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Microsoft Word - Format only Table Cell with custom color


Format only Table Cell with custom color

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 02:55 PM PST

Hello.

I would like some help with creating a macro to select table cells with specific background color, but dont know where to start.
My document is very long (200pags) all with tables.
The issue was to select all specific cells, ex: cell (2, 2) in all tables and then i would apply my style and formatting.

Thanks for all the help.

Red font/Cross-outs disappear Word 2010

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:47 PM PST

When I receive an edited version of a Word document (red lined with cross-outs) via Outlook, and the program asked me if I wanted to enable editing, I said yes, and all the red font and crossouts disappeared. Now the edits all show in black without the crossouts or red showing. I tried adjusting the Review tab (show markups etc) - didn't make a difference.

Word 2010 document lost

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 11:34 AM PST

Hi there,

I have been working on a Word document, Using Windows XP,  for number of hours And wanted to e-mail to a colleague to review.

I went to convert it to a PDF, which I've done thousands of times, and the conversion failed, but the failure message disappeared before I could register what had happened.

The problem is that the word document disappeared and I can't find it anywhere. the file name shows up in recent documents and in a couple of other places, but it's a shortcut with the same name.

Otherwise it's gone!

Any ideas would be appreciated


When I open Word File downloaded from others in Office 365, get message saying "not compatible"

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:58 AM PST

When I download a Word file sent to me from someone else and then open in Office 365 Premium I have on my machine, I always get the message that there is "a problem in sending the command to the program". I believe these are usually .docx files, once I hit OK, and then enable editing, everything seems to work OK, but it is annoying and I also was wondering if I just have a setting incorrect or something else I need to do to avoid this (does it really mean anything?).

DOES not happen when I do the same with Excel or PowerPoint files I am sent by others and download, just WORD. Any ideas?

vertical line spacing?

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:35 AM PST

How do you change vertical line spacing?

VBA for updating specific fields

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:32 AM PST

Hello,

Let me first say that I understand noting of VBA, so please forgive any misconceptions on my part. I created a quotation-styled form with a few fields containing formulas (i.e. total price, taxes...) in Word. Their value depends on columns like product price, quantity, etc.

I would like to add an ActiveX button to update these specific fields once I have filled in the form (so the document would be protected). I have set bookmark names to them, since I assume the code would need to call them.

Also, I would like the button not to show when printing.

Can this be achieved? What would be the code?

Thank you.

Global Word Template Problem

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:27 AM PST

I opened up a file to complete a menu translation and it seems to have changed my global Word template.

This file had some odd grid pattern in the background of the text. Now any document that I open will have this grid pattern also. 

In an older version of Word, there was a way to find the basic global Word template and make it a read only file to not have problems with a file corrupting the basic Word format.

With the new Word and with a Portuguese version, I have no idea what to look for nor where to find it.

I hope someone can provide some basic directions for me to correct my problem.

Word 2010 - Is There A Way To Replace Styles In Multiple Documents?

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:27 AM PST

I have a number of documents that have been formatted with a set of styles.  The styles have changed format, and now I have to update many documents to the new style set.

 

I know this can be done by using the style organizer; however this is only one document at a time.

 

Is there a way to create a style master, and use it to update the styles in multiple documents?    Ideally, this would use a master document as the source, and modify all files within a specified directory.

 

(Note: the style names did not change, only the paragraph format within each style.)

Word 2013 - Page Scaling

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 10:14 AM PST

Hey all -

I'm trying to use the page scaling option under the Print menu in Word 2013, but it doesn't appear to be scaling anything. Even when the margins are set to the allowed minimum, the scaling option merely clips the margins to make the page fit - no actual scaling down takes place. Is there something I'm missing when setting up the document and/or the printing and scaling options?

Thanks,
Erin

Word 2007 won't print pictures/graphics

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 07:45 AM PST

Hello... I'm working on a fairly large Word document that contains a ton of graphics that I've cut and pasted into the document. These appear fine in a "Print Preview" but don't appear when I print to any of my printers or to a PDF printer driver.
If I open the file in a .docx compatible editor and try to print it works just fine, which is my solution for now.  But I'd love to get Word to handle this correctly.

Here's some more details:

> Some of these images are pasted into tables, and some are pasted directly into the body of the document.
> These have ALL come from "Snagit", which allows me to capture portions of the screen.  I capture an image, copy it in the Snagit Editor, and then paste it in Word.
> This is Word 2007 in a windows 7 64 bit OS - all updates and patches are current to both Word and the OS.
> I've pasted one of the typical images below.


Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Creating a pull down menu in Word 2013

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 07:43 AM PST

I recently opened a template in Word that contained a 2-column table.  It was designed to be a survey with the second column containing a pull-down menu (identical in each row) with answer choices.  For each row, the participant would read a statement or question in column 1 and then select a response from the pull-down menu in column 2.  I have looked and looked for instructions on how to create this.  Can someone point me to some instructions?  This is a very valuable tool for me if I can figure it out.  Thanks.

Microsoft Word will not open

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 06:36 AM PST

I have Office 2013 on my Dell and the last two days I cannot open Word.  I tried going to the control panel to do a "fix" but that didn't work.  Now what?

Editing equations

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 03:32 AM PST

Good morning everyone!!

I am working with equations in word, but when I finish writing an equation and then want to add some information on the right, the equation changes automatically. I will show you:

This is how I want the equation:
This is how it changes when I just add some information on the right

I don't want it to change automatically!!! I need it to stay in the first immage format.!!! PLEASE HELLLPPPPP!!

Nathalie

Programmatically duplicate a table row in a RTF file

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 02:28 AM PST

I need to duplicate  a table row  in a RTF file. I am struggling to understand the definition of what I need to copy and duplicate.

 

My process at the moment is as follows.

1)      I search in the RTF data for a string that I know is in a table cell.  In this case <<[QL]

2)      This row has two cells.

3)      I then search backwards from this to find the \trowd control character

4)      From this point I search backwards again to find the start of the group i.e. "{"

5)      Then from my tag <<[QL>> I search for the end of the row. The \row control character

6)      From this point I search for the closing "}" of the group

7)      I then copy this string as the row template

8)      I then create another string by appending by duplicating the row template , for each appending I change \irowN and \irowbandN with the next number i.e. irow1

9)      I also check if there is a control character \lastrow if it is not the last row I remove this.

10)   I now expect this string to have four rows of data.

11)   I duplicate these by replacing the row template with 4 of these i.e. appending this row template 4 times

12)   I then write back the file contents.

 

When I open the RTF file I get an error and the repair tool indicates an error of "Table end-of-cell-markers"

 

My row template looks like this :

"{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 \trowd \irow0\irowband0\ltrrow\ts15\trgaph108\trleft-108\trbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrr

\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrh\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrv\brdrs\brdrw10 \trftsWidth1\trftsWidthB3\trftsWidthA3\trautofit1\trpaddl108\trpaddr108\trpaddfl3\trpaddft3\trpaddfb3\trpaddfr3\tblrsid16582897\tbllkhdrrows\tbllkhdrcols\tbllknocolband\tblind0\tblindtype3

\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth5057\clshdrawnil \cellx4949\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr

\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth4185\clshdrawnil \cellx9134\row \ltrrow}\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\intbl\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\yts15 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs22\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0

\f31506\fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 <<[QL]itemDec>>\cell }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\intbl\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\pararsid16582897\yts15 {

\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 <<[QL]item}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 Qty}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 >>}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 \cell }\pard\plain \ltrpar

\ql \li0\ri0\sa200\sl276\slmult1\widctlpar\intbl\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs22\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \f31506\fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0

\insrsid16582897 \trowd \irow1\irowband1\lastrow \ltrrow\ts15\trgaph108\trleft-108\trbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrh\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrv\brdrs\brdrw10

\trftsWidth1\trftsWidthB3\trftsWidthA3\trautofit1\trpaddl108\trpaddr108\trpaddfl3\trpaddft3\trpaddfb3\trpaddfr3\tblrsid16582897\tbllkhdrrows\tbllkhdrcols\tbllknocolband\tblind0\tblindtype3 \clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb

\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth5057\clshdrawnil \cellx4949\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth4185\clshdrawnil \cellx9134

\row }"

 

My duplicated rows now look like this :

 

" {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 \trowd \irow0\irowband0\ltrrow\ts15\trgaph108\trleft-108\trbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrr

\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrh\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrv\brdrs\brdrw10 \trftsWidth1\trftsWidthB3\trftsWidthA3\trautofit1\trpaddl108\trpaddr108\trpaddfl3\trpaddft3\trpaddfb3\trpaddfr3\tblrsid16582897\tbllkhdrrows\tbllkhdrcols\tbllknocolband\tblind0\tblindtype3

\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth5057\clshdrawnil \cellx4949\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr

\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth4185\clshdrawnil \cellx9134\row \ltrrow}\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\intbl\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\yts15 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs22\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0

\f31506\fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 <<[QL]_0itemDec>>\cell }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\intbl\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\pararsid16582897\yts15 {

\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 <<[QL]_0item}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 Qty}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 >>}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 \cell }\pard\plain \ltrpar

\ql \li0\ri0\sa200\sl276\slmult1\widctlpar\intbl\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs22\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \f31506\fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0

\insrsid16582897 \trowd \irow1\irowband1 \ltrrow\ts15\trgaph108\trleft-108\trbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrh\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrv\brdrs\brdrw10

\trftsWidth1\trftsWidthB3\trftsWidthA3\trautofit1\trpaddl108\trpaddr108\trpaddfl3\trpaddft3\trpaddfb3\trpaddfr3\tblrsid16582897\tbllkhdrrows\tbllkhdrcols\tbllknocolband\tblind0\tblindtype3 \clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb

\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth5057\clshdrawnil \cellx4949\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth4185\clshdrawnil \cellx9134

\row } {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 \trowd \irow0\irowband0\ltrrow\ts15\trgaph108\trleft-108\trbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrr

\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrh\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrv\brdrs\brdrw10 \trftsWidth1\trftsWidthB3\trftsWidthA3\trautofit1\trpaddl108\trpaddr108\trpaddfl3\trpaddft3\trpaddfb3\trpaddfr3\tblrsid16582897\tbllkhdrrows\tbllkhdrcols\tbllknocolband\tblind0\tblindtype3

\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth5057\clshdrawnil \cellx4949\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr

\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth4185\clshdrawnil \cellx9134\row \ltrrow}\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\intbl\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\yts15 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs22\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0

\f31506\fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 <<[QL]_1itemDec>>\cell }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\intbl\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\pararsid16582897\yts15 {

\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 <<[QL]_1item}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 Qty}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 >>}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16582897 \cell }\pard\plain \ltrpar

\ql \li0\ri0\sa200\sl276\slmult1\widctlpar\intbl\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af0\afs22\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \f31506\fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0

\insrsid16582897 \trowd \irow1\irowband1\lastrow \ltrrow\ts15\trgaph108\trleft-108\trbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrh\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrv\brdrs\brdrw10

\trftsWidth1\trftsWidthB3\trftsWidthA3\trautofit1\trpaddl108\trpaddr108\trpaddfl3\trpaddft3\trpaddfb3\trpaddfr3\tblrsid16582897\tbllkhdrrows\tbllkhdrcols\tbllknocolband\tblind0\tblindtype3 \clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb

\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth5057\clshdrawnil \cellx4949\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth4185\clshdrawnil \cellx9134

\row }"

 

 

My specific questions are

1)      Is this the correct way to identify a row of data in RTF

2)      When I duplicate do I need something else between the rows? If I look a the source of a RTF file is see some \pard data but even putting this in does not help

3)      Any idea why this is invalid RTF ?

Office 2013 Crash

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:35 AM PST

I recently installed Office 2013 on my pc (A Windows 7 Toshiba satellite), but the only programs that actually open are Publisher and Powerpoint. All of the others get as far as me opening a blank document or a previously created document and an error message appears. I have screen shot the error message and attached the file to my query.


opening word documents in same folder in word 2010

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:35 AM PST

Frequently when working on a document in Word (also Excel) I want to open another document in the same folder. In past versions of word when I clicked open I was offered the list of documents in the same folder with the option of then going to other folders. Now this does not happen. I have to click on computer and then documents and then search for my folder - it's a pain in the neck. How can I get access to the other documents in the folder straight away? (I am using windows 8.1)

Trouble opening Microsoft Word Files

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:10 AM PST

My computer keeps coming up with an error message when I attempt to open Microsoft office files that did not originate on my computer.

 

The error message is: "Word has experienced an error opening the file. Try these suggestions: * Check the file permissions for the document or drive * Make sure there is sufficient free memory and disk space * Open the file with text recovery converter"

 

I have tried all the options offered but I just cant open these file.  There isn't a problem with the file I am trying to open as it will work perfectly fine on another computer. 

 

Any suggestions to fix? 

Word 365 automatic TOC inserts self as H1

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:11 AM PST

Are we overlooking some settings in Word Options?


All document headings are in good layout with Heading 1 applied to appropriate documents sections.

When select References / Table of contents / Automatic table, then Word ignores document layout and sets Contents as "1 Contents".


Problem: All subsequent headings are renamed, so "1 Introduction" becomes "2 Introduction", and so on... More problematic, with cursor in '1 Contents', changing 'Heading 1' Contents to 'Normal' Contents changes "1 Contents" to simply "Contents".

However, corrupted "2 Introduction" remains "2 Introduction".


Note: In all publishing, TOC is never treated as Heading 1, Chapter 1, or anything "1"... TOC is TOC, nothing else.


Only solution I can find is to setup TOC like Index at end of document, and then change "Contents label from that toxic 'Heading 1' default setting to 'Subtitle', then cut and paste TOC back under document Title, where TOC belongs. But Windows should be able to insert TOC correctly, where it belongs, without users hacking the document to re-locate TOC correctly! Creating Subtitle "Contents" and then creating Word 365's Automatic TOC, is the same fail. The manual hack is the only way for now.


How do we maintain document order while inserting the Automatic TOC under the Title or Title page?

[ISSUE] Microsoft Office Jump List and Pinning Documents

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 10:45 PM PST

Let me start off by saying that I have done my research on this issue. I've looked all around for possible solutions and while many other people appear to be suffering from the same issue, none of the possible solutions provided thus far have worked for me. I've even seen a few people who are still stuck in the same boat as myself.


THE ISSUE
Now to the actual problem. It started when I switched to Windows 7. The "Jump List" feature is an amazing thing. However, it's NEVER worked for Microsoft Office applications. Not on Windows 7, not after I upgraded to Windows 8, nor Windows 8.1. Heck, I even just upgraded to Office 365 in hopes it would fix the issue for me.

"Recent documents" do not appear in the jump list nor can I manually pin files to their taskbar icon.

To demonstrate my point, I've attached the following images to show you.

My Taskbar

Example of Jump List working with File Explorer

Example of Jump List not working with Word

Proof that Word is aware of recent documents existing

As you can see, Jump Lists work just fine on other applications. Also shown above was that Microsoft Word is seeing my recent documents. So it's not as if Word isn't seeing that I have recent documents.

SOLUTIONS I'VE ALREADY TRIED
  • The "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations" trick
  • Upgrading from Office 2010 to Office 365 (yeah... I should have known better)
  • Made sure that ".docx" files have Word set as their default application


With all that said, does anyone have any ideas? This issue has driven me nuts for way too long now and I would just like to get it to work like it should. Also, I'm aware that the images might have seemed like overkill but I figured the more detailed I am now, the less questions are needed to be asked.

Thanks for your time!
-Steve

EDIT: I should clarify, Jump Lists do appear to be working for other Office applications (such as PowerPoint). But Jump Lists for Word and Excel are still a problem.

Matte Bevel drawing tool

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 10:22 PM PST

I like to type my own stories that usually last a little longer than 1 page. I give titles to these stories in the header and give a little style to them (a color). I've selected 3 different colors which represent it's own series. I have blue, red and purple respectively with Calibri as the font. When I open up one of those documents, I see that my title in all of them are still Calibri and Matte Bevel (Red, Accent 2 as seen in preview), but what I see is the fill is a very thick pink. to where I can't see the color unless I up the size or change the font. The save dates are still as they were when I last saved them, and it only appears as if the "Matte Bevel" is the only drawing tool to be corrupt. The pink should only be a little thin around the color represented, not so thick that it hides it.

The picture is an example of before and after. 'Before' looks a little distorted only cause I'd previously uploaded these on a private facebook group for specific friends to read and clicked 'preview' (the only way I can see it for how it should be). 'After' is what it looks like now, and I've done no kind of editing since I've last saved it (March 20th, 2013, today being November 6th, 2013)

All I can think is that specific tool is broken somehow. I've tried troubleshooting, but nothing helps.

Content Control Misbehaviour

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 10:01 PM PST

I'm not sure I can call this a bug, but it is certainly more CC misbehaviour.  Perhaps one of the MVPs could forward along to the Word product team.

 

1. Add three plain text CCs to a document.  Title them Primary, Secondary and Tertiary.

2. Add this code to the ThisDocument Module:

Private Sub Document_ContentControlOnEnter(ByVal ContentControl As ContentControl)
  'When moving from Secondary CC to Primary CC, OnEnter event fires for the Primary CC _
  and then a bogus OnEntry event is triggered for the Tertiary CC :-(
  MsgBox ContentControl.Title
End Sub

Private Sub Document_ContentControlOnExit(ByVal ContentControl As ContentControl, Cancel As Boolean)
Select Case ContentControl.Title
  Case "Secondary"
    ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTitle("Tertiary").Item(1).Range.Delete
    'To fix, stet the previous line and unset the next line.
    'ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTitle("Tertiary").Item(1).Range.Text = vbNullString
End Select
End Sub

 

3. Click in the Secondary CC, then click in the Tertiary CC, then back to the Secondary CC, and finally click in the Primary CC.  You should see that a bogus OnEntry event is triggered for the Tertiary CC.

 

It seems that .Range.Delete is causing Word to generate an extraneous entry event. 

 

Issue occurs in Word 2007/2010/2013

 

Thanks.

 

Pixelated Custom Bullets in Word 2007

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 09:17 PM PST

Hi-

I created some custom bullets (15x15 px and 12x12 px) to add to a Word 2007 template, but sometimes they come out pixelated and sometimes they come out OK.
Any ideas about how I can keep them from pixelating so they print properly every time?

Office 2013 ( word)..how to activate the dictionary

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 08:42 PM PST

I can see the icon of dictionary ( round mark) in the task bar when word ( 2013) opened.
But it is not functioning. It is in light grey color. 
Generally, any word can be referred or directed to dictionary which gives the meaning of word.
Please note I am not referring to the dictionaries set up via Store.

Thanks


Screen reduction

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 08:04 PM PST

The picture on my screen takes up too much screen.  How do I reduce the screen size to fit?

Table of contents styles will not apply correctly to Table of Contents but can be applied correctly to other text.

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 04:49 PM PST

I'm working on document created from a  template.

In the template the table of contents styles all apply correctly

How ever in the document created from the template the TOC styles do not apply correctly.

In the modify styles window options box the style previews correctly but in the document it looks different. The syle will apply to the page numbers but will not apply to the text.

If I apply the style to text in the document it applies correctly. But it just doesn't work in the automatic Table of contents in the document.
I am using the same quick style sets in both documents
New documents i make from the template appear to work correctly.

At this point starting the document over is not really an option so i would like to fix if possible.
Can any one point me in the right direction as to what i've done wrong?


How to set up for using IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration)

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 04:22 PM PST

I'd like to be able to write the romanized version of hindi, and it seems the standard for this is called IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration).

Does anyone know the name and location of this script, as I would like to install it in windows 8.

Thanks!

Why did the documents I created using Word Starter 2010 become inaccessible in my Documents Library?

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 04:14 PM PST

I created written documents using Word Starter 2010, which came pre-installed on my Lenovo laptop.  At some point, when I opened my Documents Library, those documents had changed into orange colored icons that couldn't be opened anymore using Word Starter 2010. Instead, it said that I had to purchase Windows Office (or is it called Microsoft Office?) in order to open those documents. That costs a lot of money that I can't afford.

Strangely, I can still access Word Starter 2010 and all those documents when I click on the 'Start' Icon and the menu of my programs comes up.  However, I need to be able to access the Word Starter documents in my Documents Library, because they're mostly poems, and to submit them to magazines online I have to be able to access the files through my Documents Library, not through the 'Start' function drop down menu. When you submit poems online, it asks you to select a file - but those files are now inaccessible to me, apparently, except through Microsoft Office.

How can I gain access to my Word Starter 2010 documents again?  The frustrating thing is that the documents - the poems - are still right there in the Library - I just can't open them anymore the usual way.

ADDENDUM: Now I can't even open Word Starter 2010 at all. When I hit the Start icon and my list of programs drops down, I still see Word Starter 2010 there, but when I click on it a box comes up that says - 'Windows 2010 cannot be opened. Repair this through your Control Panel or try again.' 

Locking a Header

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 08:35 AM PST

I am trying to lock the header and footer in a Word 2010 document. I have seen this code: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ProtectWord2000PlusHeader.htm and know that it will work but have no idea how to create/run a macro in Word. Can someone explain this for me?