Autorecovery & Word Work Files in Microsoft User Data folder.Safe to delete? Posted: 26 Feb 2007 03:27 PM PST Agreed, good idea. CyberTaz wrote: |
Which Mac OS is compatible? Posted: 24 Feb 2007 07:09 PM PST I am expecting it's going to be 10.4 and above, on PPC and Intel. On 25/2/07 2:09 PM, in article C2065A25.81F%com, "Scott Jasper" <com> wrote: -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie <name> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant Technical Writer. Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
I bought Office in Dutch and can't change the language! Help! Posted: 23 Feb 2007 12:22 PM PST In article <googlegroups.com>, com wrote: Time to learn Dutch... -- To reply by email, remove the word "space" |
Toolbars for Word Posted: 23 Feb 2007 05:29 AM PST However, you can make those commands appear in the toolbar, which will in turn make it larger. Just click the "More Buttons" arrow, and then Control-click the command you want to appear in the main part of the toolbar. In the contextual menu that appears, click "Show Command", and then it will move to the visible part of the toolbar. On 2/24/07 7:40 AM, in article C205AA6A.1FD9B%cast.net, "CyberTaz" <cast.net> wrote: -- Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) Office & Mac Resources: <http://home.earthlink.net/~mickey.stevens/> |
AutoUpdate could not be found Posted: 22 Feb 2007 02:53 PM PST Hi John - As I understand it, Bill summed it up very nicely from the point effect - although I'm not sure I'm in complete agreement on _cause_. The para below is quoted from Dr. Smoke in the Apple Discussions Forum: Repairing permissions routinely is not an absolute necessity, but I typically encourage its use in order to help avoid potential conflicts. It's well & fine to not understand what it does, well & fine to not believe in it, but at least you're man enough to say so rather than advocating from a position of ignorance that *others* disregard its effectiveness :) For someone to dismiss it a "myth" in the face of a situation where it *did* in fact help resolve a critical issue is, IMO, irresponsible at the very least. Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 2/23/07 8:44 AM, in article C2053AE9.63987%name, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]" <name> wrote: |
Migrating Office X files to Windows SBS 2k3 Posted: 21 Feb 2007 08:07 AM PST Hi Little_Creature: OK, that's not the case between Word 2003/Word 2007 and the Mac here :-) I don't know why it's doing it for you. On my system, I can open/edit from one to the other in either direction. I'll have to check and see if I can produce the problem you're noticing. Maybe I already registered the Mac File Type and Creator codes on the PC years back and I have forgotten... Cheers On 27/2/07 9:16 PM, in article googlegroups.com, "com" <com> wrote: -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie <name> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant Technical Writer. Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
Office 2004 Updates consistently Kernel Panic on OS X Server 10.4.8 Posted: 21 Feb 2007 07:26 AM PST On Feb 22, 6:33 pm, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]" <name> wrote: Hi, John. Thanks for the information and for all your help. I will send those logs along to the address you recommended. Just so future readers know, I tested the RAM (by removing certain pairs, then others), but the kernel panic kept occurring at the same point during the update. Since this user needed the computer up and running fast, and since there wasn't much data to back up, i just reinstalled the OS, and it seems to be working now. I was hoping it didn't come to that, but it worked. Best |
Installation cd wont work Posted: 20 Feb 2007 12:12 PM PST Hello Lise - I'm afraid things are definitely in disarray due to the history you related, but you should be able to get back on track if you follow the instructions at the link below. There should be no need to obtain new keys or repurchase anything. You can't "use them up" unless they're all in use at once - but that's what the installer thinks is the case. Make sure that the 2 Macs are *not* connected (networked) in any way before you start, and that OS X is fully updated. In fact, I'd suggest that you apply the 10.4.8 Combo Updater (Intel) *after* the removal & *before* the reinstallation. You'll need to do a proper Removal & reinstallation - and you may need to run the Remove Office tool more than once. Don't omit the use of Disk Utility - Repair Disk Permissions as mentioned there: http://word.mvps.org/mac/RemoveReinstall.html Also, if your 2004 package is actually an *upgrade* you'll need to have the Office:Mac v.X disk handy to install 2004. If you have any further problems post back as a _new_ post with all pertinent details. This problem is completely different from the original that started this thread & you're a totally different user - it's quite possible that your request could have gotten overlooked altogether. As a separate thread it will be easier for everyone to follow & more meaningful as an archive. HTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 2/20/07 7:29 PM, in article googlegroups.com, "com" <com> wrote: |
Master Task List Posted: 19 Feb 2007 11:54 AM PST Hi Bob: On 20/2/07 8:20 AM, in article googlegroups.com, "com" <com> wrote: Perhaps it wouldn't hurt for us to explain how these groups work from our point of view... Each of the people offering help here is a volunteer. None of us works for Microsoft. We're not allowed to: if MS hires one of us, we have to hand in our badge :-) Many of us are very highly-specialised in a particular product. Some may cover more than one, but nobody covers "everything". Regrettably, if you post in the wrong group, the people who are most likely to know the answer may not see the question at all. Also, as soon as someone does answer, others may not read either the question or the reply. If I see that Daiya's got it: sorry, but I probably won't read it. In this case, arguably the leading expert on your matter is Diane, although both Daiya and Allen certainly know more than I do about Entourage Projects (which is not too difficult...) Sorry, but some of us have to cover a lot of ground in the couple of hours a day we can devote to this :-) For example: I'm a Word specialist. That's it: Just Microsoft Word. To cover that, I am across about 11 different groups: I need to get through between 200 and 500 posts a day (I have seen it go up to a thousand when a new version comes out with bugs in it...) So: Sorry if we missed your query! We do the best we can to serve you, and the price is right :-) To answer one of your questions: Yes, this is the only way you get to converse with a human being for free about using Microsoft products. When you buy shrink-wrap software, you get a "licence to use" with phone support only for "installation". That support is limited to getting the product running. There is extensive support information on the Microsoft website, which of course is also free. And there's us. Other kinds of question are chargeable support. Your question is about "how to use" or "how to repair". That's always a chargeable item: you can purchase a support contract, but the cost is prohibitive unless you're running hundreds of copies. Or you can buy professional support at $35 per incident. Hope this helps -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie <name> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant Technical Writer. Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
Deleting/adding pages with tracked changes Posted: 19 Feb 2007 11:11 AM PST Hi, Daiya. Thanks again. If you're in NYC, stay warm. Charlie On Feb 19, 3:57 pm, Daiya Mitchell <org.INVALID> wrote: |
What is 2008? Posted: 16 Feb 2007 08:38 PM PST At this point in time, Office 2008 is nothing more than a marketing term for the next release of MS Office for Mac. Anything beyond that is constrained to development within MS. We did see a "sneak preview" at MacWorld which suggested that there may be some similarities as well as some difference, but any number of changes are likely to occur before the current concepts evolve into a product released to market. Continue to check the Mactopia site for info. MS is the only reliable source of information about *their* plans & products, and when there is something to tell us I doubt they will hide it in any way ;-) Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 2/16/07 11:38 PM, in article C1FBE2FF.130%com, "Scott Jasper" <com> wrote: |
Entourage Starts on Mac Boot-up Posted: 16 Feb 2007 02:47 PM PST On Feb 16, 5:35 pm, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]" <name> wrote: Thanks John....that worked perfectly. Not sure how it got added to that list....I sure don't recall adding it. I'll know to check there in the future if something else comes up. Thanks again, Wayne |
sometimes users unable to save - network home folder environment Posted: 16 Feb 2007 11:42 AM PST Hi Will: See if any of this applies: http://word.mvps.org/Mac/CantSaveToServer.html Cheers On 17/2/07 7:16 AM, in article googlegroups.com, "com" <com> wrote: -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie <name> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant Technical Writer. Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
Couldn't print so unistalled and now Office won't upgrade Posted: 16 Feb 2007 09:03 AM PST Hi Chris: On 19/2/07 6:43 AM, in article googlegroups.com, "com" <com> wrote: FlipforMac is perfectly safe. LittleSnitch might be a problem: it interacts with the network -- anything that interacts with the network needs to be carefully tested. Cheers -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie <name> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant Technical Writer. Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
Will Office 2008 have an upgrade path from Office 2004? Posted: 15 Feb 2007 08:50 PM PST Hi Walter, Every accountant that I know uses Microsoft Excel as a primary tool. But if you're looking for accounting specific software for the Mac I got 718 hits at http://guide.apple.com/ -Jim Gordon Mac MVP Quoting from "com" <com>, in article googlegroups.com, on [DATE: -- Jim Gordon Mac MVP MVPs are not Microsoft Employees MVP info http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
Office 2004 security/stability update to 11.3.4 Feb 13 changesWord version Posted: 13 Feb 2007 01:35 PM PST I don't know for certain, but I believe it is related to the security bulletin here: <http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=929434> On 2/19/07 4:38 PM, in article googlegroups.com, "com" <com> wrote: -- Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) Office & Mac Resources: <http://home.earthlink.net/~mickey.stevens/> |