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Microsoft Word - Ask fields in template won't work

Ask fields in template won't work

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:16 PM PST

Ask fields in our frequently used MSWord template won't promt if the template is accessed from within Word.  We have to navigate to the template through our directory for it to work.  Is there a way to have the ask fields work when the template is opened from within the Word program?  Appreciate any guidance!

Word 2007 merge-to-email ... I click "Send email messages"... nothing happens!

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 01:52 PM PST

Hi everyone

I'm trying to run Word 2007's merge-to-email, and when I run the merge (i.e. when I click on the OK button as seen below) nothing seems to happen.

At least, MAYBE an email message is generated, but I don't know where to look for it.

I have Outlook 2007 installed; should it be in my "Outbox"?  Because I can't see it there.

Thanks for your help and have a great day!

Can't Open Word2013 docs directly from desktop, have to open Word first then find the file

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 01:52 PM PST

Hi all, Hoping someone can help. Bought new computer a couple of years ago - Windows 8. Came with Office2010 but trial ran out. Purchased Office2013 from the internet and downloaded it. I have to open Word or Excel and then browse for the file to open it- I can't just double click it and it will open. If I do, it will try and start the install for Office 2010 which of course, won't work. So I uninstalled Office 2010, and now when I try and double click on the document on the desktop it says "this action is only valid for products that are currently installed

I have associated the Word Files and the Excel files to Office 2013. Can anyone help? It would just be easier to be able to open documents straight from folders, rather than having to open Word or Excel and then having to browse for the files. Thanks so much in advance :) Sandie

Ensure that *.docx file opens in draft view

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 01:45 PM PST

Is there any way to ensure that a *.docx file opens in draft view?  I want to send this file to someone and ensure that it opens in draft view.

Word looking for unavailable Excel Spreadsheet - Won't Open

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 01:38 PM PST

I am attempting to open an MS Word 2013 file.  Contained in this file are links that were pasted in as pictures from an excel file that is no longer available.  I want to edit this word file, but at open Word hangs while trying to "contact" the unavailable Excel spreadsheet file.  How do I make Word just open the file without bothering to try and update links that I don't need updated anyway?   I have gone to File, Options, Advanced and the check box for "Update automatic links at open" is unchecked.  Is there an option somewhere else that I need to change?  Thanks!  

HP Business Inkjet 2800 ignoes multiple copy request in Word2013, Windows 8.1

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 01:38 PM PST

Is there an update for word 2013 that will activate the multiple copy feature on the HP Business Inkjet 2800 series?

If I'm editing a DOC, is it possible to just close the DOC & save it but keep WORD open?

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 12:53 PM PST

I've looked all over for a Command that would do this but I've come up empty.

how to automaticly control the paragraph spacing for each headline?

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 12:42 PM PST

as you can see here:

under chapter 1.2.1

i would like that the text will be with tabs like this:

but automaticly for the entire text

how can i do this?

can't delete a file because I "don't have permissioni from unix/user"

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:55 AM PST

I stored some files on an external HDD.  They were written with MSWord 2010, and stored there with a different, now dead, computer using Windows 7.

I've tried changing permissions, but i can't, that is also denied.  Both computers )old one and new one), I am the administrator.

Ther was an older blog on this problem which ai looked up and tried what was recdommended, thqt didn't work either.

Any ideas short of rformating the external HDD?

Microsoft Word

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:43 AM PST

Hi, I need to ask how to make a picture with a slight blur so that the face of someone which shouldn't be shown would not be seen. Maybe you ask can't you crop it? No, because I need it to be seen not clear, blur like.

I'd love it if someone could tell me the steps and if it is possible. 

Thank you so much in advance!

Problems with converting table to text

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:25 AM PST

I currently have a table that is approximately 46 pages long which I want to convert to text.  When I do this, all the data appears for about a second and then MS Word condenses everything to only 5 pages and I lose a large amount of my text throughout the document.  I've done this numerous times in previous versions of MS Word with no problem.  This is the first time I'm doing this in MS Word 2010.  Is there a setting which is preventing me for getting all my data?  I'm at a loss on how to fix this.  I even tried just using a table of 7 pages and then trying to convert to text and again I only got a small portion of my data.  Help please.

Creating fillable forms in Word 2013 - frustrations

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 10:06 AM PST

I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that creating a user friendly fillable form in Word is not as easy nor robust as I had hoped.

I am trying to create an application for enrollment form, and ideally the same form could be printed out and filled in by hand or filled out online and returned via email.

Part of my form uses a table with fields that the user fills in, for example:  First Name, Last Name, etc.

If I use legacy text controls, the user experience is not that great in my opinion.  (The cell width is larger than the content control, so if the user clicks just to the right of the content control, Word jumps focus to the next control...really easy to do and very annoying!).

If I use the text content control, the experience of the cursor jumping is a bit better, (the control is larger so not as easy to click outside the control).  BUT, w/o creating a macro, or messing with normal.dot there doesn't appear to have a way to make the form printer friendly (the helper text prints out), and online friendly.  I don't want my users to get an error about opening a macro enabled form when they try to open a document.

I've spent hours and hours messing with the various fields, formatting, etc.  Should I bag it and start over with Acrobat?

Thanks!

Cindy

Microsoft Word - Show Full Comments

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 09:42 AM PST

Hello Community,

I am a bit frustrated with the new comment format in Word 2013.

I want to disable the drop-down comment. I am a research and my prof often writes paragraph long comments on my journal papers. However, the second I select the page to start writing I can't see his comments anymore.

As you see above, these comments are useless. In Word 2007, they showed you the entire bubble. Similar to what I see what I select a bubble, see picture below:

As you see here, I want all comments to look like this all the time so I can read the comments as I am typing in things into my journal articles.

I have already tried to change the width of the comments but some of the comments are massive and still have the drop-down.

Let me know if you have any suggestions. Thank you.

Can you change the Default Online Image Search?

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:34 AM PST

Is there a way to change the search engine that is used by the Insert Online Pictures option in Word 2013?
We use Bing for the classroom as our search in Internet Explorer and have the regular Bing search blocked.  So the insert online pictures option in Word is blocked.  The https://odc.officeapps.live.com/odc/insertmedia page loads fine, but the search results are blocked.

Missing pages in Word 2013 and saving in .doc makes Word bug

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:16 AM PST

I have the same problem as this one, except than the proposed solution fails, because when I try to save my .docx in .doc, Word just bugs and shuts down.

The file is a .docx of 29 pages, I can see the right number of pages in right-click > properties > details > content > pages number, but in Word 2013 it only displays 13 pages, and it says there are 14 of them.

When trying to save the file to .doc, Words simply stops working.

Thanks for the help.

Words are all written together when I download a Word document from my computer

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:14 AM PST

Hello, 

I have a Microsoft office 2007 on my work computer, and each time I download a word document from my email, computer or any other source, all or some words are written together.  This gets really annoying, since I am often responsible for editing and clearing the final version of large reports, information packages, etc.  Because of this problem, I spend a lot of energy on looking through the entire document over and over again just to make sure that I do not skip two words stuck together.  

Could you please let me know what could be a problem?

Thanks,

Ene 

Text and pictures cut off at the margin

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 01:40 AM PST

Split from this thread.

I have an issue that is similar to this post but this is how my issue goes. I set my page layout to 8.5inches in width but word only gives me 7.5inches workspace. Results, my images or text gets cut off when i print.

My concern again is my paper width is short of 1inch to what i have set in page setup.

Text to Speech voice change problem with Microsoft Word 2013

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 12:29 AM PST

I have been trying to change the text to speech voice in windows 8.1 so that it reflects and reads aloud my text in Word 2013. I can change the voice in Speech Properties to the voice I want, but when I return to Word and click the 'Speak Selected Text' button it always uses the Microsoft Hazel Desktop. I have also tried using the narrator settings dialog to change the voice but same outcome. An MS AnswerTech asked me to use Word online repair which also didnt work.

Any ideas as to why Word cant dictate using the selected voice? Is this a Word or Windows problem?

Translator opens in Internet explorer

Posted: 13 Jan 2015 09:50 PM PST

When i try to translate the whole document word prompts that it will send the document to Microsoft. When i click send it opens the translated documents in Internet explorer. Is there any way by which it opens the translated document in Word itself?

Macros on a network

Posted: 13 Jan 2015 07:34 PM PST

When creating MACROS on a network, the macros will work fine on some computers, but not on others.  Can you explain how to fix this problem?

Mail Merge in Windows Office Home & Student 2013

Posted: 13 Jan 2015 06:18 PM PST

Why is it that when I try to do a simple mail merge from an excel sheet to mailing labels & follow all the steps...it takes me to a step to type your letter. I am not trying to type a letter. I am only wanting to do mailing labels for those that do not have an e-mail address. I select the ones that do not have e-mail addresses but never can complete the mail merge properly. I have never had this problem before.

How to shut off requirement for internet connection in Word?

Posted: 13 Jan 2015 05:58 PM PST

I was recently traveling and wanted to work on a paper for school while on the plane. I only needed word, but for some reason it requires me to have an internet connection to use it so I wasn't able to work on my paper for my 6 hour flight. Is there a way to shut off the requirement for an internet connection in word? I literally only needed something to type in and I wasn't able to do it - so frustrating!

Any assistance is very much appreciated!

If user clicks on the edge of legacy text field, the cursor jumps to the next field

Posted: 13 Jan 2015 05:44 PM PST

I created a simple table in Word 2013 and in many cells I've have placed legacy text form fields.

After creating the form I restricted it by clicking on Developer, Restrict Editing, and restrict editing to Filling in forms.

Save, close, re-open file.

When I go to test the form, I find that when I click in a cell, the focus is jumping to the next cell/field in the table before I've had a chance to enter anything.

I think this is happening because the "grey box" representing the form field doesn't fill up the entire cell, so if the user randomly clicks to the right of it, Word must interpret that as data entered and jumps to the next cell.  It's quite annoying.f

Is there a way to work around this?

Thanks, Cindy