

Sally

Find & Replace Problem in Word 2003

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 02:01 AM PST

I am having Microsoft Word 2003. I am able to find a text using Ctrl + F . but when i am going to replace the same text ( By going to the Replace Tab) with some other than its shows me that no similar word is found in document.

One more thing When i am finding the same text by pressing Find Next button in Replace Tab than its shows me 0 results found and the same when i move to Find tab and click Find next than its displaying me that text.

Is this the known problem of Word 2003?
If there is any solution available for this problem please tell me...

Word Macro Help Required

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 01:15 AM PST

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to create a template that has several command buttons throughout to perform a few functions in word 2010.
When I initially create the buttons they work fine but once I save the template and run it as a document only the first command button will work. Seemingly it doesn't terminate and therefore will not allow the other buttons to launch. I have manually stopped the macro and tried other buttons and this happens with all of them.

Below is my macro code, any help would be appreciated:

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Staffnumber = InputBox("Enter the number of Staff that are attending this event and hit enter.")
ActiveDocument.Tables.Add Range:=Selection.Range, NumRows:=Staffnumber + 1, NumColumns:=2, DefaultTableBehavior:=wdWord9TableBehavior, AutoFitBehavior:=wdAutoFitFixed
With Selection.Tables(1)
If .Style <> "Table Grid" Then
.Style = "Table Grid"
End If
.ApplyStyleHeadingRows = True
.ApplyStyleLastRow = False
.ApplyStyleFirstColumn = True
.ApplyStyleLastColumn = False
.ApplyStyleRowBands = True
.ApplyStyleColumnBands = False
End With
Selection.TypeText Text:="Staff Name"
Selection.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Heading 2")
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.TypeText Text:="Cover Required"
Selection.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Heading 2")
For Increment = 1 To Staffnumber * 2
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.Range.ContentControls.Add (wdContentControlRichText)
Next
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton2_Click()
Studentnumber = InputBox("Enter the number of Students that are attending this event and hit enter. If entering whole classes, enter the number of classes")
If Studentnumber = 0 Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="No Students Are Involved in This Event"
Else
ActiveDocument.Tables.Add Range:=Selection.Range, NumRows:=Studentnumber / 2 + 1, NumColumns:=4, DefaultTableBehavior:=wdWord9TableBehavior, AutoFitBehavior:=wdAutoFitFixed
With Selection.Tables(1)
If .Style <> "Table Grid" Then
.Style = "Table Grid"
End If
.ApplyStyleHeadingRows = True
.ApplyStyleLastRow = False
.ApplyStyleFirstColumn = True
.ApplyStyleLastColumn = False
.ApplyStyleRowBands = True
.ApplyStyleColumnBands = False
End With
Selection.TypeText Text:="Student Name"
Selection.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Heading 2")
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.TypeText Text:="Roll Class"
Selection.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Heading 2")
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.TypeText Text:="Student Name"
Selection.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Heading 2")
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.TypeText Text:="Roll Class"
Selection.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Heading 2")
For Increment = 1 To Studentnumber * 2
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Selection.Range.ContentControls.Add (wdContentControlRichText)
Next
End If
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton3_Click()
pwline: pw = InputBox("Please enter your approval password")
If pw = "twpw0" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by T Wilson"
ElseIf pw = "mcpw1" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by M Connors"
ElseIf pw = "aspw2" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by A St Louis"
ElseIf pw = "lfpw3" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by L Flanagan"
ElseIf pw = "gypw4" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by G Yeo"
ElseIf pw = "sppw5" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by S Pooviah"
ElseIf pw = "lmpw6" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by L Mayers"
ElseIf pw = "hwpw7" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by H Weber"
ElseIf pw = "jmpw8" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by J McMillan"
ElseIf pw = "ffpw9" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by F Federico"
ElseIf pw = "ampw10" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by A Murphy"
ElseIf pw = "rgpw11" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by R Grant"
ElseIf pw = "wspw12" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by W Stanley"
ElseIf pw = "plpw13" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by P Low"
ElseIf pw = "nnpw14" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by N Novotni"
ElseIf pw = "dspw15" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by D Shaw"
ElseIf pw = "mrpw16" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by M Russell"
Else
GoTo pwline
End If
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton4_Click()
pwline: pw = InputBox("Please enter your approval password")
If pw = "twpw0" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by T Wilson"
ElseIf pw = "lfpw3" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by L Flanagan"
ElseIf pw = "gypw4" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by G Yeo"
ElseIf pw = "plpw13" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by P Low"
Else
GoTo pwline
End If
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton5_Click()
pwline: pw = InputBox("Please enter your approval password")
If pw = "mcpw1" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by M Connors"
ElseIf pw = "aspw2" Then
Selection.TypeText Text:="Approved by A St Louis"
Else
GoTo pwline

End If
Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine
vnrnumber = InputBox("Please enter the VNR Number")
Selection.TypeText Text:=vnrnumber
End Sub

Macros in .dot files

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 12:42 AM PST

I am running Word 2007 and have a .dotm template file which runs a macro. However, I need to create a Word 1995-2003 (.dot) version of this template, but when I tried to save the template as a .dot file, the macro did not run. 

 

Is there any workround to save the template as a .dot file but will enable the macro to run (or does it have to be .dotm)?   

 

Thanks

 

GregT

Clip Art

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 09:40 PM PST

I have recently bought a new computer with Windows 8 OS and have Windows Office 2013.

 

When I try to utilize clip art in Word and PPoint, that is via, Insert>On Line Pictures, I get the message "Sorry, we are having some temporary server issues".

 

This is not temporary as it has been this way for several days.

 

Have tried looking up the Office 2013 for Dummies which shows an "Insert Pictures dialog box", as do other help sources, but I cannot get that.

 

Do I need to adjust settings somewhere?

Word 2010 column control ...

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 07:50 PM PST

I am developing a user guide template using a two column format.


The left column is 4cms and the right column is 12cms.


The narrow left column is essentially a "white space" column that will be used for section titles and margin notes. The wide right column will contain the body content.


Switching from the left column to the right column using Column Break is fine. Switching back to the left column (typically when there is new section title) using Section Break (Continuous) is fine.


This all works beautifully … until I get to the end of a page. At this point the continuation of the content that should be in the right column automatically goes into the narrow left column.


Is there any way around this?


Bit of background


I have previously used a two-column table format with invisible margins. This produces great output, but with two functionality problems:

  • The widow/orphans functionality doesn't work and I am forced to do a manual tweak using Paragraph > Spacing > After to push the text on to the next page. No big deal, except during a major edit when the "After" space is no longer necessary and another manual tweak required.

  •  If a chapter is particularly long, what is essentially a long table row becomes problematic.

I've tried everything I can think of. There must be a solution, right? Can anyone help? 


Sharon R.

Links from content page to main text

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 07:05 PM PST

Dear all,

 

I have a user guide in Word, with contents page and the main text.

I would like to be able to click on Pg 45 in the contents page, and let the system jump to Pg 45 of the main text.

Is this a bookmark/hyperlink function?

 

I have seen this function in pdf guides (but I'm not sure if the formatting described above is done in pdf or the original source doc)

Thanks

 

Regards,

Tan

Template protected for formatting in 2007 opening as unprotected by 2010 users

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 06:22 PM PST

I have Word 2007 and I've created a template with password protection to restrict formatting to the designated Styles. When a user creates a new document from the template in Word 2010, it is NOT protected (and I believe someone indicated it was opening in a "compatibility" mode, but I'm not positive of this.) How can I protect my 2007 template so that it is also protected for users with Word 2010?

 

Thanks for any help you can provide!

Lori

Word doc size

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 05:41 PM PST

When I open a new Word document, the page size is small. How do I set the sliding enlarging-scale to remain at a setting that I choose? 

Batch edit header & footer across multiple 2010 Word docs

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 05:29 PM PST

I have about a hundred Word files for which I need to edit header and footers with project name and number. Multiply this effort x6 for multiple projects
Is there a way to do this as a batch, across multiple files at a time?

Windows 8 Office 2013. How do I get my product key back?

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 04:25 PM PST

I got Office 2013 at Walmart, I redeemed it on my old email, that I deleted, stupid move right? So, I need Office for school projects, and I cant get anything done, I tried getting it back, but it didn't help:( I really need the product key, or do something to get this valuable key back.! Please help!