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Microsoft Word - How to change the page shape?

How to change the page shape?

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 11:36 AM PDT

This is my problem: in the past few days my page has been like this on Windows word 2007, and there is usually a gap at the top! when I go to view and make it one page its fine but as soon as I zoom in it goes back to this. I've tried changing the margin, the size of page and different viewing options, please help meeeee!!!!!

footer with an auto text filename and path

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 10:42 AM PDT

In Word 2003 I was able to create a template for a particular document and insert a footer with an auto
text filename and path, so that when that template was used to create a new
document and saved as a document the footer changed to reflect the document's
filename. If the document was subsequently opened and revised and re-saved with
a revised filename the footer would automatically change (not initially when
viewed but would be changed on the print out or subsequently when closed and
re-opened)

 

In Word 2013 it doesn't seem to be possible to do the same. Progress??!!

 

I can add the field containing the filename and path to the template footer but this does not automatically
change to reflect the document's filename when saved.

 

Is there a way? 

Office Word 2010 Readability Stats greyed out

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 08:42 AM PDT

Hi All,

I'm trying to help someone less tech savvy than myself with a Office Word 2010 issue in that the want to turn on and use the "Readability Stats" option when running the spell/grammar checker. The problem is that upon going to the appropriate Options>Proofing check boxes the option to "Show readability Stats" is greyed out thus making it impossible to activate it, is there a way to ungrey it and activate it?

The version of Office 2010 Professional Plus is a Volume License installed by a now closed/ceased trading local IT shop as far as I know, also when you start Word there are pop up boxes saying that to run this option Macros need to be enabled at the point of installation, which I presume has not been done, I am presuming that the greyed box and macro problem are related but then I'm probably wrong. 

So far I have not found any installation file left by the IT shop so I don't want to uninstall Office completely incase I cannot get Office 2010 back. I've tried a "Repair Install" from the control panel but still no success. Unfortunately I don't have immediate access to the laptop concerned as the owner still uses it for their work and travels a lot so I would require options to try as and when I can get access to it.

Thanks in Advance

C

The A5 paper size template in Word 2003 has vanished - what do I do to get it back?

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 08:35 AM PDT

I often use the A5 template in word 2003. I have always just been able to go to 'page set up' > 'paper', and been able to select A5 as an option. I tried to do the same today, only to find the 'A5' option has vanished of the face of the earth. Where did it go, and how do I get it back?!?

For the record, I can't think of anything that I might have done to upset things. All I do with my computer is use word, surf the internet, edit pictures and play the odd game... so I haven't been messing around with program files or anything.

Also I haven't installed anything recently.

How to remove/add a space after/before all headings with a macro

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 08:07 AM PDT

I have a document with many level 3 headings. I need a space (paragraph break) added before all of them, and a space (paragraph break) removed after each of them. How can I do this?

Thanks in advance.

The look of my "save" and "save as" dialog boxes have changed

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 07:19 AM PDT

I have no idea what button combination I pressed a few weeks ago but I did something to change the look of my save dialog boxes in all of my Office products. I don't have the normal box where you have your file folders at the top of the box and the file name, type bar at the bottom. I have just a screen with the following list of characters: File name

Save as type

Author

Tags

Title

Subject

Manager

Company

Categories

Comment

I find it very difficult and a pain trying to save files when it looks like this. I have clicked and unclicked things. I have restarted my computer. So how do I get my save and save as dialog boxes back to normal?

I can't uninstall/reinstall the program because I don't have the discs.

Multiple unwanted printer designations

Posted: 08 Mar 2014 10:01 PM PST

On Windows 7, Devices & Printers shows my HP printer (Officejet 4500)
properly designated as my default printer.  But File / Print (in Word, Excel, & other applications) offers a drop-down list of 8 other printers, 7 of which are variations of my default printer.

Some documents, upon receiving a print command, will only print if one of the 7 variants is selected – why?  How did the 7 variants of HP Officejet 4500 get created?  How can I get rid of them?

Make Macro Run with Find/Replace

Posted: 08 Mar 2014 07:43 PM PST

Word 2010

Windows 7

I have recorded a macro (new for me) that deletes the first three spaces of a line and makes everything else in the line a level 3 heading. This is handy for what I am doing. The problem is that I have to do it everywhere a "\s" happens in a document. Is there any way that I can make find/replace run this macro at every place that it finds "\s"?

Thanks

How can I create a hyper link to a file that ignores when the directory structure is moved to a new drive letter or home directory

Posted: 08 Mar 2014 07:35 PM PST

I have been trying for hours to create a hyperlink that is immune to having my directory tree and linked files moved.  I am pretty sure I need to use relative paths and have searched online, but the answers really don't address this.

I have a directory structure like this:

First Directory

 | Primary Document

+- Organization

 |     Doc A

 |     Doc B

 |     Doc C

+- Operation

 |     (more docs)

+- Taxes

 |     (more docs)

+- Financial

 |     (more docs)

Along with other overview information, the "Primary Document" has links to all of the documents in the subsequent subdirectories.

I am authoring "Primary Document" on my local drive.  The path to it is "C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\First Directory\Primary Document.docx".

The file path in a hyper link would look something like this "File:///c:\Users\<user name>\Documents\First Directory\Organization\Doc A.Docx"

I will be distributing this document to other team members on a USB stick. "First Directory" will be off the root directory of the USB stick. 

However, when I copy the directory structure to the USB stick the links no longer work.  Depending on what I am trying, I get Word thinking that I have specified an URL so it doesn't prepend the File:///, or file not found.

I have the "Update Links on Save" unchecked.  I have tried changing Hyperlink base to things like ".\" without the quotes.  Word seems to ignore this.  I have left it blank. This results in adding File:///e:%5d to the file name in the Hyperlink. I also tried a lot of other things hoping I could luck into the solution.

I have read many documents that I have found online and none of the suggestions/advice has worked or helped.

I am at my wits end, which might not be very far ;-), and would appreciate and help.

Word 2013 auto prints documents after opening

Posted: 08 Mar 2014 07:27 PM PST

Hello,

I've just installed Office Home and Business 2013 and when I double click on any work document to open it. Word auto prints it and closes itself.

Any idea how to fix this.

On the other hand when I fist open Word and then browse the document, it opens fine.

Thanks

I have found a bug in MS word bibliography styles

Posted: 08 Mar 2014 07:14 PM PST

The bibliography styles all include a template labelled 'NoCommaBeforeAnd', which is used throughout all the styles to remove commas. However, in most cases, it does not remove the commas as it is supposed to, as commas are only removed if they follow the word 'and'.

eg. the style sheets apply 'NoCommaBeforeAnd' to 'et al.' and '&', but the commas are not removed.

If anyone more skilled than I knows where these templates are sourced from, I would appreciate a reply with the location, as I don't know how the xsl files resolve '/*/b:Locals/b:Local[@LCID=$_LCID]/b:General/b:NoCommaBeforeAnd'.

Blurred image when changing layout options

Posted: 08 Mar 2014 06:23 PM PST

Hi everyone, 

   When I am using images on Word 2013 when I change the layout option, the image loses quality, it gets blurred and I cannot put it back as it was. Do you know how to correct this or why it is happening? The images I am inserting are .png

Thanks all

Cheers!