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Microsoft Word - This macro works fine in Word 2007 using Vista on a desktop, but not in Word 2013 running Windows 8.1 on a Surface Pro. Any sugestions?

Microsoft Word - This macro works fine in Word 2007 using Vista on a desktop, but not in Word 2013 running Windows 8.1 on a Surface Pro. Any sugestions?


This macro works fine in Word 2007 using Vista on a desktop, but not in Word 2013 running Windows 8.1 on a Surface Pro. Any sugestions?

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 02:24 PM PDT

I am using a simple macro in a Word template I created in Word 2007 to add a unique sequential number at the bottom of a one page document and it works great on my desktop computer running Windows Vista.  When I use the same template with Word 2013 on a Surface Pro running Windows 8.1, I get a VBA error stating: "Method 'PrivateProfileString' of object 'System' failed".  I have attached some images for clarification.  I hope they are legible.  If not, I can email them in a Word document.  The settings.txt file is indeed in the root of C:\.  Any ideas would be appreciated as I am new to both Windows 8.x and Word 2013 and I am not sure which might be giving me the grief.

Thanks.

Lamarr

Printing in Word for iPad

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 02:17 PM PDT

How do I print from my iPad version of Word?  This is a basic function that should be easy to find.

thank you,

Error 30033-27 opening Word documents

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 01:50 PM PDT

I keep getting an error message which is preventing me from opening documents in 2013 Office. This is a recently purchased computer 2013 edition with Windows 8. When I tried to upgrade to 8.1 I began getting this error message. The error message is 30033-27

[Original title: Micosoft Office]

printing outline view in Word 2010

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 01:37 PM PDT

I want to print an outline and have read all the advice on this board and elsewhere, but unsuccessfully. I have the Quick Print button on my toolbar and and have followed the instructions offered in all the various answers about how to do this, and none of them work. The document always prints out in print view.

The only thing I can think of at this point is to do a screen clipping using OneNote and paste it into Word as a graphic--not very satisfactory.

Am I missing something?

Microsoft Word Disconnecting From My Printer

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:29 PM PDT

I've been trying to print a two-page document from MS Word.  When I click print, it shows that its sending information, but then disconnects from my printer without printing anything.  I went to Devices and Printers in Control Panel and ran the troubleshooter for my printer.  Apparently, the Spooler service wasn't running.  The troubleshooter fixed that.  Click print again, and the problem repeats.

I hope someone can help me fix this.  I need to have this ready.

Thanks

Word has deleted a3 paper size

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:10 PM PDT

on Microsoft word I can't turn paper size to a3 and I have gone through all of the settings

go to end of document doesn't work in word 2013

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 11:49 AM PDT

Control -end doesn't get me to the end of the document.  control -end just advances one word, and control home goes back one word.   Just installed on a windows 8.1 system.  any ideas?

thanks

Formatting index page numbers in Word

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 11:34 AM PDT

My client uses the section-page number format in his Word document (e.g., section 5 pages are numbered 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, etc.) and also wants that same format in the index for the entries I've marked. Any idea how to do this?

VBA Paste Word Table to Excel

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 11:27 AM PDT

I have a Word file that contains bookmarked tables. These correspond with Excel worksheet names.

I need to copy the Word tables back into the Excel file on a newly created sheet.

There is no problem until I try to paste into Excel. At that point, the Word table pastes beneath the copied Word table.

Here is the relevant code:

  For Each ws In Worksheets
    ws.Activate
    
             If ws.Visible = xlSheetVisible Then
             'Name of Word bookmark
             oSh = Replace(ActiveSheet.Name, " ", "_")

Dim sCell As Excel.Range


    Set nWs = Sheets.Add(After:=ws)
    nWs.Name = oSh & "N"
     nWs.Range("A1").Select
     
  
wdDoc.Activate
Set wTable = ActiveDocument.Bookmarks(oSh).Range.Tables(1)
wTable.Range.Copy

THIS IS WHERE IT DOESN'T SWITCH TO EXCEL. I have tried many different ways of doing this.
AppActivate "Microsoft Excel"
myWorkbook.Activate

nWs.Range("A1").Select


Selection.Paste


End If
Next ws

How to easily create "small fractions" in Word 2010 Equations

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 11:09 AM PDT

In the Word 2010 Equation Tools -> Design toolbar two of the options under fraction are "Stacked Fraction" and "Small Fraction". The default behavior when I write an equation inline (e.g a/b<space>) seems to be to use the "Stacked Fraction". However, sometimes the small fraction looks better and I would prefer to do that. 

Question 1. Is there are short-cut method to insert a "small fraction" instead of a "stacked fraction"? I haven't been able to find it.

Question 2. If I create a small fraction by inserting it from the toolbar, but then copy and paste that equation, the small fraction sometimes gets converted to a stacked fraction. Why? How do I prevent that from happening?

Thanks in advance.

Rob Wilson.

How do I easily add a multiple line textbox to a MS word form? See the problems I am having.

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 10:55 AM PDT

I have a question for you. I am also trying to make a form using MS Word.

The issue I am having is that I want to have a multiline text box for my customers to add additional information to the form. There are 4 different spots for this in my form. 

When I use the legacy "text form field". The grey shaded area disappears after someone types in it. Also, I would like the customer to be able to add multiple lines of information if necessary. However, when I test it. It will limit the text characters on the first line (as I wanted ) and then when it goes to the text line, it just continues without any limitations. I want to limit how much text a customer can enter as a whole so as they don't mess up the format of my form.

I also tried another option, the "Text Box ActiveX" It looks pretty when I create the box. I shaped it the size I needed. (See picture) But it only types text on the first line and I don't know how to limit the text on one line and then make it go to the next by hitting return. Standard keyboarding use doesn't seem to apply on this text box. 

If you can help me with this, I may have one more question. But this is the one real frustrating part right now. Please help. 

How can I define a new multilevel list and auto-increments.

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 10:10 AM PDT

I have figured out how to define a new multilevel list and have encountered a glitch after the first level.  When I start a new paragraph the same number coincides instead of an incremental number. Any advice?  Thank you...

Word 2013 Startup

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:53 AM PDT

I have pinned a password protected document to the task bar. If Word 2013 is closed and I right-click on the Word icon, the list of documents appears correctly. However if I select the pinned and password protected document word opens, the box to enter the password appears, and then another box opens with the following text: "Word can't do this because a dialog box is open. Please close the dialog box to continue." It does not give me this error if word is already open.

Any suggestions????

How do I open a Template file in Word 2007 so that I can save changes to the template?

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:48 AM PDT

I believe that there used to be a keystroke used to open a template to modify the design and then use the Save option to really save the changes to the template itself. 

Now I have a template and when I open it and modify the design, saving it throws me to a Save As dialog box, as it should.

Please help.

Auto Completion in Word 2013 (Office365)

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 08:30 AM PDT

I am running Word on a 64 bit Windows 7 machine and the software operates fine except for auto-completion which does not work at all. I have ensured that it is enabled via the File menu, but get no completion prompts. I use a lot of lengthy terms when I write, and not having auto-completion is a real disadvantage. Am I alone out there?

Delete button on bluetooth keyboard performs as backspace on

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 07:49 AM PDT

Hi - I suspect it is probably to do with the fact that the internal keyboard on the iPad doesn't have a normal delete button but a backspace instead. But when using my Anker Keyboard to work in word if I press delete it does backspace. I know it isn't the keyboard in itself as it is able to work with other iPad apps just fine. Does anyone else find this happens with a remote keyboard? It isn't a big issue but is a little bit frustrating. 

Word 2013 Spellchecker

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 07:46 AM PDT

Hi all,

Although I like that the spellchecker dialog box no longer jumps all over the screen, I really don't like how the new version behaves.

It is worse than its predecessor in 2 ways :-

1)  The "undo last" feature has disappeared, so now you have to select undo from the ribbon - which takes you way from the dialog box and is less efficient.

2) If spell checker cannot provide a suggestion, previously you could edit the word in the dialog box - now you have to jump out to the document.

Again, more movement - less efficiency.

Sometimes it puts you automatically into the document, sometimes it doesn't.

So, a bit nicer to look at (perhaps), but less useful.

Pretty much sums up Microsoft's current approach to Windows and Office.

Maybe Microsoft should be less infatuated with "design" and recognise that the majority of their users just have to use the stuff and don't care what it looks like as long as it is easy to use. 

Word stopped working on Office 2010 but Excel still does

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 06:53 AM PDT

I have Windows 7 on my computer.  I purchased Office 2010 at the end of 2011 when I bought by computer and it was working great.  However, Word has stopped working recently.  When I click on it nothing happens.  I can still use Excel but not Word.  How could I get Word to work again?  Thanks for any help.

Turn text upside down in a mail merge

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 02:41 AM PDT

I have created place cards in Word using a mail merge.  I would like one side of the card to show the name of the person and the other to show what they are having for their meal.  For this to be done the top side of the card (menu) requires to be inserted upside down so when it is folded it is up the correct way.  The text rotate function in the table function only lets you turn the text left or right and added a text box which I rotated upside down.  However, when I try to create the place cards I get the message "You cannot include DATA, NEXT, NEXTIF, or SKIPIF fields in comments, headers, footers, footnotes or endnotes".  Is there a way that this can done? 

Aligning images in ipad word

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:57 AM PDT

Will there ever be the option to align images and show the grid so pictures can be perfectly aligned along with the ability to multi select images and put a coloured border around images. The lack of this at the moment is a huge letdown. Obviously this can be done on the PC version.

What exactly IS Office 365? And WHERE is it?

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:38 AM PDT

I am pretty familiar with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, etc.), and needed them on a couple of new computers (and tablets) using Windows  7, Windows 8 (both 64 bit) and Android OS.  So I downloaded the trial of Office 365.  My understanding is that you don't have to be online to use it, which means it has to be on your local computer.  However, when I use Windows Explorer to search for "Word" or "Office" on the C:\ drive where I installed it, the .exe's are not to be found, only shortcuts.  I don't understand why not, if you can use the Office apps offline.

I have worked with PC's for years, so I'm not a complete novice, but I know in some ways technology has kinda left this old dinosaur in the dust.  I am used to every program I use being on my C:\ drive or another local drive.  Can someone please explain to me how MS Office 365 is set up?  Can I really use it offline, such as in a region that doesn't have internet accessibility?  If so, what files does it use to run (.exe, .com, etc.)?  I would love to buy the annual license for the program, but I'm not comfortable doing so until I understand it better.  Thanks for any help you can offer!

Word 2013 on a tablet device ignores the first shift-arrow in table

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 11:43 PM PDT

I'm using Word 2013 desktop version on Windows RT (1st-gen Surface tablet, with a relatively slow CPU compared to modern laptops). I'm editing a document using an external USB keyboard. The problem I am facing now is that, when the cursor is inside a table cell, using shift-left/shift-right key combinations to select characters does not work if I do it in the "normal" speed. I had to press shift, hold it for half a second, and then press left/right to select the character. This behavior only appears when the cursor is inside a table cell. When the cursor is in the body text, shift-left/shift-right works perfectly fine. Hope this can be improved in a future SP or future version. Thanks a lot!

Update: it seems the behavior occurs in the body text, too. I tried the same key combination in some other applications (such as Internet Explorer), and they don't have this problem.

Captilization in Word

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 11:23 PM PDT

Hi

Can someone tell me please how to make Word 2007 on Windows Vista capitlize the letter  " I " in a sentance, e.g.   where am i going??...

regards Cat

Second line of paragraph is being indented like a reference

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 09:29 PM PDT

I'm really really annoyed right now. I don't use Office products for this exact reason - I clicked nothing and now some massive issue has occured. I'm trying to write an essay but paragraphs are styling as a reference (APA). So, the first line in on the margin, then the second line indents. It's driving me NUTS. I even started a new document and copy + pasted the previous data but it's still happening. This is absolutely ridiculous. Please can someone help me reset whatever I need to reset so it stops styling my paragraphs as references? It's also putting a capital letter when I press "enter" (as that takes it back to the proper margin) as if it's a new sentence. I'm really really really really annoyed. Please help. :/

Word 2013 - how to let the "split" feature keep the current view

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 08:18 PM PDT

In previous versions of Word (including Word 2010), when I use the "split view" feature to split the views horizontally, it keeps the current position of the upper and lower views. However, in Word 2013, firstly, the split box control is gone. I need to use the "View->Split" ribbon to split the view. Secondly, although I get the lower view via this ribbon item, I see the position of the lower view is far away from the upper view (at least in my case, where my document contains 100+ pages, my upper view stays at, say, page 95 but the lower view would go to page 1). Not sure if there is a way to keep it the same position? Thanks in advance.

Rendering of Equation Objects

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 07:44 PM PDT

I have been excited about the new release of Office for iPad, and look forward to its continued development.

i use Word equation objects heavily in scientific writing, where publishers require use of MathType 6.0 or MS Equation objects. Many documents I write or edit have tens to hundreds of such objects embedded in them. 

On the basis of my use of Word for iPad, I've had issues with rendering of such documents if I scroll from page to page too quickly (~30 page document) where the equation objects are replaced by boxes with red 'X' marks inside them. This may occur for equation objects later than what has been displayed (e.g. on pages 20+ of 30). I made the mistake of saving my work in such a state, and found that I had lost all of the content in the embedded objects when I opened the file on my PC.

1) Is this the intended behavior?

2) Is there a means of inserting or editing MS Equation objects in Word for iPad, or in a planned update?

3) A partial remedy can be through the use of a symbol browser. Is there such a feature in Word for iPad?

Something went wrong. We are not able to start your program

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 06:37 PM PDT

I am not able to start any Office 365 programs. I have tied both the quick and the online repair and nothings works. Please help as I have a lot of work to do tonight

Why are my templates not in English in word for iPad?

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 06:31 PM PDT

My templates in word for iPad are not showing up in English. Everything else in word is fine as well as all my temples in other office for iPad programs are fine.

Microsoft Word 2013 Didn't Save the Last Portion of the document

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 05:14 PM PDT

I had seven pages of the document written when my computer crashed last week, and I just got it back fixed today. So I opened the said document to continue working on it, but I noticed where the document end up was not where I remembered. Word says I only have three pages written. I checked to make sure AutoSave was working, it was, and says that it AutoSaves every ten minutes. Then I did a bit of research, and opened the 'Recover Unsaved Documents' file, and there appears to be no unsaved documents. I'm wonder if there was any other way to recover the lost pages because I'm freaking out enough over this? I know I should have backed it up, but there was no time when my computer suddenly shut down. So, anybody got any suggestions?

Word 2010: Repository of recent search terms? (Ctrl-F)

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 04:54 PM PDT

Hello Everyone,

Is there anyway to create a repository of the search terms that I use while searching documents in Word 2010?  The saved search terms would have to persist even when a document is closed and re-opened.  And I'd prefer a single repository of saved search terms; that is, a cross-document record of search terms, not document -specific.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Jay

Microsoft Word - Table of Contents

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 02:38 PM PDT

I am formatting a 60 page report and have created a table of contents. I have linked all of my headings and subheadings appropriately (with styles) however only about 90% of the headings show up in the table of contents. For example It will show:

Chapter 1 :
    1.1
         1.1.1
         1.1.3
    1.2
    1.5 

As per the example above it will be missing some of the headings periodically! So strange. I have unlinked the headings and relinked, I have updated the table of contents, deleted it and reloaded it. I can't seem to figure out why some are missing. I have showed this issue to friends and family and no one can seem to find out what is wrong. I have also been on the phone with Microsoft tech support - and the person disconnected with me over the phone  and on the remote  computer help that they were giving me after they admitted they could not figure out what was wrong. Not sure why they disconnected. Maybe someone here has ran into this issue before? If anyone can help I would really love to hear from them!

Thank you!

 

I can recieve but not send, what do I do? - Microsoft Office forums

I can recieve but not send, what do I do? - Microsoft Office forums


I can recieve but not send, what do I do?

Posted: 30 Jul 2006 03:14 PM PDT

Since you've posted no information in the body of the msg
I doubt anyone has any idea

"kimfree" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Vista/Office 2007 Unable to create Exchange Account

Posted: 29 Jul 2006 11:49 AM PDT

Glad you got it working for you. Solving a problem like this deserves a
cold one... have one on me!

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, com asked:

| Finally! I found it. Within the start menu I was able to right-click
| the Outlook icon and enter the properties which is the same as the
| control panel mail applet to access profilces, etc.. I was then able
| to configure the Exchange account. The mail icon is now also showing
| the the x86 Control Panel Icons.
|
| Thanks again for the help in solving this issue!
|
| com wrote:
|| Tried that, no go.
||
|| I've done a search for *.cpl files but still can't seen to locate the
|| mail applet. By chance would you know the name of the Mail setup .cpl
|| file in the System32 folder?
||
|| Thanks again!
||
||
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
||| Open Word 2007 and then close it - go back to Control Panel, ensure
||| you are using Classic view, and see if it is there now.
|||
||| --
||| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|||
||| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
||| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
||| reading.
|||
||| After furious head scratching, com asked:
|||
|||| Thanks for the reply. I do see an option in the control panel to
|||| display x86 control panel icons yet the only icon in there is text
|||| to speech. Still no Mail icon :(
||||
||||
|||| Milly Staples - MVP Outlook wrote:
||||| A 64 bit control panel does not show 32 bit .cpl icons - you need
||||| to specifically enable it. I don't have a 64 bit system to find
||||| it but the option exists in the control panel to show 32 bit
||||| icons. Look for it.
|||||
||||| --
||||| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|||||
||||| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
||||| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
||||| without reading.
|||||
||||| After furious head scratching, com asked:
|||||
|||||| Vista x64 Build 5384
||||||
||||||
|||||| Milly Staples - MVP Outlook wrote:
||||||| What OS are you using? 64 bit Windows Vista?
|||||||
||||||| --
||||||| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|||||||
||||||| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
||||||| All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
||||||| without reading.
|||||||
||||||| After furious head scratching, com asked:
|||||||
|||||||| This is driving me nuts. I'm trying to configure Outlook 2007
|||||||| to connect to my Exchange 2003 server. Can't create using the
|||||||| mail account wizard within Outlook, I get an error about
|||||||| having to use the Mail applet within the Control Panel. Well,
|||||||| there is no "Mail" icon in my control panel. Please help!
||||||||
|||||||| TIA!


Is MS Office 2007 beta (2) time limited / stops working e.g. 01. June 2007 ?

Posted: 29 Jul 2006 09:55 AM PDT

Uh you may have to re download, also turn off everything before intstall, no
other programs can run

"JamesJ" wrote:
 

Office 2007 Beat Setup Failure

Posted: 29 Jul 2006 03:44 AM PDT

I'm actually comparing other software with Access 2003 since
I have nothing else to compare it to.

James

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" <com> wrote in message
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how do i change office 2003 pro for running in greek to english

Posted: 28 Jul 2006 02:33 AM PDT

Where did you get this copy of Office? Was it ever in English? I suspect you
bought a Greek version and that you will need to buy an English one to get
what you need.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"panda" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Install of 2003 upgrade

Posted: 27 Jul 2006 07:40 PM PDT

Thanks

Randy Davis

"Gyorgy Moldova [MVP]" <org> wrote in message
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Office 2007 beta , powerpoint

Posted: 27 Jul 2006 05:30 PM PDT

You may want to use the link below to post directly to the Powerpoint newsgroup as well and include specifics on your Windows
version, your CD make, your CD burner software and version and the steps you're using.

========
<<"BREAKERLL" <microsoft.com> wrote in message news:com...
Powerpoint does not recognize my cd burner and i cant publish to a cd, is
this program supposed to be fully functional,if so what am i supposed to do .
i've already changed drives with the same results. Any help would be
appreciated.>>
--
Please let us know if this has helped,

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP
 

LINKS
A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.powerpoint

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com



Two problems with using outlook and Word

Posted: 27 Jul 2006 09:09 AM PDT

Is it on all replies, no matter the sender? Do new messages from you
display appropriately (not in plain text)? And it wasn't always this way?

In your Tools | Options in Outlook, in the Mail Format tab, do you have the
checkboxes for using Word as your e-mail editor checked? (I'm assuming
yes). What happens if you uncheck those and try a reply? Does that resolve
both matters (though not allowing you to use Word as your editor).

Is the error message that "a program is trying to access e-mail
addresses..."? or something else?

Do you happen to have Word 2000 installed, as well? Do you use Norton
AntiVirus?

You might also try re-generating the email.dot file that Word uses as the
default template:

1. Click Start, and then click Search.
2. Click All files and folders.
3. Type email.dot in the All or part of the file name box.
4. Click Search.
5. After the file is found, right-click Email.dot, and then click Rename.
6. Type old_email.dot, and then press ENTER.
7. Close the Search window.
8. Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl in the Open box, and then click
OK.
9. In the Currently installed programs list, click your version of Microsoft
Office XP, and then click Change.
10. On the Maintenance Mode Options screen, click Repair Office, and then
click Next.
11. On the Reinstall or Repair Office installation screen, click Detect and
Repair errors in my Office installation.
12. Click to select the Restore my Start Menu Shortcuts check box, and then
click Install.
13. Click OK when the installation has completed successfully.

Any luck there?
--
Susan Ramlet
MVP - Office

Please reply to the newsgroups where others may benefit.


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office activation does not work what can I do?

Posted: 27 Jul 2006 07:07 AM PDT

Hi Susan

Tried this, same result - I'm wondering if having MS Office 2000 installed
at the same time is part of the problem. To my suprise, although Word 2003
doesn't work, a macro I recorded in Word 2000 turned up on the Word 2003
toolbar when I tried to activate it in this process. Odd!

Thanks for your help

Peter

"Susan Ramlet" wrote:
 

Problems with shortcuts in help files

Posted: 27 Jul 2006 05:45 AM PDT

Hi Bob,

If there is a risk of having some secutiry problem, I'm not replacing this
file.

tks for your help
Fábio

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
 

How to put installation files back on PC?

Posted: 26 Jul 2006 05:59 AM PDT

The LIS tool worked great to fix version 2003 install. Very happy about
that. My users can update Office without the disk. Great.

I'll try the suggested fixes for 2000 tomorrow. If it wasn't for Front
Page 2000, I'd just remove the whole 2000 suite, but one user still
needs it. That's why I have to have it alongside 2003.

Thanks.



Susan Ramlet wrote: 

Office 2007 Beta cannot install on Windows Vista Beta 2 Build 5384

Posted: 25 Jul 2006 08:46 PM PDT

What a statement. No question, no nothing, just a list of stuff.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Brian asked:

| What a reply!
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| <org> wrote in message
| news:phx.gbl...
|| Bummer.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Cacique asked:
||
||| After an unsuccesful upgrade from Windows XP SP2 to Vista Beta 2, I
||| purchased a new 250GB SATA drive and did a new install. Installing
||| Windows Vista Beta was at first unsuccessful as it did not have RAID
||| controller drivers to detect my new HD. However, installing WINDOWS
||| XP and immediately upgrading to WINDOWS VISTA was succesful. Prior
||| to the installation, I read the release notes for VISTA which
||| advised that Office 2007 would not install unless I did a clean
||| install. I tried installing Office 2007 Beta and immediately got an
||| error message. I had office 2007 working fine on Windows XP and was
||| hoping since I'm now running Windows Vista Beta 2 Build 5384 in
||| perfect condition, that I could also continue to enjoy using the
||| new office system. Unfortunately it will not install.


OFFICE 2003 SETUP INSTALLATION DAMAGE

Posted: 25 Jul 2006 03:08 PM PDT

Maybe someone will help you if you turn your caps lock off.

"boah" wrote:
 

www.tools4windows.net - check it out!

Posted: 25 Jul 2006 01:20 PM PDT

JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote: 


A bit like me then! :-)

How do I set up another computer with my Office license?

Posted: 25 Jul 2006 12:20 PM PDT

Thanks for your help. I cannot recall for sure...but I think I "activated"
the trial version of the program so that when I go to Help and then Activate
- it tells me that it has already been activated. When I initially looked at
the version, it seemed to me that it was the Standard version but then later
when I went into help, I noticed that later on in the same paragraph it
stated Student/Teacher version. If, in fact, that is what I did - shall I
wait until I get one of those reminders that indicates to me that my "trial
version" is just about over and then call. BTW, will it tell me the
telephone number that I need to call to activate my license on this new
computer? Sorry to be such a dolt.

Church Lady

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
 

Excel default number format problem

Posted: 24 Jul 2006 08:08 AM PDT

You crosspost the same way as you address an email to multiple addresses
i.e.
Enter each newsgroup addresse separated by a semicolon

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Outlook in Image

Posted: 24 Jul 2006 05:55 AM PDT

You are doing a great job in explaining things. :)

Is the custom11.prf file being created on your test machine? (I believe it
will be created in the same location Office/Outlook gets installed into)


The other thing I would like you to check is to see if the registry value
ImportPRF being created. I believe it gets created under:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\O utlook\Setup

While you are in this location, please check to see if there is a
First-Run/FirstRun value.


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Cannot format disc to install FC4 - Forums Linux

Cannot format disc to install FC4 - Forums Linux


Cannot format disc to install FC4

Posted: 05 Feb 2006 07:08 AM PST

Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: 

I accordance with the others suggestions and a LiveCD boot (please
don't forget to run the md5 checksum on the d/led ISO image of whatever
distro you choose, BEFORE you burn it and use it).

If I'm not mistaken (and someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong in my
'dd' example) -- perhaps you should Zero out the drive (2 different
ways);

* Use MaxBlast (or whatever Maxtor calls their Zero-ing / Diagnostic
utility)

* Use 'dd' from a linux LiveCD boot

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1

this should write a blank MBR/MPT to the disk -- then reboot and rerun
FC4 setup

It seems _perhaps_ that the Maxtor has either some 'hidden' OEM
diagnostic partitions (Compaq/Dell/HP/IBM/Gateway, etc), or it was
originally partitioned and formatted using DDO software (possibly
Maxtors, or 3rd party).

Whereas the dd command will clear the MBR, the Maxtor utilities will
allow you to zero the _whole_ drive and check for bad blocks (I guess
'dd' can also + whatever the linux badblock utility is)

connecting 2 da net

Posted: 05 Feb 2006 12:23 AM PST

Dan C <lan> wrote: 
 
 

It seems to sporadically affect his stop and comma keys as well. I
suggest a dose of castor oil.

Peter

Margin adjust, CUPS, HP PSC 1350

Posted: 04 Feb 2006 09:08 PM PST

In article <localnet>,
Bill Marcum <com> wrote:
 

I'm sure about the paper size, using US Letter. The margin clipping is
not what I would expect from printing A4 onto letter. It's less than
that. It's a maddening couple of millimeters off the top of the first
line printed. Using the alignmargins program has not changed anything,
no matter what values I put in.

It is possible to print with some programs, becuause some things will
set their own margins, but I can't us a2ps for example, because the
clipping cuts off the left side (by 3 or four courier 10 characters in a
landscape page). This is definitely not because cups thinks it's
printing A4, although I appreciate that as a good place to start
diagnosing.



laptop Q re ethernet card / pcmcia card?

Posted: 04 Feb 2006 05:31 AM PST

On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:31:06 +0000, Bock wrote:
 

Yes. If you can't get teh internal NIC to work, or can't find a driver,
try a PCMCIA NIC. The one I use on slackware is:

3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN Cardbus PC Card
model 3CXFE575BT

other one will work too:
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Hardware-HOWTO/pcmcia.html

then config in /etc/pcmcia or where ever yours is.



Two questions - video driver and adding a new compiler to path...

Posted: 03 Feb 2006 07:28 AM PST


"Bill Marcum" <com> wrote in message
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Depending on the software, you can also make a symlink for it to
/usr/local/bin/ or to $HOME/bin/. In most setups, those locations are
already in your PATH.


Zipslack and ISA

Posted: 02 Feb 2006 06:23 PM PST

Buzzard <invalid.net> wrote:

[ISA internal modem:]
 

If you don't mind some advice: If you can't find a manual (or
equivalent on the Internet), throw the card way, because it's not worth
you time and pain. Replacements are cheap.

Internal modems in general are (in my somewhat well-known view on the
topic: see http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/) problematic, and the only
internal modems I'd even consider keeping would be ones that are
self-documenting. E.g., where there are jumpers, I expect there to be a
jumper diagram _right on_ the card. Separate documentation is never
there when you need it, and tends to get lost.

--
Cheers,
Rick Moen "Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor."
com -- Elizabeth Tudor

Monitor locks up on installation reboot.

Posted: 02 Feb 2006 02:54 PM PST

Thanks for replying.
I am using a ATI Redeon Rage 6 video card, I think this is where the
problem lies.
I am also using a ECS 741GX-M Motherboard, a AMD Athlon XP 1666 MHz
2000+ CPU and I have 512 MB DDR PC333 ram.
I used Fedora Core 4 and it worked.
The same screen comes up for a second and then leaves.
Thanks again for your help.

Suse 10.0 fortran & multimedia

Posted: 02 Feb 2006 09:34 AM PST

imotgm <yahoo.com> did eloquently scribble: 

For wmv and quicktime, yes, but for mpeg1/2/3/4 and real media, you don't
need win32 codecs.
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Ubuntu on VMware

Posted: 01 Feb 2006 03:59 PM PST

Chris,

You are right. It was running Ubuntu as a guest OS on a host XP VMware.
Can I simply install with official Ubuntu 5.10 ISO image in VMware 5.5?

wheel mouse not working

Posted: 01 Feb 2006 11:02 AM PST

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:02:52 +0000, keele.ac.uk
<keele.ac.uk> wrote: 
Have you created the symbolic link /dev/mouse? It might be better to
use Device "/dev/ttyS0" or "/dev/ttyS1", whichever is correct. If
you're not sure which it is, type "cat -v /dev/ttyS0" and move the
mouse. If nothing happens try "cat -v /dev/ttyS1". Or spend five bucks
and get a PS/2 or USB mouse, unless your PC is so ancient that it
doesn't have either of those ports. Even if that is the case, since you
have gotten far enough to edit the XF86Config, there is a good chance
you can get everything to work.
 
/dev/psaux is the PS/2 mouse port.


--
Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.
-- Beckett

Suse 10.0 problem

Posted: 01 Feb 2006 08:43 AM PST

paolino wrote: 

I can't swear to this: I'd have to take the firefox DNS related code apart.
But think about it. When I set up a network connection, whom am I making the
connection from in order to link to a website? Am I using my hostname,
"whatever-you-selected"? OK, then what network port is associated with that?
127.0.0.1, or the actual IP of my external network port, and which of them
should I use to make the outgoing connection?

The surprise to me isn't that Firefox fails. The surprise is that Konqueror
works.


Problems installing Fedora Core 4 on HP a1340n Media Center PC

Posted: 31 Jan 2006 08:52 PM PST


Fred wrote: 

whoops - I mean "Plug and Play OS" to OFF/No (in the BIOS)

Wireless association problem

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 09:26 AM PST

Unruh wrote: 

As I seid, I set the essid and channel:
iwconfig eth1 essid Office2 channel 1
and iwconfig shows the changes have taken place, but there is no MAC
address and it notes unassociated (sorry laptop not here to copy exact
text).

That is exactly what two different HOWTO docs showed, all except the
"you will then see a MAC address" part :-( 

Unless there are hidden non-printing characters, there's not a lot to
miss on one line. There are no passwords to provide, none are used. 
 

Actual command was
ifconfig eth1 xx.xx.xx.xx
just as suggested by the HOWTOs, using the IP which is set aside. Yes,
there's both fixed IP and DHCP, I can use either with a wire.

--
bill davidsen
SBC/Prodigy Yorktown Heights NY data center
http://newsgroups.news.prodigy.com

Can I track critical paths for multiple projects in one file? Microsoft Project

Can I track critical paths for multiple projects in one file? Microsoft Project


Can I track critical paths for multiple projects in one file?

Posted: 20 Apr 2005 09:21 AM PDT

In article <phx.gbl>,
"JackD" <momokuri@gmail> wrote:
 


Jack,
You are absolutely right (as usual). I hate that when I miss the obvious
simple answer. My face is dripping yellow.

John :-(

Fixed Cost

Posted: 20 Apr 2005 08:37 AM PDT

Thanks JulieD!

AJ

"JulieD" wrote:
 

Vertical Text Alignment

Posted: 20 Apr 2005 07:51 AM PDT

oy!
I tried that too. I changed the row height and made the column smaller so
the text wraps. It looks great on the screen, but still puts the text at the
very top of the cell in the preview and in the printout. I'm giving up!

"Mike Glen" wrote:
 

BCWP

Posted: 20 Apr 2005 07:24 AM PDT

BCWS is based on the status date. If you have any actual work after this
date then the two will not match. This is the most common cause for the two
to be different (well, other than the progress actually matching the plan)


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how to filter tasks relating to one task

Posted: 20 Apr 2005 03:29 AM PDT

A built-in way of doing this is to go to windows menu / split screen, then
click on the bottom screen and from the view menu choose the "Relationship
diagram.

A more complete form of the macro Jan gave you can be found here:
http://masamiki.com/project/macros.htm - look for the trace macro.

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Salvaging something

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 10:05 PM PDT

In article <com>,
"rjn02" <microsoft.com> wrote:
 

rjn,
Try Rod's suggestion first but if you aren't able to get any help from
Microsoft, you can buy many different versions of Project on one of the
on-line auctions. A couple of years ago I bought Project 2000 (full
version) on eBay for $100. So if you are "forced" to buy a new disk you
might also consider upgrading to a newer version. If you do upgrade to
Project 2000 make sure what you buy is the full version and includes the
SR-1 update.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP

changing automatic updates download times

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 06:29 PM PDT

Is this about Micrososft Project (which is the subject of this NG)?

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Schedule Variance - getting a wierd value

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 02:17 PM PDT

Hi Dick
To get results in EV fields the schedule should be:
- resourced,
- costed (hourly or daily rate agaist resources in Resource Sheet view)
- baselined
Then insert eg. columns for SPI and CPI, and progress the schedule.

Regards..........Pratta

"Dick" wrote:
 

how to switch off resource overallocation indicator

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 12:57 PM PDT

Hi Elena,

You could set the Max Units for each resource to a value higher than their
highest allocation.
It's like blindfolding yourself, but that seems to be what you ask :-))

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(red 
of 
usage 


last updated or date complete

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 12:13 PM PDT

Hi GF
I think what you are after is being able to set the date the task finished.
Try Tools/Tracking/Update Task.
If you set the finish date Project will assume the task is complete, which
is a reasonable assumption.
Otherwise, check Current Date in Project/Project Information and with the
task selected use the Update Task as scheduled OR Reschedule Task icons as
applicable.
When maintaining schedules like this I like to insert a "current date" line
on the Gantt. Do this by right clicking in the Gantt and then select
Gridlines/Current Date and select the color. Any incomplete tasks in the
gantt on the left of the line need to be either:
- marked as completed
- re-echeduled
- partly completed and re-scheduled
- or deleted

Regards..........Pratta


"godfearer" wrote:
 

Assigning Resource Names to Complete Category

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 11:35 AM PDT

Hi,

Activate the Resource Assignment window (icon with two heads on the toolbar)
Select all the tasks you want
In the Resource assignment window select teh resoruces
Click Assign
HTH

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same 
six 
that 
assigned 


Hiding the Task Column from ever opening

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 09:23 AM PDT

You're welcome ... until your post i had just got annoyed with it and had
never gone looking for a solution and now i have one too

--
Cheers
JulieD

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One Task, Many Resource Percentages

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 09:12 AM PDT

Hi Keith,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)

You might like to have a look at my series on Microsoft Project in the
TechTrax ezine, particularly #10 - Multiple Resource Assignments, at this
site: http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the article before leaving the site, :)
Thanks.)

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP



Keith wrote: 



MS Project 2003 viewers (Freeware)

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 09:00 AM PDT



"watchoutnow" wrote:
 

I need a something that would be more of a standard viwer with much
overhead. This appears to require a bit more overhead.

Parallel Tasks

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 08:49 AM PDT

Use may be able to use Paste Link to accomplish this.

Copy the % Complete from Task A and then Paste Special - Paste Link
into the % Complete field of Task B.

VB macro- re-assign units to material resources

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 04:36 AM PDT

It's a bug.
Set the assignment unit to 1 in the Add method and then set it to the
correct value directly afterwards.
The Project way of handling material resources is quite a pain sometimes...
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setting up working time and calender

Posted: 19 Apr 2005 01:47 AM PDT

Hi Jan,

Thanks again. I ahve tried that too but some how it is not getting through

I have set up the working time and calender for the teams working as in the
pattern below.


Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Crew A D D C N N C C
Crew B C D D C N N C
Crew C C C D D C N N
Crew D N C C D D C N
Crew E N N C C D D C
Crew F C N N C C D D
Crew G D C N N C C D


D-Day shift, N for Night Shift, C for comp off. Does it mean I need to have
multiple calenders for people. The working times are 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM for
day and 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM for night shift.

Thanks,

Krishna

"Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
 

Change Saturday from working day to non-working day

Posted: 18 Apr 2005 12:55 PM PDT

thank you, appreciate your help!

mari

"Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
 

not started yet + graphical indicators

Posted: 18 Apr 2005 12:11 PM PDT

Hi,

First, this doesn't show whether a task is delayed (for starters, it has no
comparison to a should-be date - baseline f.i. - ) it just shows the rate of
completion
And how about
Is within 0.01,25: red
Equals 0: no indicator

HTH

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indicator. 
task 


Truncated Resource Names in Time Line

Posted: 18 Apr 2005 11:23 AM PDT

You're welcome, Cloudburst99 :-)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP





wrote: 



How do I show resource work per task in Project?

Posted: 18 Apr 2005 11:08 AM PDT

Only problem with using an Excel pivot table is the 256 column limitation on
a worksheet. The poster wanted to have resource names as column headings,
task names as row headings, and work assigned in the cell so defined. If
there are more than 256 resources, we run out of room.

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


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How do I level and re-assign a project's resources based on skill.

Posted: 18 Apr 2005 09:14 AM PDT

.... And ieven in Project Server, to my knowledge, it is still you to select
the replacing resource isn't it? I don't recal Server to choose it for you.

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Noob question on monthly duration...

Posted: 18 Apr 2005 08:52 AM PDT

Harlan wrote:
 

I would work out the list of tasks in the process first. Then work out
the relationship between them (the filing task MUST occur 15 days prior
to the XX task). Then you can put in a date for the first task in your
process (Customer contacts attorney?) and then the network can give you
the timeline as determined by the logic you have predetermined.

I agree with Steve here that just entering dates will likely cause you
more trouble than just doing this all by hand! :-)

I dearly hope that my book did not lead you to believe that hand
entering the dates would be the way to go here! :-)

--
Brian K - Project MVP
http://www.projectified.com
--
Senior Trainer - Electronic Arts
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QuantumPM Associate
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How do I create a worksheet with tasks assigned to each resource

Posted: 18 Apr 2005 08:39 AM PDT

you're welcome and thanks for the feedback

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JulieD
check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
....well i'm working on it anyway
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