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Microsoft Word - Merge, Custom Sized Labels, One Label Per Record

Microsoft Word - Merge, Custom Sized Labels, One Label Per Record

Merge, Custom Sized Labels, One Label Per Record

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 03:27 PM PST

I am trying to merge data from an Excel 2007 table into a document in Word 2007.  The Word document is NOT formatted as a template.  Rather it is a ".doc" with a table. Said table is structured to print on a custom label sheet sold by a parent org. The labels are used as book plates in hymnals.  They are not referenced to an Avery size but appear close to a 6462.  I want to use the provided doc since there is text remaining the same for every label and it is structured to print lower right on the label, as the labels come with graphics that should not be overprinted.

The merge comes in variable length data that would populate a "In Memory of..." and a "Given by..." field in each label.

I have done labels before but always from an Avery template and without need for unique positioning of the text.  I have done form letters before, but never with data from different database records in the same letter.

I can't figure out how to use the form I have been provided and get unique data in each printable cell of the table in the word document.

Thanks for any help.
Bob   

Running Heads in an endnote section

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 01:53 PM PST

I have a large document. The endnotes for each chapter are at the end of the document arranged by chapter, with endnotes for each chapter starting at 1. I need to have a running head above the endnotes with chapters for the endnotes covered on that page. When the endnotes start for a new chapter then the heading needs to change to reflect the endnotes beng covered.

 

How do I do that?

 

Guy_6107

Word 2010: Content Control Reorders Text

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 01:26 PM PST

Hi, I've been having a strange problem with content control boxes. Whenever I modify the text within the box, finish and then click anywhere outside, the text within the box is reordered. Usually it will take roughly the last half of the section and cut and paste it at the beginning. If I exit the box by moving the cursor then the reodering doesn't happen. However closing and reopening the document sometimes has the same effect. I can't seem to get past this problem and I would really like to leave the content control in. Has anyone seen anything like this before or have any insight into why this is happening?

 

Thanks,

DAgu85

Spellcheck does not flag misspelled words

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:50 PM PST

I can type misspelled words and Word does not red underline.  When I press F7, dialog says "you're good to go!"  I tried all the suggestion, making sure boxes are checked, language is correct, etc, etc.  I found one suggestion to try creating another Windows user.  I did this and spell check works for this user, but I need to get it working for my user.  I there a way to delete user data for Word and start over?  This may have happened after trying to install a custom spell check.  (Stedman's, installs from an executable, not in Word).  Thank you.

Heading Styles in Word 2007

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:39 PM PST

I need to create heading 1 twice in the same multi-level list.  Heading 1 will be numbered and green.  The 2nd option I want is a Heading 1, that continues numbering from Heading 1.  I am using Heading 7 to do this but cannot get sequential numbering.  Heading 7 restarts at 1 - see example.  What am I doing wrong?

 

1     Heading 1 (this is green in my template)

1.1  Heading 2

       1.1.1   Heading 3

 

2     Heading 1

2.1  Heading 2

       2.1.1   Heading 3

 

1    Heading 7 (same as Heading 1 but must be black text).  The number should just follow on and should be number 3.

 

 

Office Printer drop-down order

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:18 PM PST

When I'm in Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and i want to print something, I go to FILE -> PRINT and then select the Printer drop-down list so I can find a printer to print my job.  Can someone explain what order the printers are listed in, and if/how they can be modified?  I have certain printers I would like closer to the top and others near the bottom.  I do not see a way to manipulate the order. 

Printing Problem - what i see on screen does not print out

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 11:55 AM PST

When I view the MS WORD 2013 document in print preview, the graphic is visible.  When I print it out, there are no graphics (logo, colored header or footer).

 

I have converted the document from 2003 to 2013, I have changed my "view" to see it every which way......I  have started out with a 2013 version of the document. 

 

What am I missing??

Can't open Office and can't uninstall

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 11:44 AM PST

Hi, I just purchased an HP laptop with Windows 8. When I try to open up Word documents or any Office application, the cursor spins as if something is loading, and then nothing happens. I also have tried to uninstall various programs with no success. I click "uninstall", and nothing pops up. If I click "uninstall" again, I get a message asking me to wait until the current program is finished uninstalling.

 

I have tried several system restores and have disabled/uninstalled anti-virus programs. I have also tried to fix and uninstall Office with no luck. Any suggestions? Thanks!

How to automatically convert first character after dash to uppercase

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:48 AM PST

Hi,

is there a way to automatically convert the first character after a dash sign (-) to uppercase in Word 2007?

Thanks?

Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Version file access problems using Windows 7 on a Dell laptop

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:34 AM PST

I am helping a friend with a Dell Laptop computer, which was pre-loaded with Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Version. She uses Windows 7.
After more than a year of the program working, the files may not be accessed anymore.  
This weekend we plan to work on the problem.
Does the Microsoft Office Starter version have "repair" as an option, when you go into the Control Panel, select Programs and Features, and select Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Version?  
Or, does it only allow us to uninstall the program?
If the Starter Version has the Repair function, but does not solve the problem of accessing the files, is there a workaround we try?
Would conducting a System Restore solve the problem?
Would backing up the files solve the document access problem, or would that merely duplicate the file access problem?
I am trying to figure out ways to trick the system in order to gain access to the files.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Insert page number

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 09:49 AM PST

where is the insert page number symbol for the quick access toolbar? I can't find it anywhere. I see where it is on the ribbon, but I need to put it on the quick access toolbar.

Word does not work correctly any more

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 09:41 AM PST

Hello,

I am using Office 365 University and it was working fine until a few days ago. I am using Windows 8.1 Pro as Operating System.
Today I was using Word and when I closed it I got a message like "Did this programm worked correctly?" Accidentially I clicked on NO, so Word started repairing itself.  Unfortunately since then I always get the message: "We are sorry, but Word has run into an Error that is preventing it from running correctly. Word will need to close as a result." If I now click on Repair something is happening but I still get the message that Word is not working.

As far as I can say all the other Office Programs are working correctly.

I already tried to uninstall and reinstall the whole office package - without success. 

Can you help me with fixing this issue?

Thanks,
Benjamin

set up of a new form?

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 09:22 AM PST

Hi everyone; I am running office 2007 and in need of some help with a project I have been working on?
I have to issue certificates of compliance for my work and they have spaces for name and address, date, type of system, etc, etc.
What I would like to do is to set up a template that I can complete when I need to issue a certificate, drop the certificate into my printer and just the detail prints and into the right spaces???

I came close to it once using text box's but no matter how many times I set the box location, ie, 9.5cm from top margin, etc.., it would never print in the right lace, I was always a cm out, either above or below where it needs to be! how frustrating.

Any help would be most welcome and appreciated. So far I have spent two days on it.

My regards

David 

Can't print from Office 365

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:57 AM PST

Whenever I press on print, office 365 on win 8.1 freezes up and is not responding. It does the same thing when I try to create a pdf... Could you pls help?

Thanks,
Livia

Spell check

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:49 AM PST

I am using Word (possibly 2003 or 2007) and although the spell check function is still working, it no longer detects any errors! It 'scans' the document the way it always has and then tells me the spell check is complete, even though there are spelling mistakes. It is a large document (30,000 words) and I wondered if that might have made a  difference so I have done some tests on half pages and same result - does the check but doesn't find errors! I have even written deliberate mistakes which it doesn't pick up any more.

 

Does anyone know what's happened please?

 

Oh, I've been in torubleshooting and haven't found this problem before!

 

Thank you

Remove list of recently opened files from the File Open Dialog

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:44 AM PST

In Word, in the Open File Dialog, I see a list of files, which I have opened previously, in the File Name combo box. How do I clear this list? 

I tried clearing the recent items (File - Recent) and also by going to advanced options and setting the 'Show this number of Recent Documents' to 0. However, these options did not work.

I tried searching the registry but could not find any key containing the files shown in the recently opened files list.

Would anyone know how to achieve this?

Configuration process

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:01 AM PST

I have had MS Office 2007 since it was released. I have installed it on my new system (HP p7-1227c, AMD A10-5700 APU (quad) with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics running Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) with 16GB of RAM.)


Every time I open a Word document, no matter the extension (.doc, docx, ect....) I get the following dialog box:



Every time. It has never behaved this way before. What can I do to get Word to just open?


I ran diagnostics, no problems found. The other parts of MS Office work just fine. Excel just opens, no dialog box like above, and PowerPoint operates properly as well.

Microsoft 2013 disappeared

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:00 AM PST

My Microsoft 2013 apps just disappeared and i can't find any of it's program files either on the C drive. How can i get it back?

Copy and Paste from Word

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 07:58 AM PST

Ok, I have form setup that my colleagues use to create Descriptions for our Website, it works fine.

My only issue is copying it and pasting it into our CMS.

When I copy it, even when I use "Paste from Word" it creates a box around the text and places it almost as an image rather than just the text.

I need it to carry over the formatting as well, eg Bolding etc as it's important.

My form is laid out inside a table with content controls.

How can I get this to copy over just the text?

Word 2010 Inspect document

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 07:24 AM PST

Hi,

can I somehow change the anonymous user (Author) to something else (e.g. Company name) that is used during Inspect Document > Custom XML Data? Is there respective VBA script or registry tweak available? 

I've heard that it is used for some companies that "personal data" is automatically removed if e-mail is sent out of the office and not made anonymous but link to corporate general identity.

Thanks!

Problems with Word as e.mail

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 07:22 AM PST

I receive e.mails from my local council that are typed and prepared by Operatives using "WORD". No matter how I try to download and open  then print these e.amils I fail continually. I use Windows Pro 64 bit.........Can anyone help ? 

Recover file in word2013

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 06:33 AM PST

Hi,

I'm not sure exactly what has happened. I saved an essay last night and it definitely saved, I then went back into word to complete it. When I opened the program i got a dialogue box saying something like the server could not upload changes - I didn't get it, but thought it just meant anothercopy would be saved, so I clicked ok. (I was connected to the internet too) when I went to open my essay, it opened an old one from days ago , as though it has overwritten the other! i'm distraught because this is due in tomorrow. i don't know what I can do to recover it, but it was definitely saved. 

please can someone assist me?


thank you 

Word 2010 Protection

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 05:40 AM PST

Hello!

I've created my Form in Word 2010, it's all ready to go.

My last issue is the protection, I'm choosing "Filling in Forms" which works great.

However I need people to be able to be able to bold certain words in their text as they fill it in.

I have Content Controls set up with Rich Text Fields but when I enforce protection, the text formatting menu vanishes.

Am I able to set this up?

Office 2013 (Ofice 365) will not permit typing editting in any app even though all apps can open and are licensed.

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 05:39 AM PST

Originally posted in another forum on  11/14/13.
                        
                                                                            
                                                                                                                                 

Installed Office 2013 yesterday on a laptop using one of the 5 Office 365 users licenses for that user.  Laptop is running Win 7 pro.  Uninstalled Office 2010 from that laptop. Set the default program settings to the Office 2013 apps.

 

Today, I can open each app.  However, on a blank Word doc, I cannot type or edit in any way.  Same for Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.  Outlook inbox is current but I cannot reply or create a new email.

 

Problem occurs whether the laptop is or is not connected to the internet.

 

Baffled.  Should I try uninstalling and reinstalling?

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  • Post
    replied on 11/14/2013 9:32 PM

    Hi George,

    Sorry for the inconvenience brought to you.

    I'd like to confirm whether you see the following message or not when you open each application connected to the internet.

    If yes, we need to sign into the application with the Office 365 ID and password to activate it. Generally, activation occurs during original installation, and the computer has to connect to the Internet at least once every 30 days for Office 365 ProPlus to remain activated.

    You can also check whether the application is deactivated by going to FILE>Account. If it is deactivated, a message under Product Information will say Product Deactivated.

    After activating the Office application, if the issue still exists, please choose to repair Office 2013 by going to Start>Control Panel>Programs and Features>Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus-en-us>Change>Online Repair

    Also, here is an article about troubleshooting for Office 365 ProPlus for your reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg702620.aspx

    If there are any updates on the status of this issue, please post back. We'll keep monitoring it.

    Thanks,
    Mandy Meng

     
  • Post
    replied on 11/14/2013 10:07 PM

    Product is activated. That status is also confirmed on the account page where both uses of this particular license are listed with the option to deactivate.  That is why I do not understand this phenomenon.

  • Post
    replied on 11/15/2013 1:30 PM

    Did a complete uninstall and reinstall  and had the exact same result:

    All Office apps open. I can click features, open email (it is current and updating) but I cannot edit, type or add anything to any document, and can't reply, can't enter any text in a new Word doc.  It is as if the keyboard is disabled--but the keyboard works in all other apps other than Office 2013. Office 2011 worked before.  However, I uninstalled that too thinking maybe there was some conflict.  

    Did the full Online repair.  No change.  Computer was successfully added to account (again). User has full admin rights.  Install works. Just can't create or edit and files using Office 2013.

    Getting really desperate and very frustrated.

     
  • Post
    replied on 11/15/2013 1:52 PM

    Plugged in a USB keyboard and downloaded a separate driver for it.  The USB keyboard and built-in laptop keyboard both work in other apps.  

    Neither works in any Office 2013 app.  Apparently the problem is not the keyboard driver.

    Also did the step suggested by someone else in another thread (turning off the Start screen in Word).  No change.

     
  • Post
    replied on 11/15/2013 2:31 PM

    Updated Win 7, checked Dell drivers (Vostro 3550), combed office settings for add-on or security setting that might be at issue.

    Only change is that some random keystrokes applied to an open Word blank doc appeared briefly  a minute later, but did not permit any edits for the next 5 mins.  I can give the blank doc a name ("test")and save it (it appears in the My Documents folder) but still cannot edit content.

    Anybody there?  This is driving me absolutely nuts.

     
  • Post
    replied on 11/16/2013 3:12 AM

    Hi George,

    Appreciate all efforts you have made on this issue.

    If you're using the Office 365 subscription for business (such as Office 365 Small Business Premium, Office 365 Midsize Business and Office 365 Enterprise), to make sure that the Office 365 ProPlus (Office 2013) license has been provisioned successfully, could you please run the following commands to check the status and provide the screenshot of the result?

    Start>Run>cmd>type the following commands:

    1)If the 32-bit version of Office 365 ProPlus is installed on the 32-bit version of Windows:

    cscript.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office15\"ospp.vbs /dstatus

    2)If the 32-bit version of Office 365 ProPlus is installed on the 64-bit version of Windows:

    cscript.exe "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office15\"ospp.vbs /dstatus

    3)If the 64-bit version of Office 365 ProPlus is installed on the 64-bit version of Windows:

    cscript.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office15\"ospp.vbs /dstatus

     

    Please upload the screenshot by clicking Use rich formatting under the reply text and selecting Insert Image.

    You can also choose to click the option deactivate on the account page to make the application deactivated and wait for a while to open the application to see if there is the product deactivate message appearing on the header.

    Moreover, if you install the Office software on another computer from the Office 365 portal (https://portal.microsoftonline.com/OLS/MySoftware.aspx), could the Office application be used without issues?

    If the subscription isn't one of the plans above, please provide which Office 365 plan you are using for us.

    Thanks,
    Mandy Meng

     
  • Post
    replied on 11/18/2013 10:02 AM

     

    Appears to be licensed.  The Install took both times as did the repair install.  User has admin rights.  All Office apps open without issue.  I just can't enter or edit any text in any office 365 app.

     

     

  • Post
    replied on 11/19/2013 3:58 AM

    Hi George,

    Generally, after activating the application with the license, we can use Office 2013 smoothly, however, presently the issue persists. To resolve it quickly, we recommend you post the details in our Office forum which is staffed by many experts dedicated to the client Office application issues. Pasting this thread link in your new post in the Office forum is also optional for you.

    Moreover, I have also found a similar thread from the Office forum for your reference: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2013_release-word/cant-create-or-edit-documents-powerpoints/e77c00d1-3d2f-4155-a462-6ac8acb4be96

    Our Office forum: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2013_release?sort=lastreplydate&dir=desc&tab=Threads&status=&mod=&modAge=&advFil=&postedAfter=&postedBefore=&threadType=All&tm=1384851125542

    Thanks for your time and patience.

    Best Regards,
    Mandy Meng

     

Creating / Saving Multilevel Lists / Styles

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 04:51 AM PST

I created a multilevel list and it looks like it created some styles.


But I don't see a place on how to save it. 


How can I save this list / style so that I can get back to it if I reboot my computer?


Can this be exported to another machine?  The current one is Windows 8.1  64bit, Microsoft Office 2013.  The one that I would like to export is Windows 8.1  32bit, Microsoft Office 2013


I am thinking that I might  just save it as a .dotx file?  And then if one of the colors is still blue, and I change it to black, it (hopefully) will ask me if I want to make the changes to the template?


Thank you!

Nepali Language Pack Does Not Work

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 04:32 AM PST

Hi there,

I'm running Word 2013 on Windows 8. I just downloaded and installed the Nepali language proofing pack from http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/language-packs/?LpArch=x86 but it does not work. Whenever I select "Nepali" from the language option bar at the bottom of the document it reverts to UK English language, even though I can select other options such as US English language, Spanish, French, etc. without problems.

Please, is there a fix on the way for this?

Consecutive page numbers keep renumbering themselves from 0

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 04:19 AM PST

I'm working on a Word 2010 document with many sections (each chapter has a section break after it as I need the footnotes to be numbered from 1 each chapter). But I need the page numbering to be continuous. I keep making it continuous by going to the start of each section and clicking 'Continue from next section', which seems to work: all the pages are numbered consecutively – lovely. Then I save my document and close it. When I open it later, many of the sections have renumbered themselves 'magically' from 0. This keeps happening. Why? I'd appreciate any help as I just can't figure out why it's doing this. Thank you!

Auto numbering of lists

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 04:09 AM PST

When I create numbered lists in a document of the same format e.g. list number 2. the numbers keep carrying on when the lists are seperated. I then have to manually change them with restart at 1. can this auto numbering be turned off so when a new list is created in the same format as the previous is starts at 1?

Track changes - Inserted text (by reviewer) showing as Deleted Text (to creator)

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 02:12 AM PST

Hi all - any help would be greatly appreciated with a rather weird problem concerning Track Changes.....

 

When the manager reviews documents sent to him, adds in text and hits "Reply with changes" it looks to his secretary as if he had deleted the text.  The only way for her to "Accept" the changes he made is to select Reject-all-changes. 

 

This sounds weird I know, but if he adds in a sentence, line or paragraph it appears to his secretary in a bubble at the side with a heading "deleted".  She then has to reject all changes (ie those showing as "deletions" which are really "insertions") so that they are added in to the document (which was the original intention).

 

I have reinstalled office on the Manager's PC as his Secretary doesn't have the same problem with Tracking changes by other Managers.

 

Version of office on Manager's PC is Office 2003 Professional SP3

 

Please help!

 

Thanks in advance.

referencing building blocks in a startup template

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:21 AM PST

Hello,

 

I have the following code in a userform that inserts a building block value based on a selection. The building block resides in the attached template:

 

Dim oCC As ContentControl
 Dim oTmp As Template

 
 Set oCC = ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTitle("Disclaimers").Item(1)
 Set oTmp = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate
 oCC.LockContents = False
 
If OptionButton1 = True Then
 oTmp.BuildingBlockTypes(wdTypeCustom1).Categories("Disclaimers").BuildingBlocks("disclaimer1").Insert oCC.Range

End If

If OptionButton2 = True Then
 oTmp.BuildingBlockTypes(wdTypeCustom1).Categories("Disclaimers").BuildingBlocks("disclaimer2").Insert oCC.Range

End If

If OptionButton3 = True Then
 oTmp.BuildingBlockTypes(wdTypeCustom1).Categories("Disclaimers").BuildingBlocks("disclaimer3").Insert oCC.Range

End If

 

What do I need to change  "Set oTmp = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate" to if I want to reference the same building block in a template in the startup folder?

 

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers,

Mark

Keeping selected tab on ribbon active

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:16 AM PST

I am having a problem with the Ribbon Bar in Word 2013. By default when I open a document the "File" tab is selected. if I select another tab such as "Home" the tools and options come up for that tab but the "File" tab remains the selected tab (blue highlight). When I click down into the document, the "Home" or other selected tab option I just selected disappear and I am back to the File tab.
Obviously this makes the workflow very cumbersome as I have to re-select the tab I need each time I want to use the tools for it.
Any help is appreciated on how to keep this from happening.

Word Templates and Family Safety

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 11:08 PM PST

Hi,


I Installed Family Safety web filters for my daughter, only allowing her to open sites in the Allowed List.

When she opened Word 2013 the templates would naturally won't show because of the filter protection. Then I authorized all the web access needed for the templates to be shown but they don't show. It seems Word is not refreshing the templates, so they don't show.

Then I removed my daughter's web restriction but still Word doesn't show the templates. So I am positive it is not refreshing the templates and we can't see them. So the question is, how can I tell Word to refresh the page where templates are shown?


Thanks,


Gabe. 

Office 365 downloaded in Thai Language - Each program works in Thai except for the Word

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:29 PM PST

I purchased Office 365, with 5 downloads. On one computer I downloaded one package in Thai Language. Excel works great, everything in Thai and can type in Thai. Word however is a different case. Each function is listed in Thai language, however I can not create a document using the Thai font. I have the keyboard set to type in Thai, but Word will not function. Any suggestions? 

Background installation ran into a problem

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:27 PM PST

Hello,

I just bought the Word 2013 version. And everythings starts installing normaly
At approximatively 75%, something pops out and says:

Background installation ran into a problem
please make sure you're still connected to the internet, or try etc....

I just read everything about it. I run the fix it (opened it from the desktop).
I turned off my firewall.

In the beginning. It didn't wanted to start the installation. Now, at least, it goes to 75%... why... After this pops out. It strangely continues loading in the background. Then it finishes at 100% and that's it. But the error window is still there. I tried it several times and it is always the same.

Ok here are some additional things. I have the White Label Office installed, as well as the Outlook App.

I didn't used ANY product like Microsoft Office before.

In the folder Programms (x86)/ Microsoft Office / Office 15/ 
I found a SLERROR.XML and 5 out of the million lines are like this:

<err0xC004D30D>The security processor has reported that the secure timer name is too long.</err0xC004D30D>

<err0xC004D30E>The security processor reported that the trusted data store is full.</err0xC004D30E>

<err0xC004D309>The security processor has reported that the machine has gone out of hardware tolerance.</err0xC004D309>

<err0xC004D307>The security processor reported that the maximum allowed number of re-arms has been exceeded.  You must re-install the OS before trying to re-arm again.

<err0xC004D307>The security processor reported that the maximum allowed number of re-arms has been exceeded.  You must re-install the OS before trying to re-arm again.


Please give me some help on that, I start beeing frustrated...

All the best,

Alex

can not open office 2013

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 07:27 PM PST

I can  not open my files for word,cant open any of the programs.  this is relatively new.  whats happening??

Use a building block in an online form - Word 2010

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 07:07 PM PST

I am trying to create an online form.  One of the multi-choice options in the form is generated by the user selecting one of four AutoText building blocks.  I  created the AutoText entries with a custom Category, and on the form I am using a Building Blocks Gallery Content Control set to that category type.

The problem is, when I select the form to have restricted editing of type 'Filling in forms', this renders the Building Blocks Gallery Content Control as uneditable, and no selections can be made.  I just get the placeholder text.

Am I doing something wrong?  If not, is there a workaround so the correct AutoText entry can be selected by the user while the form remains under editing restrictions?

cheers

mail merge using microsoft 2007 and on addresses fractions do not show properly.

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 06:51 PM PST

when I use mail merge in office 2007,  the addresses in the word document with fractions, do not show properly.  30 1/2 shows 30.5 in the label,  I tried setting the numeric format to fraction without any help.  I also tried creating a separate for fractions without success.

How to format text in labels

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 06:34 PM PST

Can you tell me how to format text in labels, like envelopes, please?

Disappearing Spaces

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 06:29 PM PST

I have set up some WORD templates. Within are a line of 5 or 6 safety bitmap icons. There are two spaces in between each. We also have small bitmap icons/symbols to identify Notes or Caution spread throughout. These has a single space between the bitmap and the words. EG:  

 

We have many people using these templates to build instruction documents. They all use Windows based PCs or laptops. Some are XP, some are Vista, some Windows 7. We access templates, and documents built from these, via our sharepoint.

The Problem: Occasionally (I say this because we can't nail it down to any specific instance or machine, though I have my suspicions) someone will open a document (or template) and the spaces between the bitmaps, &/or the following text, will disappear. This will happen at every instance throughout the document. It is not intentional, nor wanted. It may go unnoticed through some minor versions of development to a point we cannot track down the origin.  

 

I feel it's possibly an auto edit setting of some kind & I have searched the Word Options many times but without success.

Can you help?

 

retrieving amendments in a word document after accidently closing a file without saving

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 05:34 PM PST

I would like to discover if there is a way to retrieve amendments to a word document after inadvertently closing without saving those amendments prior to closing.

 

Alternatively is there a way to turn off closing without saving or closing with both saving and not saving in a single action without alternatives.

 

I would like to propose that choices on closing presents a risky situation for the old and young alike!