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Microsoft Word - Word 2007 - "Protected Form Field"


Word 2007 - "Protected Form Field"

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 03:23 PM PDT

I have a dilemma – I created this Protected Word 2007 Document that has Check Boxes, Drop Down Menus and Form Fields for Text entering. My problem is, when entering text into the "Form Fields for Text entering" I need to be able to at least Highlight, Change Font Color, Bold or Underline and you can't.

The only way I found that you can do this in the desired area's and still have the Doc protected was to use the "Comments" option under "2. Editing Restrictions" instead of "Filling in forms". But when you use the "Comments" option, the Check Boxes, Drop Down Menus and other Form Fields don't work as they would under "Filling in forms". So I tried using Macros to turn on the "Comments" option using a Check Box while the document is protected under "Filling in forms", but when I do this I can't I'm unable to change it back to being protected under "Filling in forms".

The only other way I think I can get around this is to create a Macro to turn on All Font's in the "Form Fields" I need it for, but I don't know how to do that or if it can be done. So does anyone have any solutions to this problem or a better way of doing it? This is a document use by many at work and I was asked to make these modifications.

Thanks,

Lonnie

Office 2013 on Surface Pro Open Everything in Read Only

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:49 PM PDT

Just got new Surface Pro and Office 2013.  I have Dropbox for work and have to use files from Dropbox (unfortunately Microsoft not everyone in the  company is able to switch to SkyDrive just because one employee can).  Anyway, every file I open in Office 2013 opens in Read Only and suggests saving as a different file before I can edit.  The whole point is to edit the document with the current name and save back to Dropbox.  When I try to Save any files it only shows SkyDrive and Office 365 SharePoint and the Add A Place feature doesn't enable adding Dropbox to the list.  How do I have immediate edit capabilities on Dropbox files and have them post back to Dropbox?

Word 2007 Save as Not responding

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:07 PM PDT

Just within the past few days I am not longer able to Save or Save as a new document.  The file opens and then become a not responding box.  I have Windows 8.  I will also say when I would open Windows I'd get a 2nd window of word open and then when I'd close the doc I was working on and then the other doc it would same something about the normal template or something like that (It isn't doing it now).  The problem is only with word not excel or publisher.

I have read through the forums and can't seem to find an answer I understand how to fix.  With the Windows 8 I can't find  the Run command to check the safe mode I see suggested sometimes.  Not a complete computer guru here.

I can't use my mouse to paint over text in Word 2013 (Office 365)

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 01:40 PM PDT

In Office 365 Work 2013 on a file saved locally (not on Skydrive)

 

I have been using the same dotx template for several years as my standard letter template.

 

It has always worked fine.

 

Yesterday I lost the ability to use my mouse to "paint" over the text in the document.

 

It is a dotx template file with just my standard wording as a template.

 

No special formatting or pictures, just text.

 

So, I created a new dotx template today.

 

Same thing, I can't paint over text with my mouse.

 

I can paint over text using the cursor.

 

I haven't changed anything that I can tell.

I haven't change the mouse or its drivers.

 

I don't use any special formatting, no photographs or special fonts.

 

It is the same thing once I save the dotx file to a docx file.

 

Ok, so here is the really weird part.

 

When I open the dotx template I can paint over the text on the page UNTIL I add a single letter of text.

Once I add any text at all, even just one letter, then and only then do I lose the ability to paint over the text on the page with my mouse.

 

Thanks

 

John

 

 

Template Route en Mass Modificaction

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 01:10 PM PDT

 

Greetings;

 

I belong to a small company on Venezuela named BC&A Ingenieros Consultores C.A. and we have a big problem, the thing is that we had the Template files stored in a server that from now on i will refer as "Old Server". That server was decomisioned and we changed everything to a new server with a new name and from now on i will refer to it as "New Server", however the proyects that were before this modification kept using the old files with the old route (Copy & Paste because its easy for the engeneers) that generated a good number of files (over a ten thousand files) of Word (.doc), the thing is those files keep searching the format on the Old Server Route and i need to change them to the New Server Route, thing is now the opening time is over 2 minutes, i can't do ten thousand (give or take) one by one when each file takes 2 min or plus to open.

 

Im thinking of writing a small program to do the fix wich is as it fallows:

 

1.- Open the "lost" file

2.- Wait 2 minutes or plus

3.- Go to options

4.- Complements

5.- Administrate Templates

6.- Templates and Click on "Go" on the deployable menú

7.- On Templates and Complements on the first Tab y just have to change the route to the folder containing the Template Files (Wich haven't been renamed) Example: \\Old Server\Company Name\Templates & Formats\Reunión Note.doc And Replace it with the new route \\New Server\Company Name\Document Control\Templates & Formats\Reunión Note.doc

8.- Close and Save so everyone on the server can benefit.

 

However i need to make this automatic and preferably withouth opening the file, so i know the basic algorythm to make this and i am thinking of writing the progran Either in C, C++, Turbo Pascal or maybe if i can find how in the Default Simple Text Editor of Windows, but i need help on how to make this fix withouth opening the file and how to call in the instruction in wich the Template Route is stored in a document.

 

Thanks in Advance!

 

JSO (Jean Paul Ándre Schutte Orta)

 

P.S.: This is a repost of the same question i posted on Category Office/ Office Versión 2010 /Office Topic Microsoft Office Programming, as ive yet to get any answers. My company has multiple licenses of MO from 2000 to 2013.

2 problems with office 2007 in windows 8

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT

An MVP Community Moderator suggested I try posting on this site, as  I have had no luck to date! Thanks

I have installed MS Office 2007 on a Samsung Chronos 7 i7 running Windows 8. I have 2 problems (I suspect unrelated) that I cannot solve via web / help / user forums /google etc. Any help from you guys would be highly appreciated.

1) I cannot use MS Office Help - the toggle button showing me as offline refuses to switch to online. Opening "Windows Help & Support" shows me offline, even tho I have FF open. The msg is "You're not connected to the Internet. To get online Help, which shows you the latest help content, you need to be connected to the Internet. Check your Internet connection. If you still see this message, the online Help service might be temporarily unavailable. Try to connect again later." I can run MS Ofiice Diagnostics - no problems until it wishes to go online & I am told i) my computer is not connected to the internet (it is) or ii) access to server may be blocked.  I SUSPECT it is this latter msg that is relevant - - this is my laptop & I have admin rights: I suspect when I was setting it up when I first received it, that I incorrectly ticked / unticked  a crucial access point/command, thus denying automatic access to eg Word Help online. I have been through allmy settings & cannot find obvious block - but any advice here would be appreciated (Please note applies to all MS Office - not just word)

2) With straightforward installation of MS Office 2007 Home and Student onto above machine, I find I can no longer click on eg a word.docx in file manager & have it open directly - I get the msg - "There was a problem while sending the command to the programme". Again - any help appreciated (Please note applies to all MS Office - not just word)

Many thanks

Richard

Changing "save as" location in Word

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 12:22 PM PDT

I have tried everything under the sun to change the default location to a mapped drive. This is what's happening. When receiving an attachment through Outlook the end user opens the word or excel document and if they select the "save as" option, it defaults to the following location: c:\users\<insert name here>\desktop. I have made the necessary changes in Word and Excel options, I also made a change in the registry to allow this end user to right click and save the document while in Outlook and default it to the preferred location. Is there anyone out there who can help?

Spell Checker Won't Cooperate!

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 12:02 PM PDT

I work with insurance and need to use the acronym HSA (Health Savings Account). I've added this spelling to my spell checker, but it continually changes the HSA to HAS. How do I fix this so spell checker won't change what I enter? Help!

Is there such a thing as a content control for a blank line?

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 11:35 AM PDT

If I want a template I'm creating to include a blank line between other content controls and I don't want the user to accidentally delete that blank line, does that require some sort of content control within the blank line? If so, what do I do? Thanks in advance.

Word Docs/Excel Opening as Read Only after MS Update

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 11:27 AM PDT

Team after this weeks update from Microsoft all my Word and Excel documents that I create save fine, but when I open them they open in Read only mode.  I have to keep performing a save as with a new file name to get by the issue.    I also get an error that I had not received  before when opening some older Word and Excel documents.  The error reads "There was a problem sending the command to the program".  I click on OK and the error goes away and the document opens, but again in Read only mode.  HELP....

Translate not working

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:34 AM PDT

When I try to translate a word from English to Spanish (or any other language) I get this on the pane under translate options:  The service could not respond. The service may not be installed. Running diagnostics may help. In Microsoft Windows, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Office, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Microsoft Office Diagnostics.

This translate feature just suddenly stopped working.  I've run diagnostic but nothing was found.  How do I fix this?  Do I have to uninstall Microsoft Office and re-install from my program disk?

Space Bar, Enter, and Arrow Keys do not work in Mobile Office for Android

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:14 AM PDT

I have recently loaded Mobile Office on my Galaxy S3 (Android), and while it seems promising, the space bar, arrow keys, and enter keys are not recognized by the office applications (both Word and Excel).  The problem is specific to the apps as it works fine in other apps (text messages, emails, and other writing apps).  This basically makes office useless to me.  It looks like others have posted this issue for OneNote, but certainly this can't be a wide-spread problem can it?

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated!  My keyboard is a Targus Model# AKB33US

The word program will not open? Office says it is unistalling.

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:01 AM PDT

I went to the control panel and the office 365 says that it is unistalling. it will not let me open word powerpoint excel and so on. could someone please help.

Paragraph justify problem in Word?

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 09:08 AM PDT

The last line of a paragraph is usually short; it should not justify BUT it does and I have looked high and low to find a solution to this problem. There must be an answer for Word 7.   How fix my paragraphs so that I don't have 3-4 words spread out over the line in the last line of a justified paragraph?

Page Numbering and Section Break Issue

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 09:07 AM PDT

Hi Guys,

             I have been having an issue in Word with Page Numbering and Section Breaks. So I have been creating some standard templates for my firm, in one particular template this is the set up:

 

Page 1: Cover Page

Footer- empty, no page number....."Different First Page"

--section Break

 

Page2:

Footer- empty, no page number

 

Page3:

Footer- Page number starts here so will be "Page 2"

 

Ok so the is my template, which is all fine and dandy.

 

The problem I have is that when a user creates a document based on this template them may want to add an additional section break(say to make a horizontal page), when they do this the page numbering does not run continous, and the first page of the section break has no page number and looks like so:

 

Page 1: Cover Page

Footer- empty, no page number

--section Break

Page2:

Footer- empty, no page number

Page3:

Footer- Page number starts here so will be "Page 2"

 

Page4:

Footer- Page number starts here so will be "Page 3"

 

--section break for Horizontal pages--

Page5:

Footer- empty, no page number

 

Page5:

Footer- Page number starts here so will be "Page 2"

 

--section break for end of Horizontal pages--

 

How can I get the page numbers to run continous when additional section breaks are added?

 

Thank You

 

John

 

Self generating document number, auto update at open

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 07:20 AM PDT

I need to have a document control number on a Word document. I need the number to update each time the file is "saved as" a new document... Can I do this?  How do I do this? I also need the document number to be 3 digits.

HELP!!!!!

Mail merge page numbering in Word 2010 and printing same

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 07:03 AM PDT

My question is two-fold.

 

I have an 11 page Word 2010 training plan document which has an index.  The footer is set up as a table with the number 1 of 11 right aligned.  When I do a mail merge, e.g. for 10 people, the page number is continuous so that I end up with pages 1 of 110 at the bottom.  How can I stop this, so that each person's plan is still 1 of 11?

 

Also, I want to print these double sided but when I send print double-sided to the printer, I end up with the first page of the second set on the back of page 11 of the first set.  Any help gratefully received.

Unlocking footers

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:51 AM PDT

I have a co-worker with a document with a locked footer.  I'm lead to believe that Ctl + 4 or Ctl + Shift + F11 should unlock the footer.  I've provided that info but that doesn't do the trick.  Are there multiple ways to lock the footer and, if so, how do I go about unlocking it?

 

Thanks.

Error Message when opening PDF in Word 2013

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:37 AM PDT

Today while opening a PDF in Word 2013 I received the below message. First, the message is a little unusual considering it uses maximal. Second, why does this error occur and how can I alter the PDF to open in Word 2013?

"We're having trouble opening this PDF. It exceeds the maximal page size supported by word."

Excel VBA to create Word bookmarks

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:19 AM PDT

I have an Excel VBA macro where I want to create bookmarks in Word, and later populate them with values from my spreadsheet.

 

 

The Word Doc - the fiirst two paragraphs look like this:

 

Column: (P)

Format: (P)

 

 

The Excel VBA Code: creates the Bookmark and populates it

 

Dim wrdApp As Word.Application
Dim wrdDoc As Word.Document

 

Set wrdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
wrdApp.Visible = True

Set wrdDoc = wrdApp.Documents.Add(Template:="C:\Users\DD.dotx")

 

wrdDoc.Bookmarks.Add Name:="colName", Range:=wrdDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range

 

wrdDoc.Bookmarks("colName").Range.InsertAfter "ABC"

 

 

Notes on what is happening

 

1) When I set the bookmark, it iis set to the entire line Column: (P), where (P) is paragraph marker.

 

2) When I insert the text into the bookmark, I get this: ABCtFormat (P).  It is inserted at the start of the next paragraph.

 

3) I changed InsertAfter to InsertBefore.  I get this: ABCColumn: (P)

 

4) Changing InsertAfter to Text=, I get this: ABCFormat (P)

 

5) What I really want it this:

 

Column: ABC (P)

Format:  (P)

 

It would be great to have the bookmark set to just an  insertion point between Column: and (P) (rather than select the whole line).  I think that wold solve my problem.  I have explored many solutions that I have found online, but so far I haven't picked the winning combination.

 

Any suggestions on how to resolve this would be greatly appreciated!  I am thinking there is a really simple solution here, but I am not seeing it.

 

 

Thanks,

Dennis

Keyboard Hooks is not working in Ms Word 2013

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:35 AM PDT

I installed a low level keyboard Hooks in Ms Word-Addin project and captured "Enter" , "Tab" , "Shift+Tab" keys


which works fine in Word 2007 and 2010 (32-Bit/64-Bit),But in Ms Word-2013 does not trigger any keyboard hooks.
I tried several solutions which provided on different blogs but problem still remains.


Kindly let me know if you have proper solution for this.


Different ways to apply a style to a content control

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:19 AM PDT

I am changing the format of a content control placeholder text and replacement text by selecting the title tab of the content control and applying a style from the style pane or style gallery. From the Developer tab, Properties, Content Control Properties dialog, I note that the Style box is dimmed and Default Paragraph Font is displayed. If I go directly to the Content Control Properties dialog, check Use a style to format text typed into the empty control, and click a style from the drop-down list, that style is applied to the placeholder text and replacement text. If I change styles again by selecting the title tab of the content control and applying a style from the style pane or style gallery, the Style box is again dimmed and Default Paragraph Font is displayed. I have some questions:
  1. Why doesn't the Style box display the style I used when I applied a style by selecting the title tab and applying a style? 
  2. What is the meaning and purpose of Default Paragraph Font in the Style box?
  3. If I apply a style that displays in a certain color and I want to change that color, is it OK just to manually format the placeholder text and that font color change will consistently be applied to the replacement text?
Thanks in advance.

scan letterhead as Word template

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:01 AM PDT

Hello.

Once in a while I want to create a letter on my office letterhead at home and send it as an email attachment. What I am doing now is a bit cumbersome. I create the letter on my letterhead, print it, scan it and save it as a .pdf file. Then I can send it as an email attachment.

Is there any way I can save my letterhead as a Word template, perhaps by scanning it? The letterhead is a bit complex, so I don't think it would be easy to do by manual techniques.

If it's not possible, I can, of course, continue to print, scan, and save.

Many thanks.

Jack

Save icon circle

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 04:34 AM PDT

When a certain file is open the Save icon has a circle in the lower right corner. What is the reason for this?

Also I would love to know why there is a check mark over the Print icon.

Many thanks

Word 2013 does not print some embedded objects

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 03:21 AM PDT

Hello

I have a recurring problem trying to print embedded graphs for my dissertation in Word 2013. They are created in GraphPad prism and are embedded. They are clearly visible on the screen, and when printed to Xerox printer or to Office XPS printer, they disappear - there is just an empty space. Images (photographs) remain present. A similar problem occurs when I am trying to print images that were saved as EMF by another program and embedded into Word by me as drag and drop. They instead come out completely black but are clearly visible on the screen.

If I save the document as PDF within Word, then they are present, but the fonts within the graphs are changed from Arial to a smaller sans serif font. Also, the images are dramatically reduced in resolution and quality.

I won't be able to actually print my dissertation with this issue. I would gratefully appreciate any help with this problem. Even being able to print/save to PDF in high quality would be an acceptable solution.

Igor

Image as header affected by margains

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:53 AM PDT

I want to create a document template with an already created image as the header. The image has a logo, and lots of text in it. I would like the image to stretch the entire width of the page and not be affected by the margains, if I resize the image past the margains, it prints the header with the sides or top cut off as per the margains (see attached image). I do not want to resize the header to within the margains as the text becomes unreadable, I also do not want to stretch or skew the header image. I would also like to know how to set the area where text will be typed just below the header, this should be according to margains. Is this possible?

!Syntax error when using DateCalc formula

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:38 AM PDT

I am using the following formula (from macropod) to calculate a date (current date + 1 year) into a form field in Word:

 

{QUOTE

{SET Delay 1}

{SET yy{={DATE \@ yyyy}+Delay}}

{SET mm{DATE \@ MM}}

{SET dd{={DATE \@ d}-({DATE \@ d}>28)*({DATE \@ M}=2)*((MOD(yy,4)>0)+(MOD(yy,400)>0)-(MOD(yy,100)>0))}}

"{dd}-{mm}-{yy}" \@ "yyyy-MM-dd"

 

This works fine as long as I use English (Australia) as my regional settings.

 

The problem is, I currently work for a Danish company and when I use the above formula, I get:

 

!Syntax Error, ,4

 

This error appears where the date should be inserted, on any PC that has "Danish" as a Region and Language format.

 

I would be most grateful if someone could show me how to edit this formula to allow it to work on Danish PC's.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Dan

 

Problem with .exe extension

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:20 AM PDT

How can i open a word document with an .exe extension?

multiple languages - how to standardsie to a single language

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:37 PM PDT

Common problem with business users. Word or Power Point Documents written by multiple people around the world results in text being written in multiple languages. How do I mass update to reset a document to be in a single language ? is there a tool out there that understands how to troll documents to reset everything, including headers/footers/master slides.....

 

TIA

Footnotes in columns

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:19 PM PDT

Word 2010 - Windows

 

With text in one column, can Footnotes be displayed in 2 or 3 columns (so they display horizontally rather than vertically)? I know it could not be done in earlier versions unless the text was in columns. Is it possible currently?

 

TIA

Help writing a macro

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:05 PM PDT

I need help please. I want to create a macro to allow me to input a file name, automatically append the current date to the filename and have word save the document to a G:\ as both a .docx and .pdf file, print it and then close the active word document. Can anyone tell me how to achieve this

Microsoft Word 2010 is flagging both "it's" and "its"

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 06:08 PM PDT

When I typed this sentence:
"It's fine," said Danny.
Word underlined it green as a grammar mistake (which, I'm pretty sure, it isn't). But when I used its suggestion ("its"), it told me to change it back to "it's" with a blue underline. (Of course, I can tell it to just ignore it, but it's strange since this has happened a few times in places where the obviously correct word to use is "it's", and Word is contradicting itself).

Deleting a page and also how can I copy an exact page lay out on a new page

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:38 PM PDT

I've created a 12 pages document on 2010 Microsoft word, pages 9 and 10 I need to delete. How can I do that?

My 12 pges document has exact the same lay out. How can I creat 1 page and make it to show on 12 pages?

How do I transfer MS Office XP from old PC to new one? - Microsoft Office forums

How do I transfer MS Office XP from old PC to new one? - Microsoft Office forums


How do I transfer MS Office XP from old PC to new one?

Posted: 16 Dec 2004 07:31 PM PST

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote: 

Unless it's OEM, Milly.... ;o)


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Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling
on salads.



How to create officeXP with SP3 on MSI file

Posted: 15 Dec 2004 09:11 PM PST

Bob:

I follow the link you gave to me does not have officeXP documentation
step by step how to create MSI file with SP3, I did found the office2003
documentation is very clear tell you how to do that step by step, Bob, is
officeXP use same ork.exe like office2003? I know office2000 is different
version for ork.exe.


Lillian

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
 

How can I restore my Office icons?

Posted: 15 Dec 2004 08:57 AM PST

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:05:27 +0100, "Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE, MVP]"
<org> wrote intending to post something wity but this
showed up instead:
 


I had a similar problem, but the shortcut icons actually disappeared.
this happened after I use the maxtor utilities to copy the contents of
my smaller drive to my new larger drive and make it bootable.

recreating the links as you suggested above get's the programs working
just fine.

However, I can't find all of the tools that were installed with office
2003 pro and the office update site will not work because of the
missing msp files that were originally installed in a hidden folder.
mircogouge wants a 35.00 U$ payment before even attempting any help
with no guarantee that they can help.

anyone else encounter this problem and know how to restore or manually
download the windows installer to get the msp files put back where
they belong?

if there is no way to restore this is it safe to manually remove
office and delete the registry lines to office and then reinstall
office 2003 pro?

I would hate to have to reinstall everything after reformatting the
drive.

Lovely


Hellllpppp!!!! Office xp installation problem - MSI

Posted: 14 Dec 2004 02:28 PM PST

Yep! I even uninstalled everything then did a fresh install. Also, did the
repair as well. All works on repair etc. Problem doesn't surface until I
open Word or any other application in the office suite. Word still want to
install something etc.

Further comments most welcomed.




"Michael" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:com... 
go 
However, 
installer 
"This 
error 
stays 
error 
trying 
have 
of 
Windows 


Deploy and upgrade to Office 2003

Posted: 13 Dec 2004 01:37 PM PST

Thanks Bob, I was getting very confused and this helps a lot. I used the CMW
to make changes and Office 2003 installed and didn't screw up my Outlook
config. However, Office 2000 remained.

I guess I need to run the removal wizard first? Can I have this done
automatically, like thru a GPO?
"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
 

Printing in mirror text on a MAC

Posted: 13 Dec 2004 12:55 PM PST

You will never find it on your MAC as that is not a computer. On the other
hand, a Mac IS a computer.

Try posting this in a Mac group for printing as this is not Office related.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, itsray asked:

| I purchased a new printer and after a few operations all printing
| from Office programmes - Word, Powerpoint & Excel reversed into a
| mirror image when sent from my MAC. I also have a PC and it prints
| normally. I have found where the mirror image default button is
| located on a PC, but I just cannot find the default button anywhere
| in any programme on a MAC.


how do I change the installation path in office 2003?

Posted: 13 Dec 2004 12:25 PM PST

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:25:44 +0100, "Jakob Aagaard Harder"
<dk> wrote intending to post something wity but this
showed up instead:
 


just rename the cd drive that you do have to the same drive letter it
is looking.

you can lock that drive to that letter so that it does not change in
the future.

Lovely


error when installing office 2003

Posted: 12 Dec 2004 03:57 PM PST

Roady:

It worked! Thanks a lot. Richard (com)

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:
 

how do i activate my office 2003 on more than 2 of my computers?

Posted: 11 Dec 2004 10:37 PM PST

garfield-n-odie wrote: 

To clarify: - STE allows installation on three systems *in any combination*.
Office retail may be installed on a desktop and a laptop with the proviso
that

a) The system is for the exclusive use of the original licensee

and

b) It is not in simultaneous use with the desktop.



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Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling
on salads.



Convert from trial version

Posted: 11 Dec 2004 04:45 PM PST

garfield-n-odie wrote: 

Either that or he's trying to activate it using the key on the sticker on
the bottom of the laptop! ;o)


--
Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling
on salads.



Office2003 Install with CIW and OPS Error 1603

Posted: 09 Dec 2004 11:21 AM PST


Bob

Received the Hotfix from Microsoft and it fixes all the
problems I was encountering. Thank you very much for your
help.

Paul

Unable to Print from Word to H-P Printer

Posted: 09 Dec 2004 11:19 AM PST

A lot of HP Printers have "letter" as the Default paper size.
If word is set up for A4 it will not print onto Letter size paper.
Check the Paper size in the properties of the printer and shange accordingly
Hope this helps
Cheers
Ron

"Memaw Pat" <Memaw microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Office 2003 Deployment - Customizing Profiles (ops or prf?)

Posted: 09 Dec 2004 08:46 AM PST

I don't see why not. You can use the OPS File Viewer to see what's being
copied. Or you can do a little homework and figure out exactly what registry
entry is being set and deploy that instead.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


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How do I view my Gantt chart in WORK rather DURATION? Microsoft Project

How do I view my Gantt chart in WORK rather DURATION? Microsoft Project


How do I view my Gantt chart in WORK rather DURATION?

Posted: 18 Oct 2004 05:05 AM PDT

Hi GaffaUK,

You cannot actually view a Gantt Chart for "work", because the Gantt Chart
shows the Start/Finish dates for the task, and not the work content. You can,
however, insert column called "work". Moreover, If you care to go to the Task
Usage, or Resource Usage views, you can then see how the work is profiled on
a daily, weekly, monthly basis.

I have a concern, though, that you might be incorrectly interpreting the
Units. They are not an "efficiency" rating. It is their "level-of-effort" on
the task, thus normally shown in hours. If the resource is going to take 5
days (full-time) to execute a task, then it's still 5days x 8 hrs/day = 40
hrs.....and the "units" should reflect the true content of the work and their
true level-of-effort (1.0 or 100%). The fact that it should take only 4 days
x 8 hrs/day = 32 hrs is an irrelevance....although this could be shown in the
baseline. If your interpretation is: "There is four days of full-time work,
but spread over five days", then that's fine....your level-of-effort (units)
is correctly showing 0.8 (80%). This means, however, that the resource is
only working on your task for 80% of his time, and is nothing to do with
efficiency.

HTH.

James. G


"GaffaUK" wrote:
 

Bug Tracking with Project Pro 2003

Posted: 17 Oct 2004 07:20 PM PDT

"Sam-I-Am" <com> wrote in message news:<phx.gbl>... 

You might want to take a look at Visual Intercept at:
www.elsitech.com. This company produces a line of defect and issue
tracking tools that includes integration to the latest version of
Project.

Regards,

Ian

VB error: "Error accessing file. Network connection may be lost."

Posted: 15 Oct 2004 01:38 PM PDT

I don't think so, since we all log in using our Windows authentication
logins. I found it happens with someone else, too, so our MS guys have
put in a ticket with Microsoft.

If I find out what's wrong, I'll post the answer here.

Thanks!
Phyl



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How do I change the Gantt Chart Report Begin Date?

Posted: 15 Oct 2004 11:29 AM PDT

Hi dillehunt ,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

You might have accidentally created a spurious task. Try Project/Sort/Sort
by... and select for ID Descending, then check the last task ID (highest ID
number) is your last task.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-))

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

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Discrepancy with work hours

Posted: 15 Oct 2004 10:09 AM PDT

Steve,

I tried one thing. I created a new identical task and delete the 'bad' one,
and all seems fine now. I also noticed this across many other tasks in my
plan. One thing I did was cut and paste this task many times. Something
must have been corrupted. I will manually replace each bad task to correct
the problem.

By the way, the calendar options appear to be fine. I have worked on over
20 project plans with the same settings, so that wasn’t the issue.

Thanks for your help.

Joe


"Steve House [MVP]" wrote:
 

Integrating an Access Query into Project

Posted: 15 Oct 2004 06:27 AM PDT

I am looking for a report showing the time lines of each project to help in
scheduling and conflicts. It also will help in budgeting. There are no
resources involved. We manage construction projects. If there is something
else to do this let me know. I couldn't do it using a graph.

"Steve House [MVP]" wrote:
 

View tracking information

Posted: 15 Oct 2004 06:03 AM PDT

Hi Paul,

The only way I found when a customer asked me was to put 1 (and you could
even put the monetary unit as Hr) in the resoruces' unit cost
HTH

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Import Project Standard 2003 tasks and deadlines to Outlook 2003

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 05:23 PM PDT

I know it refers to Project but trust me, it's an installation package and
the files for Outlook are part of it. When you download and expand the
archive you'll find the files and instructions in the folder you create to
hold the expanded files.

Here's the URL for the download page for the Workgroup Message Handler
package:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6382c615-1090-452c-8eba-4025b8976c18&displaylang=en
if you look at the bottom of the page you'll see the system requirements and
the email programs it's compatible with, including Outlook, are listed.

It's a two step process starting with Project and that's why what you're
seeing is refering only to Project. You have to first activate Project's
ability to send messages to email systems. Then on the receiving side you
have to configure Outlook so it can understand the messages Project sends to
it. In a formal PM scenario you'd configure Project and then email as
attachments the email client configuration programs to your resources for
them to run on their own machines. Then to get your tasks from a Project
file into your own Outlook, you assign yourself as a resource in Project and
mail your task assignments to yourself. When Outlook receives it in email,
you accept the assignment and it enters them into the to-do list. Of
course, if you're using Project in a full-fledged Project management role
you'd also be mailing the rest of your resource team their task assignments
from Project as well.

It's well to be nervous about editing the registry but those direction come
straight from the MS horse's mouth and as long as you follow them to the
letter and double check against typos you'll be ok.

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
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Compare Project Versions - Run-time error '13': Type mismatch

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 01:41 PM PDT

John

Thank you for your input, I took a look at the fields that were being
compared and could not find anything obvious. Probably the most interesting
test was when I removed all fields with the exception of the ID and Task Name
fields I still recieved the error.

I have two files that are derived from the project files that gave me the
error. The new have three tasks, the error occurs while processing the
Version 2 file on the second task. I can e-mail these files and I would
aprreciate any help you can provide.

Thanks

Mike

"John" wrote:
 

Max File Size in Proj Pro / Server

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 01:19 PM PDT

Open Project, Go to help menu, select reference then project specifications.
I expect that they are identical.

--
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http://masamiki.com/project

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Project PWA Project Center views

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 11:53 AM PDT

Thanks Gary.
I assume the new thread at microsoft.puublic.projectserver (?) is at the
same discussion group site that you replied to, correct?
Will open thread there and supply requested info.

"Gary L. Chefetz (MVP)" wrote:
 

How do I split a microsoft project task that takes x hours over .

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 08:27 AM PDT

Sorry, Levi, that referred to the TechTrax article - at the end.


Mike Glen
Project MVP

Levi Page wrote: 



Is there a good Lag time report I can run?

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 08:09 AM PDT

See my other message to you. I think you're confusing lag time and slack
time.
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Specifying Time of Day Task is due

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 05:57 AM PDT

There is sometimes confusion about what milestones are. They are NOT dates
themselves but they do occur on at some specific date and time. The
milestone itself is the event that takes place - a contract has been signed,
a final report has been completed, a critical part has been delivered, a
project phase has been completed, etc - that has some special signifigance
in the project. It occurs whenever it occurs and even though there may be a
target or desired date, just like any other event the milestone event itself
might take place early, on-time, or late. In other words, you have TWO
dates associated with your milestone event - the date when it WILL occur and
the date by which it SHOULD occur. (I should point out that milestones
don't necessarily have a due date - remember the milestone is an event and
even though it's important to monitor for project tracking purposes we might
not actually care when it happens.) In engineering you could say that the
milestone marks a state change - in erecting a building before the milestone
"foundation ready" the construction of the foundation is in process. The
milestone marks the point where the foundation is complete and we can move
on to the next phase. The change of state is "foundation incomplete" ->
"foundation ready."

In your example the milestone is the receipt of the material. You need it
by Oct 15th so that is its deadline. But the delivery might come in a week
before, on the 15th, or there might be a trucker's strike and your material
might not get there until November. The date shown in the Gantt chart is
the estimated date based on links leading to it, including lag times, until
it has occured and then the actual date on which it did occur. By entering
a deadline on the Task Information sheet, Advanced tab, for the milestone
you can put a green arrowhead marker on the Gantt chart to indicate what the
"drop dead" date of the milestone is and to see whther you're making the
required schedule or not.

Moving the milestone will not move the deadline nor should it. If we had to
have parts received by 15th October last year does that mean in a similar
project next year we'll need the same delivery date? Not very likely.


--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs




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Gap in the schedule

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 05:03 AM PDT

Hi Aniki

have you levelled at an "hour by hour" setting .. (from my experience)
project won't "correct" your second problem if you only levelled at a "day
by day" setting.

As to the first problem i have really no idea, is the "clear levelling
values before levelling" check box checked?

Let us know how you go.

Cheers
JulieD

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Report problems

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 04:56 AM PDT

Hi Jonathan ,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

Please see FAQ Item: 16. Project Viewer.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-)

Mike Glen
Project MVP

Jonathan wrote: 



change font color of tasks or color of bars from VBA

Posted: 14 Oct 2004 03:17 AM PDT

I have some sample code for turning all the bars green at my website.
http://masamiki.com/macros.htm look for the all green macro.
There are methods for changing font color too (see John's message).
The one thing that can't be done is to change the cell background color.

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How do I set up an MS Project where resources are working on the .

Posted: 13 Oct 2004 05:23 PM PDT

How about setting it up as a summary task describing the whole activity with
the three instances as subtasks indented underneath it. The subtasks would
not be linked to each other. Each resource is assigned to their specific
subtask. While usually people advise not to link summay tasks, in this case
I think there is an exception and any links coming TO the set of tasks or
From it would go through the Summary task, not the subtasks. The duration
of the summary will be from whenver the earliest starting subtask begins to
where the latest finishing subtask ends, thus automatically setting the end
of the group to whichever subtask finishes last.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


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Progress Bar Not Showing

Posted: 13 Oct 2004 02:43 PM PDT

You're welcome, Shep:-)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP


shep wrote: 



One Gantt Bar showing 3 different data

Posted: 13 Oct 2004 10:56 AM PDT

You use the term "baselined date" in the singular and I'm not aware of such
a data point. There's baselined start date, baseline finish date, etc but
there's no such as a "baselined date" unless you are referring to the date
on which the baseline itself was created or saved. Likewise the current
date already is shown on the Gantt chart as a vertical dotted line going
from top to bottom of the chart at todays date in the timescale. It's not
an attribute of any particular task. Can you be more specific about what
you're trying to do here?
--
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MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


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Calendar Goes to 1987

Posted: 13 Oct 2004 10:23 AM PDT

Thanks Mike,
I love those Microsoft "features", too. Guess I'll just have to muddle
through. I'll be sure to check out the Project MVP site though!
Thanks again,
Melinda

"Mike Glen" wrote:
 

Project 2000 calendars driving me mad! Help pls.

Posted: 13 Oct 2004 08:51 AM PDT

Hi Pete,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

You might like to see FAQ Item: 5. Default Working Hours

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-)

Mike Glen
Project MVP
Pete Bennett wrote: 



How do I force a resource to work on a task until it's done?

Posted: 13 Oct 2004 08:07 AM PDT

One thing that might help is to see if you can break the task down into
smaller units that can then be parcelled out to your two resources
individually. The general rule in a WBS is to try for a 1-task/1-resource
correspondence, resource in this context being either an individual or a
team that must work together as a unit, like a painter and his assistant,
both of whom must be present for the job to proceed. Another rule of thumb
that can help is the 8/80 Rule - if the tasks are smaller than about 8
man-hours you're trying to excessively micromanage the resources and if
they're longer than about 80 man-hours you are likely to be looking at what
is really a grouping of a number of different activities rather than a
single discrete activity. 1200 man-hours (30 man-weeks) is well over that
threshold. If you can separate out the individual components you may be
able to split the work in such a way that the overall group is done in the
shorted possible time even with the second resource joining late.

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs



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Blocking out Holidays and row adjustment questions

Posted: 13 Oct 2004 07:15 AM PDT


June,
But you never said exactly what you problem with row height adjustment
was. Are you trying to increase the row height or are you trying to
decrease the row height? I already gave you some ideas of why you may
not be able to decrease row height, but not being able to increase row
height is another issue.

John

Actuals in PWA vs. actuals in MS Project Pro

Posted: 13 Oct 2004 02:05 AM PDT

LimorS --

After updating the project plan with actuals, you need to click
Collaborate - Publish - All Information to "push" the latest schedule
changes to PWA. Many people miss this step, unfortunately, because the
publishing process is not automatic. Hope this helps.

--
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


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