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Microsoft Word - Word Converting Text Box to PNG - Losing Links in Email Merge

Word Converting Text Box to PNG - Losing Links in Email Merge

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:42 PM PDT

Hi All,

I just sent out an email using Microsoft Word and an Excel Sheet. I put the text - including a mergefield and a hyperlink - into a text box with a nice border so it would look lovely (and I was very proud of my product!)

The mergefields came out just fine, but the whole text box was converted to a PNG image and so the hyperlinks were lost! I can't find anything out there explaining why a text box would convert to PNG or how to make links in text boxes work for a mail merge.

Am I doomed to not being able to put links inside lovely text boxes? Can anyone explain why this happened?

Thanks!

Office 2013 crashing

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:35 PM PDT

I installed Office 2013 Home and Business 2013 on four new HP I5 workstations running Win 7 pro. Everything was running well for about two months and at approx. the same time three of the four started crashing Word, Excel, Outlook etc. I got the following: ( have not checked to see if all three are the same problem but I assume they are. For security reasons I have removed the computer name and all reference to the owner.

Log Name:      Application

Source:        Application Error

Date:          4/10/2014 1:21:59 PM

Event ID:      1000

Task Category: (100)

Level:         Error

Keywords:      Classic

User:          N/A

Computer:      ..........................................................

Description:

Faulting application name: WINWORD.EXE, version: 15.0.4569.1503, time stamp: 0x52b0b1b2

Faulting module name: MSOIDCLIL.DLL, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x51db15d1

Exception code: 0xc0000005

Fault offset: 0x00051047

Faulting process id: 0x114c

Faulting application start time: 0x01cf54f223b5972f

Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\WINWORD.EXE

Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Office15\MSOIDCLIL.DLL

Report Id: 6246a793-c0e5-11e3-ba10-9cb654f12c5f

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="Application Error" />

    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>

    <Level>2</Level>

    <Task>100</Task>

    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-04-10T19:21:59.000000000Z" />

    <EventRecordID>4559</EventRecordID>

    <Channel>Application</Channel>

    <Computer>................................................</Computer>

    <Security />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data>WINWORD.EXE</Data>

    <Data>15.0.4569.1503</Data>

    <Data>52b0b1b2</Data>

    <Data>MSOIDCLIL.DLL</Data>

    <Data>0.0.0.0</Data>

    <Data>51db15d1</Data>

    <Data>c0000005</Data>

    <Data>00051047</Data>

    <Data>114c</Data>

    <Data>01cf54f223b5972f</Data>

    <Data>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\WINWORD.EXE</Data>

    <Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Office15\MSOIDCLIL.DLL</Data>

    <Data>6246a793-c0e5-11e3-ba10-9cb654f12c5f</Data>

  </EventData>

</Event>

How can I get to see the preview of a document when searching through the Documents Library?

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 02:59 PM PDT

  From the time that I installed Word 2010  unable to see the document without a struggle - even though there is a provision in the Documents Library for showing the file.  To see the document you must go through the motions of actually closing the document and then closing the Documents Library and then reopening it.  This has been a problem since installing Word  2010, some 8-10  years ago.

Walk the Trail from Conques to Moissac

Trail version of office on new laptop but alos have full home and student 2013

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 02:31 PM PDT

Hi all,

    I have got a new PC and also I bought from the Microsoft store Office Home and Student 2013 and installed it, but then I actually noticed that there was a trial version of office Home Premium on the PC.

Now what I want to know is what will happen when the trial version expires, and also will I be able from inside word send an doc via email (File -> Share -> email)

Cheers

Gremlins with word 2007 edition

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:49 PM PDT

Following problem with word just developed:

when going to any drop down menu on task bar e.g. Font the screen flashes a quick glimpse only. The options do not appear in order to change them.

Also when using a word doc:  I am unable to place the cursor between 2 words, already typed, if I wish to add something or make an amendment - what happens is one odd the words other side of where I place the cursor is highlighted, therefore if I wish to add a coma, for example, on adding comma word that is highlighted is deleted.

hope this makes sense. 

Any ideas greatly appreciated

Paul

Some graphics won't open in Word 2013.

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:33 PM PDT

Why will Word 2013 display my graphics if they are saved as RGB, but will not display if they are saved as CMYK?

Endnote Web Cite While Your Write CWYW plug in not working

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 12:22 PM PDT

I use a Windows 8.1 laptop with Microsoft Word 2007 and tried installing the Endnote Web CWYW plug in.  When I open Word, the tab is not there, I've tried going to options and selecting disabled add-ins etc. and it doesn't even appear.  I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling both Microsoft Office and Endnote again and again and that doesn't work either.  I've also tried moving files around but that won't work.. please help!!! 

Sequential numbering starting from other than 1

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 12:07 PM PDT

Hi All,

Just joined to get some help on this.

I have several xml files (SMS backup files) I am editing where I want to insert sequential numbering. The number in the id field shown in bold italics below has been replaced with a unique string to allow for a find and replace to be done sequentially giving, e.g. xml a) containing id's 1 to 25, xml b) containing id's 26 to 50, xml c) containing id's 51 to 75 and so on.

I've managed to edit one using Find and Replace with an { SEQ } field as the replacement to give sequential numbering. This started from 1 which is fine. Subsequent xml's where I've tried to use { SEQ \r n } to get numbering starting from other than 1 results in multiple occurrences of the number as defined by n. It's this way even after updating the fields.

The xml contains the following as an example:

<SMS>
<_id>2945</_id>
<address>mobile number appears here</address>
<date>1353098545814</date>
<read>1</read>
<status>0</status>
<type>2</type>
<reply_path_present/>

<body>SMS text appears here</body>

<locked>0</locked>
</SMS>

Please be aware that I'm not an experienced user of Word, so if suggestions could be phrased in layman's terms it would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance for any assistance offered.

Martin

MS word won't open

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 11:34 AM PDT

I just bought a new computer with windows 8 and installed Office Home & Business 2013 all programs work beside MS word. I have deleted the program and reinstalled it and still it won't open.

Please help I am an HR Manager and I can't work with out MS word .

Headers in Word 2013 not updating or saving changes

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:44 AM PDT

Hi,

I am having an issue with headers in some word documents. These documents were created in a previous version of Word. When I open the 2 page document the header on page 1 states 'page 1 of 1' and the header on page 2 states 'page 2 of 2'.

It should read '1 of 2' and '2 of 2' and once I click on the header it updates correctly to this. I then proceed to 'Save as' and close the file but when I reopen the file it has reverted to what it was before the save i.e.  '1 of 1' and '2 of 2'.

Has anyone seen this before or know how to fix it? It is happening with multiple documents and I have tested on a few different computers running 2013 and it is the same.

Customising Word 2010 Ribbon to include option to select a group of templates

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:06 AM PDT

Hi all,

I have created a letterhead template that i would like all members of my company to use as standard.

I have added this template to a shared drive and followed the instructions on this guide to ensure everyone on the network can access the template.

What I would like to do is take this a step further and add the template to a custom tab on their ribbons so they can access the template in fewer clicks (i.e. without clicking 'file', 'new', 'my templates' etc etc.

So far the best i have achieved is to create a new tab on the ribbon which includes the option to 'create new document or template' where the user can select the template, reducing the numbers of clicks significantly.

However, i'm pretty sure there is a way where i can have a direct link to the template in a tab so that it can be accessed without the user having to search for it (even though this isn't the greatest hardship if i am wrong).

hopefully i've made it clear what I'm trying to achieve, and if anyone has any information that would be greatly appreciated. If you require any further clarification, let me know and i can drop in screenshots etc.

Many thanks.

Word 2010 - restricted document problem

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 08:51 AM PDT

A bit over a year ago I created a document with fields for users to modify. I restricted everything in the document other than those fields, which are available for everyone to modify. For some unknown reason, as of today, I am the only user who cannot modify these fields, including old documents that I had previsouly edited.

Even stranger, about half the fields I can fully change while the other half only allow me to enter 1 character before informing me that modification is not allowed. If I unlock the document and re-set the permissions to everyone, I am able to modify the field as I have been for the past year.

Again, all other users are not experiencing this, what could have changed with my installation that would restrict this for only me?

Both envelope and letterhead

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 08:43 AM PDT

When I call up my letterhead template, I get also an envelope above the letterhead.   How do I remove the envelope from the letterhead template screen?

How does Word for iPad synchronize with a corporate SharePoint installation?

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 08:32 AM PDT

I have read that when creating a document in Word for the iPad, the document automatically saves to OneDrive and synchronizes automatically.

However I don't want this. I want to work on (edit) a document that is stored on my corporate intranet on SharePoint (hosted privately and NOT Office 365 SharePoint).

So my question is, is the document I am working on automatically synchronized to SharePoint if I have downloaded it from SharePoint?

Follow-up question - is my SharePoint document also stored on OneDrive without my authorization?

Thanks!

- Thom

How can I turn off Read-Only mode for a document?

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 08:17 AM PDT

I am trying to create a form in Word 2013, that is locked. The document is locked to only allow filling in the fields that are present, as multiple people will be filling in this form. Currently, because of the restrictions, the file opens in read-only mode for other users. I know that they are able to click "view" and then "edit document", but this may be too many instructions for some of the users. What I need is for the form to open in the mode that will allow them to enter text into the fields. Is this possible, and if so how can I set this up?

Keeping TOC out of Index

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 06:50 AM PDT

I have a TOC , the main body of text, and am building an Index. When doing the Mark All, text in the TOC is marked and included in the Index. Is there a way to keep the TOC out of the Index, short of going through the TOC manually and deleting each index entry field? Thanks in advance.

Lou

Word Macro - Merge, Protect, Email, Save

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 04:47 AM PDT

Hello everyone,

I'm currently trying to piece together a Word macro to achieve the following.

I have an Excel spreadsheet that contains my merge data and a Word document which is a single page form that the data merges into.

Step by step, record by record I would like to:

1. Merge a record into the form

2. Password protect the entire document to prevent editing

3. Allow certain areas of the document to be edited by using pre-defined bookmarks on the document

4. Email the form as an attachment using an email address from the current record but be able to add some pre-defined text into the body of the email

5. Save the form into a folder

6. Loop the above until all records have been merged, protected, emailed and saved

So far I have a macro that does everything perfectly aside from step 4, I'd be grateful if anyone could assist me with adding the email attachment process defined in step 4 :

Sub ProtectSaveEmail()
'
' MergeProtectEmailSave Macro
'
'
Dim i As Long
i = ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.RecordCount
ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.ActiveRecord = wdFirstRecord
Do While intCounter < i
intCounter = intCounter + 1
        ' Copy the active record
        ActiveDocument.Range.Copy
        ' Create a new document and paste the record
        Documents.Add
        Selection.Paste
        ' Set the open directory where the file is to be saved
        ChangeFileOpenDirectory _
        "D:\Merged Forms"
        ' Remove the mail merge from the document
        ActiveDocument.MailMerge.MainDocumentType = wdNotAMergeDocument
        ' Select all and replace all fields with their text values
        Selection.WholeStory
        Selection.Fields.Unlink
        ' Restrict editing of the document
        ActiveDocument.Protect Password:="a-password-goes-here", NoReset:=False, Type:= _
        wdAllowOnlyReading, UseIRM:=False, EnforceStyleLock:=False
        ' Allow editing of 6 fields in the document by using pre-defined bookmarks
        ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("EDIT1").Select
        Selection.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
        ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("EDIT2").Select
        Selection.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
        ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("EDIT3").Select
        Selection.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
        ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("EDIT4").Select
        Selection.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
        ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("EDIT5").Select
        Selection.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
        ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("EDIT6").Select
        Selection.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone

        ' Save the file using bookmark names within the file name
        ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:="Requirements - " & _
        ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("PERSON").Range.Text & " - " & _
        ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("COMPANY").Range.Text & ".docx"
        ' Close the document
        ActiveDocument.Close

ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.ActiveRecord = wdNextRecord

Loop
End Sub

Many thanks in advance,

Ben

Launch Word from client side javascript [Applicatiol URL Protocol?]

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 04:25 AM PDT

Hi all,

I'm working on a javascript front end site to run in the browser [Chrome], and I'd like to launch Word on the clients PC with their selected macros that have already been setup in Word for them.

My questions is does Office [and Word] create an Application URL Protocol [MSDN how to article] for itself when installing it?

For example, iTunes does this, with the url 'itmss://itunes.apple.com/us/app/123213213?mt=8' which, if the user has installed iTunes, will prompt them to open it.

Is there a Word equivalent protocol to itmss? Can I pass the macro names to it as parameters?

If there not an equivalent protocol, does anyone know how I might achieve something similar?

Thank you,

Kind Regards,

Gavin

There is a problem

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 02:57 AM PDT

Converting a PDF file to Word with Nuance Power PDF runs into a problem. It says the programme can't start when converting....

The file __________ cannot be opened because there are problems with the contents. Details: The name in the end tag must match the element type in the start tag.

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:00 AM PDT

I tried surfing the internet and done through many simple troubleshooting techniques. It didn't work. I guess I need some professional help urgently. I am writing my paper and I really really need it. Please help. I really am in a hectic schedule. Please. Thank you.

File here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/217410068/Chapter-III

My email address: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***

More info: It does open with WordPad but it really lacks the contents. I tried restoring previous versions but 'twas very far from the last edition. The latest edition does contain many statistical equations and a table including some text. Also, the preview in Scribd shows contents. Yes, those are the contents. But twas only the first page. When you download it, it's still there. It still cannot be opened on its latest edition.

P.S. I read about threads about this error but I'm not an XML Pro. Next time I think I have to learn about it.

Word 2013 Find options has "match case" Grayed Out

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 07:44 PM PDT

Hello, I am using word 2013. The issue I have is in the find options or advanced options, there are certain options being grayed out. These include match case, find whole word only etc. Can you please advise on how to enable them again?thanks.

Even-Numbered Page Numbers Not Appearing in Word 2010

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 06:34 PM PDT

I'm writing and self-publishing Volume II of a book.

The first volume I created in Word and formatted it so that my page numbers were on the outside-bottom corners (footers) of each page, e.g. Page 1 = Bottom Right, Page 2 = Bottom Left, Page 3 = Bottom Right, etc.

With this second volume, I would like to duplicate the formatting of the first book. However, when I tried doing this, on the odd-numbered pages the page number appears, but on the even-numbered pages - nothing.

I tried doing this by going through the following steps:

Insert>Page Number>Bottom of Page>Plain Number 3 and then checking the box that says "Different Odd & Even Pages".

There is no starting the numbering on a different page, etc. - Page 1 is the very first page of the book.

Can anyone explain what (if anything) I'm doing wrong?

Some notes to consider:

1) I noticed that when selecting the type of page number formatting I'd like, the drop-down list shows TWO of each of the SAME style (e.g."Plain Number 1," Plain Number 1," Plain Number 2," Plain Number 2," etc. - is this normal? (It seems not)

2) If I choose a page numbering format wherein the page number is in the CENTER of the bottom of the page (footer), I don't have this problem, and all the pages are displayed

3) To my knowledge (and unless I did so by mistake) my document is only ONE entire Section - but is there a way to double-check this?

4) Through some research I saw that some people had reported that this is a bug in MS Word 2010. If this is true, does Microsoft offer a patch/fix?

...I suspect that #1, above, is most telling, and I'm anxious to hear what everyone has to say.

Thank you!!

Visio drawings won't print from Word 2010 on some cases

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 04:43 PM PDT

Hi guys, I have strange problem with MS Word 2010: Visio drawings (Imported by Ctr+C,Ctrl+V) won't pint on Word on some cases. But print prewiew is ok. So...

I had spent more than 12 hours to know how to avoid this :(((

I had updated printing drivers to lust version, I made latest winows updates, made latest office updates, I had rummaged  the entire Internet on plances where exist this problem, bud anything did not help. I always saw diagram on print preview but did not had it on printed page (btw if I save as PDF and this print all is ok. But we do not like this perversions).

Results of 12 hour angry((

The problem in that fact that some features of word (word effects like gradient fillings, text shadows, with others effects I did not check) and embedded objects OLE objects (I know only about Visio) have some "exotic" conflicts.

Configuration

  • OS: windows 7 with latest updates.
  • MS office: 2010 with latest updates
  • Visio: 2007 with latest updates
  • Printer: HP P2015dn with latest drivers from HP

Steps to reproduce

  1. Create clean documents on visio and word
  2. Make some figure in Viso, like square
  3. Make table cell in Word (just one table cell) for Visio figure
  4. Insert Visio diagram to table cell (select square, copy, paste to cell in word document)

Then way 1:

  1. Add header
  2. Add text effect "shadow" to header style
  3. print

Then way 2:

  1. Add word diagram like square
  2. Add gradient filling to square
  3. Print

Important

It is reproduces only if visio diagram placed to table cell in document. If I insert visio diagram without table cell - all is ok. But table cell's are important for our since we uses they for convenient formating in our documents when we are place images, diagrams, image comments, etc. to document.

Addons

  • If save as PDF and print - all is ok
  • If save as "Word 97-2003" and print - all is ok
  • I will repeat - that all is ok in print preview and I have latest updates for whole (drivers, office, windows)

So what we have:

  1. We can use visio diagrams WITH table cells and WITHOUT word effects (shadows for text in styles, gradient fillings for word diagrams/figures) 
  2. We can use visio diagrams WITHOUT table cells and WITH word effects 

And my question

Is exist some way for fix this? If not may be you know some workarounds for use visio diagrams in tables WITH word effects (shadows for text in styles, gradient fillings for word diagrams/figures)?

Thank you...