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Microsoft Word - Page Borders in office 2013

Page Borders in office 2013

Posted: 29 May 2014 03:58 PM PDT

I,m making an event program in word 2013 and need to place a border around one column of a two column page. I can only get a border around the whole page. Please infoem if you can help

Word 2013 - How to change the radius of corners in a crop to shape picture?

Posted: 29 May 2014 03:26 PM PDT

I'm trying to crop to shape a picture and change the radius of the corners. In word 2007 I believe I was able to use a yellow box in the upper left hand corner of the picture to change the radius of the corners after I did the crop to shape rectangle with rounded corners. I don't seem to be able to find that function in word 2013. I can crop to shape with rounded corners but can't change the radius of the corners.  Thanks for your help.

Word has an error and will not open

Posted: 29 May 2014 02:11 PM PDT

Word has an error and will not open. There is no error number, but ask if i want it do a repair. I've clicked on the repair about 6 times, shut down the computer 3 times, and error windows is still there. I had just setup a calendar that appeared to have come Office 365. It says in accounts that it is connected outlook. I'm trying to find a way to uninstall it instead of just deleting the parts I can find. I've done searches to uninstall, but even when it says uninstall, all it has are way to install or change how it looks.   

Word 2010 reformats a paragraph when trying to restart a numbered list using a custom style

Posted: 29 May 2014 02:04 PM PDT

I have a template with a whole set of styles set up for writing specifications that I have used since Word first started styles.  Architectural specs are done using a fairly rigid set of conventions so the formatting HAS to be identical from section to section.  My problem is that when I right click on a paragraph and click on  "Restart at A" or "Restart at 1" on the drop down menu that appears, the paragraph I am trying to restart the numbering on changes its formatting! The numbering and the paragraph indents both change.   It means that the first paragraph is different from all of the others in that document and not in a good way.   I end up spending more time trying to format my paragraphs than if I never used a style to begin with.  This never happened in any other version of Word I used (XP, 2003) not until I "upgraded" to 2010.  WHAT HAPPENED to the styles and templates that worked perfectly well in XP and 2003 and are totally messed up in 2010?????  I don't have the time or inclination to  to reset the freaking styles in my specs template every time I go to use it!  How can I fix this buggy thing? 

bookmarks do not work in word 2010 email merge

Posted: 29 May 2014 01:47 PM PDT

I was having trouble with bookmarks not working in word 2010 email merge. I found a fix on the internet and ran it with good results. I failed to save the web page that I obtained it from and can not find it again. I would like to obtain that url for future reference. Can anyone help?

Thanks!

Ben

Problem with Ribbon in Word 2013 (using Windows 8.1)

Posted: 29 May 2014 12:48 PM PDT

The ribbon that displays shows only File, Formatting, Mail Merge.

Where are Home, Start Mailing, etc. ?

I have wasted 2+ hours trying to set up a simple mail merge from Excel 2013.

author name in comment box defaults to 'Author' after a compare

Posted: 29 May 2014 12:36 PM PDT

Hello

When i do a compare between a document with multiple reviewers and a baseline document, the compare tool correctly marks all edits with the author name i provide.

However the comment boxes themselves default to Author.

This happens during the compare, and before i save the document. I did uncheck the privacy box in the trust center settings, so this is not the issue.

I was hoping that the comment boxes would also display the name i provided as an author.

Thanks for your help.

Problems with a form I created

Posted: 29 May 2014 12:12 PM PDT

I have tried to ask this question to Microsoft Office Support but they keep hanging up on me.  I also tried the Microsoft Office Tech Chat, but they keep giving me the same site that I am on chatting with the person that is telling me to go to the site.  I keep getting the exact same chat place.  I am so frustrated.  I finally called, and the lady told me to go to the chat place that I am having problems with.  I wanted a supervisor, but she hung up on me.  I am ready to scream!  Anyway, I created a lease form in Word 2003 that I used the "forms toolbar".  We just got this Office 2013, and there is no "forms toolbar".  I cannot locate in the ribbons a forms section.  The lease form I have has these variable fields where the employee can complete ONLY the variable field.  I have the lease form locked and all the employee has to do is hit the "tab" key and it takes them to the next field to complete that small section.  I need to relock the form, because if you hit the tab key, it doesn't take you to the next variable field.  It puts an actual tab in the document itself.  I don't want to do that.  I want to lock it back so that all the employee should have to do is hit the tab key and go directly to the next field to complete.  How can I do this?  Please help me.  I don't know what else to do.  Thank you.

Keep With Next formatting doesn't keep Figure and caption together

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:55 AM PDT

I am  a Technical Writer converting a software user's guide into a new format, and I need to follow a convention for creating figures wherein a custom "Centered" style + Keep with Next formatting is applied to the imported image so that it follows the accompanying caption (custom "Caption" style) across page breaks.

This approach has worked for the first ten figures in the document, but the eleventh image just refuses to follow its caption over page breaks, no matter how many times I apply "Keep With Next" or any of the other appropriate styles.

How do I fix this?  It's starting to frustrate me.

Using Signature Line in Word 2013

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:45 AM PDT

How can I bypass adding signature services to word 2013?

I've created signature lines in a word 2013 document, but am unable to "sign" them without a third party program.

However, on another PC in the office I am able to sign the same document using word 2007. I'm not looking for a crazy-secure encrypted $200/yr solution, the purpose for the signature is purely cosmetic. I'm likely going to cancel my office 365 subscription and revert to back to using the older versions of word to make this functional again.


If I'm having this much difficulty with it, I can't send these documents to a customer who may be using word 2003, 2007, 98' who knows.

Question in relation to Using Checkboxes for Mutually Exclusive Choices

Posted: 29 May 2014 10:35 AM PDT

Hello,

I would like to accomplish the following:

1 - Create Mutual Exclusivity from among a group of Checkboxes located in a Form Frame - I am successful here.
(See Sample Macro 1 below.  This macro has been added as an "On Entry" macro to each of the checkboxes in the

frame. For purposes of this example, I will assume the user is asked to select their favorite color. )

2 - Pass the final choice made in the checkboxes from this first Form Frame to another group of checkboxes in a

second Form Frame and ensure mutual exclusivity in the second frame. Additionally, this frame needs to allow a user to

change the choice that is passed to this frame. - I am not successful here.

(See Sample Macro 2 below.  A similar but different named macro has been added as an "On Exit" macro to each

checkbox.  Sub CopyGreenCheckbox for the Green checkbox, Sub CopyRedCheckbox for the Red checkbox, etc.. 
These macros work fine as long as the user who makes selections in the first Form Frame only clicks one of the color

checkboxes and does not change their mind.  If the user of the first Form Frame selects additional boxes, only one

choice will appear in the first Form Frame, which is what I need, but all the choices they made in the first Form Frame

will pass to the second Form Frame. Thus, no Mutual Exclusivity.

I have tried adding a macro similar to the Sample Macro 1 as an OnEntry macro to each of the checkboxes in the

second Form Frame with no success. 

I hope my questions make sense.  Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you

Sample Macro 1 -
Sub MakeCheckBoxesExclusive1()
'  Macro will ensure that only one choice will remain selected in the frame.
'    The macro is assigned as an OnEntry macro for each checkbox in the frame.
Dim oField As FormField
For Each oField In Selection.Frames(1).Range.FormFields
 oField.CheckBox.Value = False
Next oField
Selection.FormFields(1).CheckBox.Value = True
End Sub

Sample Macro 2 -
Sub CopyGreenCheckbox()
'  Macro to be used as OnExit macro for checkbox.  The checkbox with the bookmark of Green2 will
'    reflect the state of the checkbox with the bookmark of Green1
With ActiveDocument
.FormFields("Green2").CheckBox.Value = .FormFields("Green1").CheckBox.Value
End With
End Sub

HELP with forms in Word - Can't stop the automatic bolding

Posted: 29 May 2014 10:14 AM PDT

I have gone through the process of setting up a form for new hires at out company. I started with a table so that I can make sure everything lined-up and then added in the fields needed. My problem is that no matter what I do, once I do the restrict editing the form automatically bolds the letters for any entries on the left hand side of the page. I have gone through the developer, undid the bold and made sure everything was the same for the fields on the left hand and right hand side but it always go back to bolding. There are a mix of fields (rich text, drop down and date), but the same is for the right hand side of the page. I have even completely deleted everything and started over. I am going crazy!! How do I get the form to stop bolding???

I can't find the unprotect button in the Restrict Editing and Formatting Box. Why?

Posted: 29 May 2014 09:24 AM PDT

I can't locate the "Unprotect" button I'm told is at the bottom of the Restrict Editing and Formatting Box.  How do I access it and why is it hidden?

Cannot change connected OneDrive user in Word/Excel 2010

Posted: 29 May 2014 09:08 AM PDT

For some reason, Office is associated with the wrong OneDrive acount.

When I click "You are not ____ ? Click here", I get a "cannot connect to onedrive" message and when I click connect to onedrive, it connects me to the wrong account again.

I did go in User / Credentials Manager and to remove the onedrive credentials there. Still doesn't work.

Invalid Character Setting - Sum Column on Table

Posted: 29 May 2014 08:57 AM PDT

Hello,

I am trying add a formula to a cell in a table (Word 2013) that adds the values of the cells in the rows above it but I keep getting the error message "!Invalid Character Setting." 

All of the cells being summed contain a number (no blank cells).

I have tried entering the formula by using the formula button on the Layout tab of the Table Tools ribbon using both "=SUM(ABOVE)" and "=SUM(C1:C3)" I've tried both typing it manually and using the Paste Function option.

I've also tried entering the formula by going through the Insert Field option under Quick Parts on the Insert tab using the "= (Formula)".

Any ideas on what I may be doing wrong?

Excel Table Link to Word 2013

Posted: 29 May 2014 08:04 AM PDT

I'm trying to link financial statements and other Excel tables from Excel 2013 to Word 2013.  I use Paste Special and choose Paste Link.  I make several changes to the tables after the initial drafting, so I would like not to have to redo the tables every time I update a link (or it automatically updates the links).  I've tried every format.  See below on results. Can someone help?

Paste as Excel workbook or Picture:  The font become condensed instead of normal

Paste as Formatted text rtf or html:  The column widths initially post with two lines for the number fields.  I can widen it and looks great, but goes back when the link is updated.  Accounting number format is used in Excel (needed for placement of $).  The column widths appear decreased, but even when I increase the column in excel, it still pastes as two lines.  See screen shot below.   

Bitmap:  image quality is bad

Missing Tab Selector button and missing hanging indent marker

Posted: 29 May 2014 07:10 AM PDT

For some reason in the last couple of days, the Tab Selector button and hanging indent marker display sporadically. If I close Word and start with a blank file, they are back. In particular, there is one document I'm working on in which this behavior happens sporadically. I have to make sure that document is closed, close all Word files, reopen, and then the markers are back. Any idea what might be causing this?

Changing Text Orientation - Word 2007

Posted: 29 May 2014 06:50 AM PDT

Good afternoon,

In Excel, there is a function in the Alignment tab of the Format Cells menu that enables you to change the orientation of text in a cell. Without resorting to using text boxes or inserting Excel files, or iindeed using Excel itself, is there a way to do this in Word? I've had a look around the ribbon and nothing leaps out but I thought I'd ask.

Thanks.

Mail merge every other label

Posted: 29 May 2014 05:44 AM PDT

Can someone please help.

I am making place cards for a wedding.  I need to have my contact details on the back side of everyone of them.  To help with this I have set up an A4 page, with text boxes to represent labels.  Now I need to merge names into every other text box.  Is there a way of doing this.  

I have tried the merge if blank, but it tells me I can't use "if" rules into footers.  I don't have a footer set up on the page.  

I hope this makes sense.  

Thanks in advance 

Encarta Reference Book Still Returning Zero Results

Posted: 29 May 2014 05:40 AM PDT

Looking up any word in the Encarta Reference Book using Word 2010's (and 2007) Research feature returns zero results. This problem began about 1 month ago, possibly on the same date (April 8, 2014) that MS discontinued support for Office 2003. I have applied the fix in Article ID: 971042 but still have the problem.

I see other posts on this Forum dated April 2014 describing the same issue but no successful solutions have been posted and interest (replies) seems to have vanished.

How to customize a Word template

Posted: 29 May 2014 05:06 AM PDT

I have created a template from an SOW we use. We do lots of work with Partners so I want to put the partner info together and make it so that the sales team can choose a paragraph about a specific partner and just add it. I would like to have the same flexibility to add canned descriptions of work such as AZURE backup or Azure AD so that I can put basic information about the service and then do a small amount of customization based on the customer needs.

Thanks,

Geoff

How to add a simple language toggle to the ribbon

Posted: 29 May 2014 05:05 AM PDT

I often need to edit documents in one of two languages and don't like the present way of switching between proofing languages.

You need to:

  1. Switch to the Review tab
  2. Click the Language button
  3. Choose Language Preferences
  4. Choose my language
  5. Un-check "Do not check spelling or grammar" which is somehow always in that weird intermediate step, so I need to click twice.
  6. Click OK.

That really is too much.

Is there a way for me to add a button to the ribbon that will just list the languages I use and allow me to switch languages with two clicks? Please say yes.

Just installed Office 2013 and now can't print

Posted: 29 May 2014 03:13 AM PDT

Hi, I've just installed Office 2013 Professional Plus and now I can't print.  I can print from Notepad but not from Word or Outlook or Excel etc.  Could someone please please please step me through how to fix this??  I've taken my printer and hard drive to a tech shop but they didn't fix it.  They just uninstalled the printer software and re-installed it, printed something from Notepad and said it was working.  It aint!!

I have Windows 7.

I'm not overly IT savvy so please, if you can help me, please give me step by step clear instructions.

Many many thanks in advance. Fingers crossed someone can help me!

Unable to spell check in word 2013

Posted: 29 May 2014 02:21 AM PDT

I had word installed on my laptop along with a number of other programmes to help me with my university course, however since the guy had been fiddling around trying to get 'spellex' (a medical dictionary) to work (it never did work!) my spell check/dictionary fail to exist.

I have tried the whole unticking business in the language options...

it seems to pick up grammer but not spelling mistakes, getting really frustrated as im coming up to writing my dissertation.

Hopefully someone can help, i have searched high and low!

Help to embed a video from Microsoft site to MS Word 2010 document

Posted: 29 May 2014 02:02 AM PDT

Hi,

I am preparing my notes that I plan to circulate. I want to embed a a nice video on SharePoint to my work document.

This is what I want:

1. I have a MS Word 2010 open 

2. I have developers' tab persent

Link I am trying to embed:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/sharepoint-server-help/introduction-RZ101820091.aspx?section=2

Your help will be much appreciated.

Regards,

Atit Shah

Word 2010 Table of Contents

Posted: 29 May 2014 01:59 AM PDT

Hi,

I work as a legal word processor.  I created a TOC from the Heading style, and I want 2 levels to be in the TOC.  My problem is that when I generate the TOC, level 2 includes the 1.1 Taxes, and the text after that heading which I do not want in the TOC.  Can you please tell me how to setup the TOC so that this text does not get picked up when I generate the TOC?  Thank you.

Mailing Labels in Word 2013

Posted: 29 May 2014 12:10 AM PDT

I have created mailing labels in Word 2013. I never had a problem in Word 2003. Yes I made a big jump. When I use the Merge Wizard and I review my labels I am getting something weird. I have 116 names and addresses in the excel spreadsheet I am using. When I update all labels in the merge I am getting 116 pages. The first page prints the first name from the spreadsheet first and then names from the next 29 rows (rows 1-30). My Avery sheet has 30 labels per page. But the second sheet in the merge has the second name first and then the names from rows 3-31. The third page rows 3-32, and so on until one name is one page 116. I can't figure out what to do to fix this. Help please.

Mail Merge Hide table with no data

Posted: 28 May 2014 11:50 PM PDT

Hi, hope someone can help with this. I've created a Mail merge letter pullinh data from an Excel Spreadsheet. In the mail merge letter I have data being put in the fields below (name, Relationship to you, % of benefit). The issue I'm having is some letters have 1 row of text and other letters have up to 5 rows of text. I need the table box to adjust according to how many rows of text there is. 1 line of text = 1 text box, 2 lines of text = 2 text boxes, etc.

So basically i need a variable table that appears when there is text and disappears when there is no text.

John Smith Daughter 50.00
ashley barr    Son   50.00
     

 thanks,

Ashley

Word Doc from A3 to A4

Posted: 28 May 2014 11:39 PM PDT

I'm in the middle of the doc, is there a function in word 2010 that can automatically change the paper size from A3 to A4 as I don't want to manually adjust the font size to smaller one to fit the A4 size.

Regards.

Office 365 problems

Posted: 28 May 2014 10:40 PM PDT

I bought a product key from my school so that I didn't have to pay the monthly fee. The program runs just fine on my computer now if I try active it on my ipad it says I don't have valid keyt have paid subscription,when I just bought it, and it wont let me put my product on my office online stuff either.

Trying to access "punctuation" option in Word 2010

Posted: 28 May 2014 10:15 PM PDT

Is there any way possible to access a specific step or option in "Word 2010" that allows you to truly check punctuation in a written document? No just "spell check" which doesn't even touch the tip of the iceberg when referencing "punctuation" marks in a document.

The previous "Word" programs use to automatically address punctuations. :-(

Change sometimes takes the good and replaces it with the unwanted and/or useless.  Grrrrr........

creating a booklet with landscape inside pages

Posted: 28 May 2014 09:58 PM PDT

In a four page booklet the following page set-ups are required:

  • Page 1: A4
  • Pages 2-3: A3 (without an inside gutter) a table spanning across the A3 page
  • Page 4: A4

Is this possible to do in Word 2010?

At the moment we have Page 1 and 4 in one file and a separate file for pages 2 and 3. Printing is manual as PDF also does not cope with the set-up.

Office 2013 applications not showing up under rightclick>new

Posted: 28 May 2014 09:33 PM PDT

When I am in a folder and right click, I still get a "new" option, but no Office 2013 applications show up. I can still make a new text document, folder, etc, but no Office applications appear. How do I add them to the menu? It always happened automatically when I installed earlier versions of Office.

Using WordPerfect data with a Word 2013 mail merge

Posted: 28 May 2014 06:37 PM PDT

I am using Word 2013.  I have several old WordPerfect data files(*.dat) that were used in WordPerfect merges that I would like to use when merging in Word and am wondering if this will work.  Thanks,

Ricki Miles

Office 2013 Formatting issue with Myriad Pro Font

Posted: 28 May 2014 04:26 PM PDT

Having issues with office 2013 especially with Word 2013 at the moment. When we go into Print Preview the formatting looks fines but when the document is printed the formatting changes. Also checked the document with word 2010 and also word for mac and the formatting is fine.

I have attached samples so you can see the difference between the word 2010 and 2013 using myriad pro font.

If anyone could assist with this issue that will be great.

Thanks

Print Preview Word 2013

Word 2013 Printed

Page 1

Page 2

Word 2010 Printed

Page 1

Page 2

Toggle Read Only - Word 2010

Posted: 28 May 2014 12:43 PM PDT

Hello,

Is there a function in Word 2010 which allows for a toggling between Read Only & Read-Write like there is in Excel?  The Excel Command is called, "Toggle Ready Only."

How to add option to highlight negative word as grammer check in Word 2013.

Posted: 28 May 2014 10:29 AM PDT

Original title: Negative Words & Phrases.

Is there a way to spell/grammar check Word documents and Outlook e-mails for negative words and/or phrases?