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Microsoft Word - Office 2013, new files don't open onscreen and can't be opened on the toolbar from under a primary document - Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook

Microsoft Word - Office 2013, new files don't open onscreen and can't be opened on the toolbar from under a primary document - Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook

Office 2013, new files don't open onscreen and can't be opened on the toolbar from under a primary document - Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 03:10 PM PDT

I'm using Office 2013 on a Windows 7 computer.  When opening a word file (with one already open), the new file used to open and display on screen.  Now it does not do that, but opens a new window on the toolbar (so I have two Word windows to alternate between on the toolbar).  When I try to toggle to it on the toolbar, the second window doesn't display a "preview" of the content like the other one and clicking on it causes nothing to happen.  So essentially, I can't toggle to the secondary window at all.  Sometimes it works ok with two windows but messes up on the third.  This also happens in Powerpoint and if I open multiple messages in Outlook.  I have not had multiple excel files open in awhile to test it there.

Why is Office behaving this way?  I need to be able to toggle between multiple open files and until recently I didn't have a problem.  Is this maybe a result of a recent update?  How do I fix this?

Thanks,

Jessica

Wordpad

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 02:04 PM PDT

I made changes to a Wordpad document and 'saved' it.  I then reopened the file and the changes had not been made.  What did I do wrong?

Add empty lines to word template

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 01:54 PM PDT

After struggling to create a MS Word template for my letterhead, and succeeding (thanks to this group!) ... I have one more stumbling block to request help on.

After creating a large header to accomodate my preprinted letterhead stationery, I added a fixed date just below the header, using

Insert\quick parts\field\createdate

So my date is already inserted when I start my document based on this template. But my cursor is on the left side of the same line as the date, which is to the right on the same line.

I would like to put a couple of lines after the date field, so that I can start the recipient name, address, etc as soon as the document is opened.

I tried entering paragraphs. No help.

Any advice would be appreciated. I am close to completing this project!

Many thanks.

Jack

Can't Start Office

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 12:18 PM PDT

MS WORD won't start!  How can I fix this?

Turn off grammar check

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 11:26 AM PDT

Split from this thread.

My problem is that I am writing a Religious Book, and having to use many different Bible verses, and this is an example:

Isaiah 28:9-11

9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. 

It keeps telling me that the "and whom" should be "And whom" and that the "them that are" should be "Them that are". But this is what the Bible says and I do NOT want to correct it, I want to leave it as it is. So I keep using the "Ignore once" feature and it stops with the squiggly green line for a bit but before I know it, it is right back there again. It is SO annoying! I have to put up with this with every chapter that I write. 

Why can't you just tell it to IGNORE that, and have it STAY ignored in that particular document at least? It is really distracting and all I can do is to turn off the Grammar checker altogether, which is not good, since then I have to remember to keep turning it back on again to check for other mistakes. 

Run Time error 429 ActiveX can't create object

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 09:34 AM PDT

I receive a Run Time error 429 ActiveX can't create object every time i close a microsoft office 2010 word document. how can i fix this problem it causes word to freeze up and i lose my work. please Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Office 7

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 09:11 AM PDT

I'm having problems opening both a word document and an excel spreadsheet.  More so with the word document.  What happens is when I try to open a new document or an existing one, it does not allow me to edit it.  When I do "control-alt-delete" and choose the task manger, a window pops up and shows Microsoft Bootstrapper and Word Document for tasks to end.  As a last resort, I've uninstalled Office 7 and reinstalled and it works fine, for awhile.  After a little over a week, it's right back to the same old problem.  I've uninstalled and installed at least 6 times over the last month or so.  Any idea what the problem might be?

Encryption for Office for Android

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 06:43 AM PDT

Why doesn't the Android mobile app allow me to open encrypted documents, or save them? Just a heads up devs, this is why I don't use OneDrive or the mobile Office app. Without encryption, it is useless to me.

While we're at it, how about the ability to save to a local folder? Or alter the default template?

English numbers converted to Persian

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 04:53 AM PDT

Split from this thread.

Hi Suzanne,

i`m vahid from iran. *** Email address is removed for privacy *** and vahid in instagram

u`r a proffessional in ms word. i`m amazed really.

i have a problem that badger me for a long time. pleas help me.

when i save as pdf a doc in word2013, it deform and convert eng nombers to persian like end notes.

i can send u sample file.

thank`s a lot

u`rs sincerely.

please save me skirt madam.

v.eini

Font colors are not retained when Paragraph styles are applied against Table cells in Microsoft Word

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 04:28 AM PDT

Hi,

I am experiencing an issue in Microsoft Word 2007/2010 wherein font colors are not retained when I apply paragraph styles (like Body Text, Normal) against table cells.

I noticed that this is happening even when the font color is "Automatic" for the paragraph styles

The same is not happening when I apply table styles against table elements.

Is there a restriction against using paragraph styles against Table cells?

Underlining won't print on areas of word Document

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 04:18 AM PDT

I use Mircosoft Office Home & Student 2007 and am having problems when printing out 'Word' documents

Where I have areas on a document that are underlined, the underlined areas are not showing at all or only one area is showing when printed out.

I initially thought this may be a printer problem but have tried every suggestion that has been made to me from the printer forum and everything was showing up normal

It was suggested that I print the documents in another format, so I pasted the content of the word document onto One Note and Powerpoint and in both instances the underlined areas printed out correctly which leaves me to believe that there is some error with the Word programme. I have also forwarded the documents to a friend for them to use their printer and again this was produced correctly

Can anybody come up with suggestions of what the problem may be

Display only images names and suffix in DOCX

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 04:12 AM PDT

Hi!

I would like to display only images name and suffix (ie. image1.jpg), so that i can identify in DOCX which image is showing where...

Is this possible?

Thanks.

Highlighting a words in 'Find' and saving the document with the highlights

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 03:59 AM PDT

Is it possible to

1. save the document showing the highlights?

2. after saving the highlights, search, find and highlight another word in a different colour and save that to

I'd like to come back to the document the following day and edit

Word 2013 Mail Merge

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 03:39 AM PDT

I am having a problem with the results of my email merge.

Everything works, it sends to each recipient, but it sends a copy of everyone's email to everyone.   When you scroll down, you see the next person's greeting and message, scroll down and see the next person's greeting and message, etc...   What am I doing wrong?   I think it is at the end when I finish the merge.

Legal Style Headings

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 02:56 AM PDT

I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this question; however, it is as good a place to start as any I suppose.

First, I am a long time "LaTeX" user which gives me absolute control over my documents. I am now working in a position that requires me to use MS Office. Since I create mostly "legal" documents, I have been having all sorts of problems crating properly formatted material.

For instance, a new chapter in a legal document usually begins for example:

Article 1

Control of Noxious Growth

Now, try as I might, I cannot create that type of heading using any of the built in heading styles that Office has. I can create the formatted size, but not the LF/CR between "Article" and "Title". The numbering configuration page only gives an option for "Tab", "Space" or "Nothing". There should be a line feed option also.

Also, for some insane reason, Office insists on placing "Article" in the TOC. That is plain dumb. It should only place the number then the title. It is things like this that drive me crazy with Office.

I would appreciate any assistance available. I have tried Googling, but came up empty.

Microsoft Word ignore once feature

Posted: 20 Sep 2014 01:19 AM PDT

My problem is that I am writing a Religious Book, and having to use many different Bible verses, and this is an example:

Isaiah 28:9-11

9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. 

It keeps telling me that the "and whom" should be "And whom" and that the "them that are" should be "Them that are". But this is what the Bible says and I do NOT want to correct it, I want to leave it as it is. So I keep using the "Ignore once" feature and it stops with the squiggly green line for a bit but before I know it, it is right back there again. It is SO annoying! I have to put up with this with every chapter that I write. 

Why can't you just tell it to IGNORE that, and have it STAY ignored in that particular document at least? It is really distracting and all I can do is to turn off the Grammar checker altogether, which is not good, since then I have to remember to keep turning it back on again to check for other mistakes. 

I am using Microsoft Word 2002 and have a Windows 8 computer.

Thanks, Claudia

WORD 2013 READ ONLY?

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 07:11 PM PDT

Hi,

anytime I open my word doc, it's read only,  when I save it, I was told to save under different file ! MS OFFICE 2010, didn't have this problem

I did UNCHECK  from the option : not open as  "read only"

.

is there any way I can disable read only so I can save  under the same file ?

Thanks

Microsoft Word on Surface RT

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 05:42 PM PDT

I have a Surface RT 1 generation Until today, MS Word has work excellent, but today, I loose my header, and by default when I open a new blank document, the cursor star in the first line, (on the header).  I've looking to reinstall the program but I cant.  I try to set default margins size and I cant.  How I can repair it? (Sorry for my English).

Selecting bold adds bold and italics to text

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 04:28 PM PDT

Since last week, any formatting in which bold is applied now displays as bold italics. Any attempts to add bold formatting also adds bold italics. Trying to de-select italics has no effect. It seems the style definition for 'Bold' is now 'Bold Italics' and thus cannot be changed in the style editor (since it only has 'bold' format selected, but defines bold as bold with italics). If I try to create a new style definition with just bold, it also creates bold with italics (since it now thinks 'bold' includes italics).

How do I restore normal bold (without having to do a system restore, if that would fix it) or resetting all Word settings to default (undoing all of my custom settings)?

Thanks for your help.

Problem with page orientation.

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 04:04 PM PDT

I have written a fairly long thesis which includes numerous sketches. When I go back to revise and edit it, I find the whole work is in landscape mode. Also many of the sketches do not appear. I have copied and pasted a small selection to a new page in word and the work appears in portrait with the sketches intact.

How do I return the whole work to normal portrait mode. I have clicked on the landscape/portrait button but nothing happens.

Mail Merge with Linked Datasource

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 03:09 PM PDT

I'm doing a mail merge with a linked data source (Excel 2010) and I'm having trouble with it updating. I update the data, but it doesn't update in the merge document data table. I've heard that linked databases do not update if the database is saved on a shared drive. Is this true? My database is saved locally, and it's still not updating.