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Microsoft Word - problems using styles and templates

problems using styles and templates

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 02:41 PM PST

I am editing chapters of a book. I have created a set of styles and saved them in a template with a custom name. The problem I'm having is when I need to either modify an existing style in the template or create a new one. I create or modify within the template and then Apply the revised template to an existing document using Options - Add-Ons - Template, open the template, check Automatically Update Document Styles, and click OK.  The changes that I've made to my template are not being applied to the active document. What am I missing?

Macro buttons in Word 2013

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 01:54 PM PST

Having recently changed from Word 2003 to Word 2013, I am in the process of transferring some of my customizations.   I have been using 21 macros with my own graphic button designs.  It appears that in Word 2013 one cannot design button graphics and must choose from a given set of pre-designed graphics, none of which relate to the macro functions.  Is this true, or am I missing something?  If true, it would be another poorly designed element of Word 2013.

Word app on iPad - how to return a document to online only

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 12:37 PM PST

I am generally very happy with the way Word app on iPad works in conjunction with One Drive.

My understanding of how it works is as follows:

Any document can be found through the Onedrive folder structure. Any document, once selected, will be downloaded and any updates made will be saved to OneDrive. In addition, any document so downloaded will continue to be available offline although, if accessed when online,  will of course be updated with any changes that have be made from any other of my devices. 

This could lead to a build up of the storage that needs to be held on the iPad as I have not yet identified a way of changing a document from "available offline" back to "available online only".

My question: Is there any way of making this change? 

I have to admit that this is not actually a problem for me as I have oodles of space on the iPad but I am interested simply from a knowledge point of view.

NUmbering with words

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 11:50 AM PST

Hi All,

I want to use numbering for a document which contains several headings. I manage to list the heading correctly using numbering options, however I would like to know whether it is possible to set the text at a defined distance after each numbering. I know that from define multilevel list yo can set up text indent, however that is the absolute text indent and there is no option to choose text indent after the number.

Also in the table of contents heading 2 and 3 shows up in the same column, therefore I would like to know why different heading do not appear shifted.

Ms office configration message

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 11:06 AM PST

every time when i open Ms office applications such as word or power point i receive the following message "Please wait while windows configures Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010."  i try to fix this problem through this link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2528748  but it was not helpful i click on fix it problem link and it downloads a file and a box appears saying : Microsoft fix it has been processed but it is nothing happening something i receive the message again and again

plzz help me 

 

Office template download error

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 10:39 AM PST

This problem has been around since 2009 with no satisfactory response from Microsoft.  So here it is again!

First lets not come up with the old pap "Verify your copy of Office 7.  Been there done that.

Next lets not see download from the Office 7 site.  I did not pay to get that stuff!

finally, all the service packs are up to date and this computer came loaded with Office 7 so there are no trial copies.

Does anyone in Microsoft know how to solve this problem?  If not, say so!

To refresh...Word templates do not work...get Template download error with such fixes as "try later" and " Make sure you are connected to the internet".

Anchoring/locking a picture (logo) to the bottom right corner of a picture content control window

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 08:59 AM PST

I am trying to create a company template in which the user (a company employee) uploads a picture via a picture content control window displaying the picture along with my company logo superimposed in the bottom right corner of the picture. I have tried several different approaches, and read the support, and forums to no avail. The pictures are generally similar in size and square or rectangular in shape, but of course they vary in size and aspect ratio based on who crops the picture and the shape of the clients facility.

The Problem:

-When the picture automatically resizes, the logo image stays in its fixed position on the page (and thus is no longer superimposed in the bottom right corner). I can't anchor the logo to a specific position within the picture content control window that moves dynamically with the shape/size of the window.

What I would like:

-No matter the size (or shape) of the picture inserted via the content control, I want the image of my company logo to stay positioned in the bottom right corner.

-Furthermore, if possible, I would like the picture to automatically resize to fit the width of the content control window (retaining the original aspect ratio) rather than resizing the window to fit the picture (Currently, when the picture is smaller than the window, it shrinks and does not fill the page properly).

We produce many of these standard documents for our clients, including an aerial photo of the client's business. The goal is to create this document with as little formatting as possible required by the employee. To save time and avoid user error, I would simply like my employee to click in the picture window, select the appropriate client aerial, and boom; picture inserted, sized to fit the window, and logo positioned in the bottom right corner.

Please help me out if anyone knows how to accomplish this.

Thanks,

MS Word does not open properly

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 06:46 AM PST

Please see the screenshot.  The second document entitled "7 - Lecture Plan..." does not open properly.  It gives me some sort of a transparent placeholder.  If there is another document that's already open, like "Exam 1 answers", I get the "Welcome back!" banner, but still can't use "7 - Lecture Plan."  I get this problem all the time!  This happens both when I click on a word doc in a documents window or when I try to open a doc from the history of recent open docs in the ribbon on the bottom of the screen.  Never had this problem before and not sure what to do.  Please help!

Slow Typing in Word for iPad

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 05:05 AM PST

Word for iPad seems to struggle with large files and typing lag. If I'm working in a small document there doesn't seem to be an issue but I'm working in a document roughly 30,000 words long and there can be a good ten seconds between hitting a key and the character appearing on-screen. It's not just that particular document either; it's any long document. I've tried resetting Word but that hasn't helped. Is there any fix for this? Otherwise I'll need to delete Word and go back to Pages which would be a major inconvenience.

Remove blank line on top of page

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 02:54 AM PST

I have a document, and between paragraphs etc there sometimes are blank lines.  The problem is that depending on the length of the paragraphs, sometimes these blank lines come at the start of the next page.  Is there a way for word to automatically identify such cases and hide an empty line when it happens at the top of a new page?

Word mail merge in two different page

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 12:35 AM PST

Hi to all. I've got this problem. I need to mail merge an Excel table to a Word document that is 2 different layout page ( front and back ) . But page 1 ( Front ) of document need tto contain data from record 1 and page 2 ( back )  from record 2, than again page 1(Front ) record 3 and page 2 (back ) record 4 and so on. I can achieve the result breaking the process in two different step . First step all the page 1 and then all the page 2 modifing the recordset but I was wondering if is there a way to do it in a single step. Thank in advance

How to get different page background colors for different sections of a Word document?

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 10:50 PM PST


Hi

How to get different page background colors for different sections of a Word document? Is it possible in Word 2013 to have multiple background colors?

If not possible in Word 2013, does there exist a workaround for it using a "picture" as a  background, as described here

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2007-word/multiple-background-colours-word/f0526da0-ddfa-4cdb-b2b1-c17350330e61 ?

Thanks
Shakeel

Cannot send document from Word 2007 via e-mail

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:18 PM PST

The link provided in your answers  is no longer available.

What I get when trying to send a document from word 2007 via e-mail is an attachment (sometimes) of computer ease garble.

I have win 8-1 with windows office enterprise 2007, the PC is a HP Envy laptop.

I have followed all the help instructions on setting up the PC but nothing works. 

downloading Word & Excel for tablet

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:12 PM PST

I have a Nexus 7 tablet with 2 gigs of Ram and I downloaded both Word & Excel.  Neither one of them would open. Can anyone help?