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Microsoft Word - How to delete page border background

How to delete page border background

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:42 PM PST

I inherited a document that contains a page border and shading on the right side of every page as shown in the partial image below. I have tried Page Borders on Page Layout tab to set to None but to no avail. Please help me remove this without affecting the rest of the document formatting.

Thank you.

Formatting changes when I press Enter

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:41 PM PST

Split from this thread.

I'm having issues with Word 7 on my Windows 8.1 laptop.  While typing a word doc, I finish a sentence and hit enter to start a new paragraph and it changes the font, changes to italics from non italics, and centered text from align left (default).  I then change it back to the way I had it-Times Roman 12 pt., non-italics, and left align and continue typing.  Later on, it will do the same thing.  This is very frustrating.  Anyone have an answer to this problem?  Do I need to upgrade to Office 2013?  Will that solve the issue. 

MIcrosoft Office documents not opening properly

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:26 PM PST

I am experiencing difficulty opening all types of Microsoft Office documents including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  I have recently purchased Microsoft Office 365 with the purchase of a new Dell Inspiron 7000 series.  It is operating on MS 8.1.  When I first purchased this laptop and software I was able to open all Office documents with no problems.  I then began having difficulties opening all documents that were uploaded on my colleges website, I am now having difficulty opening documents that have been emailed to me as well through GMAIL.  I have had to open a blank document with the program that I am trying to use in order to open any attached documents.  It is becoming rather annoying to have to do this and would like to know what I can do to make it so I can just open attached documents properly. 

How to set up a date Macro in Word 2010

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:24 PM PST

Hello,

I am in charge of setting up a template document that has a date of final review date in it.

This date needs to occur around 25 times throughout the document for 60 different entities. 

How can I set it up so that I enter the date in once and through out the document the date auto updates to the new date I set so if the date of final review changes it is very easy to update the date.

Thanks in advance.

Matthew

Word 2013, 8.1 won't save my document

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 01:32 PM PST

I'm revising a contract and every time I go to save it, the error message says that microsoft has stopped working, it's checking the problem and then it fails.  Everything else works and it was saving up until Monday. Does anyone have any insight?

How can I set my computer for single spacing, and how can I set the cursor anywhere on the page that it is needed?

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 01:31 PM PST

How can I set my computer for single spacing, and how can I set the cursor anywhere on the page that it is needed?

Lost Office installation after upgrade

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 12:00 PM PST

Split from this thread.

See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/how-do-i-recover-or-replace-a-lost-microsoft-office-product-key-HA104172018.aspx (How do I recover or replace a lost Microsoft Office product key?).

I upgraded and lost everything as well. Fortunately I have the Product Key but the system says "If you've already activated Office, sign out and then sign in with the Microsoft account you used to activate Office."

It sounds like the email/ account has the product key so I can't install again. How do I move forward from here to get the install back?

Thanks for your help. I appreciate you getting on the forum to do this.

Breaking links on images in Word 2010 (not fields)

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 10:49 AM PST

I use Xpert Docs to create a word document from our Quote system and it will insert images of parts, etc...  When using the Alt-F9 it does change anything related to the image itself.  The process is I download it in the browser, open it I can see the images.  Then if I save it on my desktop or anywhere else it loses the linked images.  My solution was to try to create a macro to auto check the box of include image in document and then break the image link.  However all my attempts of usin VBA from prior searches focus on fields versus the image.  Can you provide assistance?  I do notice some issues where I can't physcially see the link/hyperlink itself -- when I check include images in document and NOT break the link only some of the images retain.

Office lens page breaks

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 08:47 AM PST

I'm running Lumia 925 and office 2013.

When I convert the office lens document (letter size) to onedrive/word the program inserts one or more unnecessary page breaks. I uninstalled and installed several times. same problem. OneNote works fine.

john

Language settings in Word 2013

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 08:39 AM PST

Hi,

I am editing a document that seems to have small portions set to Hebrew. When I add a comment, my comments are written backwards. I have been through the language options (set proofing language & language preferences) in the Review tab, but while all are set to English UK, the comments are still being written backwards and Word is still saying there is hidden Hebrew in the document. In Word 2007 I had a 'language' set of options at the bottom of the page (next to page numbers and word numbers) but it isn't being displayed in Office 2013. I right clicked on the blue toolbar to 'add' it, but it is already ticked and I can't work out how to get this to display.

Does anyone have any suggestions about how I can solve this and convert the entire document back to English UK and remove all of the Hebrew sections?

Thank you

Not able to download templates with Office 2013 Standard (not 365)

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 07:54 AM PST

My employer has upgraded 4 of our system from office 2010 to 2013. The system with 2013 are not able to download templates, while the 2010 office users have no issues. all users are behind the same old Watchguard XTM 23

We have another location using a much newer Watchguard Series 5 545 that does not have this issue.

If anyone has any information, please let me know.

Ref Field not updating correctly

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 07:43 AM PST

The problem only happens with the latest version of Word (2013).

I have created a Ref field which specifies a placeholder for a MAC address.

This is formatted with Times New Roman / 12pt.

I have referenced it several times in the document and have "preserve formatting during updates" checked.

The target field has following formatting: Courier New / 10pt.

When I fill the field with the MAC address and update the field only the first two characters are getting the correct formatting (Courier New / 10pt), the rest, after the first colon, is with the wrong (Times New Roman / 12pt) formatting.

Somehow the colon is messing with the formatting, this did not happen in an older version of Word where it just worked as expected.

Is there any workaround / fix for this annoying behavior?

2010 Microsoft word table calculations using formulas with form fields not working

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 06:55 AM PST

im barely an intermediate user so be gentle. 

i have a form that is 2 pages long with several tables. two of the tables (one on each page) have columns with form fields that are formatted to display dollar values. each of the columns has a sub total. there are 20 form fields to calculate on page 1 and 30 on page 2. the 20 on page one are on two different columns the 30 on page 2 are one single column. the sub totals on each page are calculated fine using the formulas below. However, the grand total is calculating the sub total from page 1 the sub total from page two and the other rows from page one and two as well using the formula below. so instead of the grand total being 4 its calculating 8 instead. I have tried several different ways of doing this but no matter what i do the grand total keeps calculating text2, text3, text4, text5, text6, and text7 even though im only telling it to calculate text4 and text7. what am i doing wrong?

please keep in mind that the example below is just that. obviously the bookmark and formula are not displayed on the table i just wanted to show you how the table and formulas were set up. However, i can email an example of the form if needed. thanks.

Page 1           Table               bookmark                        formula                 other form field formatting

$8 Grand Total text1 current formula: =text4+text7 calculation, unlimited, $#,##0.00;($#,##0.00), calculate on exit


$1                   row C      text2 number, unlimited, $#,##0.00;($#,##0.00), calculate on exit, fill-in enabled
$1                    row F text3 number, unlimited, $#,##0.00;($#,##0.00), calculate on exit, fill-in enabled
$2 sub total text4 =sum(c:f) number, unlimited, $#,##0.00;($#,##0.00), calculate on exit, fill-in enabled

Page 2

$1         row E text5 number, unlimited, $#,##0.00;($#,##0.00), calculate on exit, fill-in enabled
$1         row E text6 number, unlimited, $#,##0.00;($#,##0.00), calculate on exit, fill-in enabled
$2 sub total text7 =sum(e2:e31) calculation, unlimited, $#,##0.00;($#,##0.00), calculate on exit

Envelope Printing (upside down address)

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 06:50 AM PST

Environment:

Word 2013

Printer HP LaserJet 700

Envelope 9 x 12 inch

Task:  print envelope flap first (this way the flap will not open as the envelope passes through the printer).   FYI the flap is along the 12 inch side of the envelope.

Issue:  the address prints upside down on the HP LaserJet 700, but prints right side up on the HP 5200.  How can I correct the upside down issue with the 700 LaserJet? I have updated the Firmware and driver on the HP 700, but still have the upside down issue.

Current MVPS AutoCorrect Utility?

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 06:15 AM PST

MVP Dave Rado created a version of the AutoCorrect Utility that went a step beyond Microsoft's tool (http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/exportautocorrect.htm). It was designed to work with older versions of Word. Does it work with Word 2010?

Thanks,

pjs

VBA SaveAs dialog not working

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 05:08 AM PST

Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show opens Word SaveAs dialog box, but press Save does nothing. My problem is that I want to Zoom to 115% and the only way that that can be saved is to  Files > SaveAs. I recorded a macro and that will not work. Need some help.

Mail merge problem using DDE

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 04:37 AM PST

I am trying to mail merge a letter in Word 2013 with Excel 2013 and need to merge value figures to 2 decimal places.  When I use mail merge normally I get some figures coming across with 10 or more decimal places.  I then tried with the DDE interface and after linking the files the preview worked fine to 2 decimal places.  I then saved the Word file , closed the file and reopened it.  The Word file would not open with the error "Cannot link to the Excel file"  What might I be doing wrong?

Spellcheck in Word 2013 Protected Documents Without Macro

Posted: 12 Nov 2014 02:17 AM PST

Hi everyone,

I'd like to know if there's a way to enable spellcheck in a protected document with form fields that I've created.

All the information I've found so far for doing this has involved the use of macros. I'm currently working with people with limited to no computer knowledge (they're barely able to use regular spellcheck) and using a macro just isn't suitable for them.

Any help/ideas would be appreciated :)

Macro that replaces with a running number

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 11:36 PM PST

Hello
May I have your help in creating a macro that replaces a text with another that contains a running number for each occurrence? For example it should replace...
the first occurrence of "a" with "b1c"
the second occurrence of "a" with "b2c"
the third occurrence of "a" with "b3c"

etc

Thank you in advance

Word refusing to indent for my MLA term paper

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 10:57 PM PST

I have my term paper done and have my sources all typed up except Word is refusing to indent in MLA format. It is like it has a mind of its own. My prof is a stickler on proper MLA  formatting and I am screwed if I cannot figure  how to change the indentation. This is surreal. Help community please! 

Issue with Mail Merge from Access File - When preview the fields disappear!

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 08:05 PM PST

Hi,

I'm having an issue with a mail merge from an Access file.  After I attach the recipients from a Query in my Access file all the fields come up in the 'Insert Merge Field' drop-down menu.  However when I open the 'Edit Recipient List' dialogue box it says that my Access file is attached but my list comes up as blank.  Therefore it appears to be reading the Fields, but not the data in those Fields.  When I insert my Fields into my Word document I can do so, but when I preview the result the space is just blank.

I've tried deleting and recreating my relationship in Access and have also checked my criteria to exactly meet my data.  I've also deleted the Query and run a new one to no success.  I'm not sure what else to try or what could be causing the problem!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Can't open word documents

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 08:02 PM PST

When I try to open a word document from the document library it takes me to word but the document won't open

Word 2010 on Windows 8.1 is GONE

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 07:42 PM PST

I looked in my program files and WORD is simply no longer there.  Please, tell me how to download from MS365.  I have not done it before and cannot find the process for doing this. Thanks.

word having issue when pasting an image

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 07:14 PM PST

When i try to paste an image using short cut key ctrl + v i get a tick instead of the image 

Word 2013 crashes when opening "Find"

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 06:13 PM PST

Hi,

After installing updates released on 11/11/2014 for office professional plus 2013 (including word 2013), Word crashes every time I wanna find something by either clicking on "Find" button or pressing "Ctrl + F". However, Advanced Find and Replace works well, which means that I can switch to the "Find" tab in the dialog. I guess that Word just cannot open the Navigation Pane including Headings / Pages / Results, which is not convenient for me to use.

It may be worth mentioning that I was writing some stuff in Word when it was actually being updated. When everything was updated, Windows prompted to restart and I saved everything and restarted my machine. Then I came across the problem. I tried to uninstall several updates specifically for Word (i.e., KB2899500 and KB2878319, but somehow there are 4 exactly same KB2899500 in my installed updates list), but doing so couldn't fix my problem.

I'm using a Windows 8.1 64-bit machine.

Thanks in advance for any possible solution for this.

Justin

Incorrect language for Help

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 05:33 PM PST

I installed two language versions of Office 2013--English and German--on my computer. This works great. Word detects the language of my Word documents, displays the language name at bottom of screen, and edits in the correct language. However, the help screens display in German , regardless the language of my document, no matter what I try.

I have the default input language and the editing language set to English. I also set the Display and Help languages to English only. I restarted the computer. I then opened an English document. However, the Help is still displayed in German. I can get the help back to English only by uninstalling the German version of Office.

Can anyone advise me how to get the Help to display in English?

Thank you....Richard

Assign a hot key to Full Screen Reading

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 04:38 PM PST

I have Office 2007 on a computer using Windows 7 SP1.  I go from Print Layout to Full Screen Reading several times in each document I work on.  Is there any way to assign a hot key to the Full Screen Reading so I can just use that to enter and then Esc to go back to Print Layout?  I did go into Word Options, Customize, and then Keyboard shortcuts: Customize but can't find Full Screen Reading anywhere in there.

what does 'this modification cannot be done because it is locked' mean in windows 10????????? HELP

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 04:17 PM PST

what is this error message ''this modification is not allow because the selection is locked' mean. I have a version of windows 2010 and it just started doing this Please help it is my school work.