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Microsoft Word - repeated update installations

repeated update installations

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT

How do you stop repeated updates? Microsoft has installed three updates three times and wants to install them a fourth. How do you stop it?

disc for Office

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:47 AM PDT

I recently had to replace my harddrive. I lost software that I had added. One specifically Office for mac. I attempted to reload them, but the disc will not stay in for me to download. Is there an other option? I still have the licensing information. 
Thanks for your time and help!

Word and Excel files suddenly won't open

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Hello all,

 

I have a client who has a shared folder on their server where the store documents of all types(Word,Excel,PDF,etc.). Each user has there own folder but all are accessible for any user.  On Friday 09/06 everyone was able to open .doc,.docx,.xls,.xlsx files from the server and work with them.  On Monday 09/09 nobody was able to open Word or Excel files without them being prompted to convert the document or that the spreadsheet was not in the format that it was saved in.  In the case of Word docs, once you tell it to convert it's just garbage on the screen.  Excel files will not even open.  If I try to open a doc with Wordpad from the server it is the same result.  I have been wrestling with this for 4 days now and I have hit a brick wall.  Does anybody have any ideas before I go completely insane?

 

P.S.  If I try and restore a file from offsite backup it has the same result.

 

Thanks

David

Does Word-2013 really have no usable Help?

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:28 AM PDT

The help-functionality in my Word-2013 installation is about the worst I have ever seen. It's practically non-existent!

Whenever I click on help or "?" in some dialog it will bring up a generic "Word Help" form with a search field. But whatever I enter here - it NEVER finds anything useful regarding whatever term entered! The only way to find help for Word-2013 is to use Google for it!

 

E.g. in a Word-Processor you would naively think, that if you enter terms like "hyphenation", "page-break", "numbering", "style", you-name it, that there would be at least a few items or hits re. these subjects. But Word's help finds NOTHING on these!

 

Either it displays an empty list or it lists articles that were apparently completely randomly chosen. E.g. if I enter "hyphenation" it displays a single "hit" - an article re. the differences of the file formats .odt and .docx. What has that to do with hyphenation??? It's absolutely unbelievable!

 

Can on repair, re-install or post-install Words-Help? Or somehow direct it to some online help that actually works?

 

M.

omitting quotes surrounding text when generating a TOC

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:16 AM PDT

I need the quotes surrounding text to be omitted when generating the TOC (i.e. "Defined Term" means....).  Using a style separator omits the end quote, but not the beginning quote.  Is there a way to omit the beginning quote when generating the TOC in Word 2010?

Word 2013 Crashing

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:02 AM PDT

I am a Graduate Student and depend on the Word application.  Since I have bought the Word 2013 - twice in two weeks, the application crashed!  I had to call Comcast Signature support to retrieve my 'recovered' document.  I still do not know what they did to recover this document. This cannot be happening and Word 2010 never did this.  In the middle of writing a literature review (which is when it crashed the first time), it would not save.  It kept giving me the saving mode, after I had already entitled it - when I just wanted to update the save to continue with the document.  I do not know what is occurring but PLEASE fix it!

Autorecover Doesn't Do Anything, Just Fails.

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:40 AM PDT

I'm using Microsoft Office 2013 on Windows 8 and am encountering a problem.  The autorecover doesn't work.  The check box is checked, the interval is set to 5 minutes, but nothing happens, no files are saved to the autorecover location.  There have been no errors or anything, it just silently fails.  I have tried changing the autorecover location to a folder on my desktop and that does no good either.  I have turned on 'view all files' in explorer, and there are no hidden autorecovery files either.  Any ideas?

Mail Merge Help

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:34 AM PDT

I'm creating a flyer with a list of different schools and their information. I put all of the information into an Excel sheet and now want to post it to a word document. I tried using mail merge to make everything easier but even though I put "next field" it doesn't go to all of the fields. It might go to a school that starts with A and then to a school that starts with C and then to a school that starts with F but it doesn't put all of my schools in the word document. How can I fix this?

Compile error in hidden module: EventClass

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:07 AM PDT

I have Office 365, 
Today, when I open Word, I have an error message ask me to fix "Compile error in hidden module: EventClass".
If I click OK, it will continue to work. But I need to fix this. Please help.

I have been using office starter since I bought this computer. last night there were some automatic updates, and now I cannot access my office starter.

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:59 AM PDT

I have been using office starter since I bought this computer. last night there were some automatic updates, and now I cannot access my office starter.  It tells me I must buy the full version.  My Q drive is still there, but it no longer says "starter". Instead it says "click-to-run". I did NOT change anything, but the automatic updates automatically updated when I shut off my computer last night.

 

I have a "zillion" documents on my computer - only some of which I have backed up - yeah, I know, I know - but I need to get beck to where I was yesterday.

 

What happened and how do I fix it?

File groupings in folders

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:27 AM PDT

How do I remove the groupings (e.g., 0-9, A-H, Unspecified) in file folders so that all the files (irrespective of type, date, etc) are simply listed alphabetically? I've tried many 'Sort by' options but none have removed the groupings. Help!

My Office files have all turned orange and cannot be opened

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:12 AM PDT

 and I have a pop up box telling me that "the Microsoft Office product necessary to open this file is not installed on your computer".  I have purchased office some years ago and still have the disc.  I re-installed it from the disc but still no joy.  Any idea what is happening?

Styles

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:50 AM PDT

I have received a lengthy document that has numerous styles (with numbering attached).  However, the styles seem to be deficient.  I want to develop a numbering scheme (a, b, c) attached to a style that will always restart at (a). It will likely go under Heading 6. (1.1.1.1.1.)

 

The document is 400 pages long.  I don't want to continously ask the numbering to restart at (a). 

 

Thanks for your help.

Changing style causes text to jump into header

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:46 AM PDT

I am having trouble with text abruptly jumping up into a header.

 

This seems to occur when I am outlining something, using a multi-level list.  When I get to the end, I want to insert the filename and path.  Changing to another style (such as Body Text) causes the cursor, and any text I type, to jump to the top of the page and create a header.  It's mystifying.

Conditional Looping / Branching in Word 2010 Merges

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:39 AM PDT

FIRST, we need to insert some conditional loops into our Word 2010 merges.  For example, when printing file folder labels, the first sheet may not be a full sheet and we need to skip over the missing labels.  In WordPerfect we simply asked the user for the number of missing labels and then created a conditional loop that executed that number of NEXT RECORD commands, if any, before beginning the merge.  Is there a way to accomplish this in Word 2010 also?

 

SECOND, we also need to do some conditional branching.  For example, we print two types of folder labels with the same information, but in different formats.  Again, in WordPerfect, we simply asked the user whether they needed the first style, the second style, or both (3 options).  In Word 2010 can we do conditional branching that would allow us to include or exclude the necessary subroutines in a loop for

accomplishing the proper merge?

 

Thank you for any assistance.

Ruler & document an inch too narrow

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT

I've been working on a book for years, and the page has gone bonkers. There is a grey area on the page to the right of the ruler, and with standard margins on letter paper, the page is only 7.5 inches wide. 

Microsoft Word 2010 documents automatically convert into docx. files PROBLEM

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:20 AM PDT

HELP! All of a sudden all my regular Microsoft Word Starter 2010 documents are converted to docx. files, and my computer cannot open them! Nor can i open a regular file from the internet, as my computer converts these as well. What do I do?

Can Word 2010 auto-populate cells based on Drop-down input?

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:57 AM PDT

Using Word 2010, I am trying to devise a way to make a cell autopopulate with a value based on a selection from a drop down menu in another cell of the same table.

 

For instance, suppose I have a drop down menu in Cell A1 with the names

 

Pizza1

Pizza2

Pizza3. 

 

 I want cell B1 to populate with a price based on which pizza is selected in the drop down menu.  I've been serching for a couple of days and haven't seen any guidance on how to make this work, or if it is even possible.  Any help woudl be greatly appreciated.

Tables not merging!

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:44 AM PDT

Hello:

I am using tables to lay out a newsletter. I know there are templets and perhaps other ways of doing this , but for the time being (since I am trying to wiggle out of this job), I would just like to know two things:

•  If I create a table on a page, and I type it full with text in one or both columns, how do I prevent the continuation of the table on the next page. (In other words, I want to fill the left column, perhaps be prevented from adding text beyond the bottom line, and then continue the text at the top of the right column.)

•  If I then create another table on the next page, how do I prevent the two tables from merging if I happen to move the table on the second page all the way up on that page. (As it is now, and I do what I just described, the two tables merge.)

I hope there is a simple (or even a slightly complicated) way to achieve the above.

Thank you,

Hans L

Many to one Email mail merge

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:39 AM PDT

Working in either Word and Outlook 2010 or 2013 (I have two computers)

 

I have a simple premise where I need to email managers with list of their employees to confirm the employee will attend a seminar or not.

 

In excel I have the list of employees in each row. In the next columns I have their manager and their manager's email. I need to figure out how I can mail merge a list of the employees into one email per manager.

 

Example

 

Employee Manager Email
John Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Mary Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Joe Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Rachel Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Mike Mike Smith *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Kumar Jane Audry *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Tyler Jane Audry *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Sam Jane Audry *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Jenna Jane Audry *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Larry Larry Sergar *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Bob Larry Sergar *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Kristen Larry Sergar *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
 

 

Then I need the email to look like:

 

Mike Smith,

 Please confirm the following list of employees will be available for the seminar Tuesday

 

    John

    Mary

    Mike

 

Regards,

Company's CSC

Microsoft Office Starter 2010 expired - not supposed to happen

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:36 AM PDT

Why did Microsoft Starter expire overnight? There was no warning. My wife was working late on our computer and turned the computer off. It shut down with updates. I was told if we were fine with the Starter features we would never need to purchase the full version of Office Home Edition. Well, now it says we have to. We can't even open a single document to even read it. Any way to revert? We do't want to buy the full version. This was not a Trial.

stop "hover" when pasting

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:14 AM PDT

When using cut and paste feature on text, the paste icon "hovers" over the area to which I just pasted some text. Is there a way to stop this icon from hovering?

Corruption of mailmerge

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:14 AM PDT

When I try and merge a word document, i see that often extra conditions have appeared, eg OR '... is blank' and this makes a mess of my merging.  It particularly happens if I try and put multiple conditions in eg '... is less than or equal to.... ' AND ' .... is greater than or equal to...'.  Or field1 equals ABC  AND field2 is blank.  I am merging a Word document from an excel data source.

Quicker way to Insert File name and path

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:31 AM PDT

Hi

 

I would like a quick way to insert into the middle of a document the filename and path.

 

Currently I need to go to Insert Tab, QuickParts, Field, then select Filename then check add the filepath option, then click OK.

 

is there a faster way to do this?

 

thanks

 

Craig

prohibited files after update 12.09.13

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:13 AM PDT

After this morning's updates I find I can't open .doc attachments to e mails in Windows Live Mail ( either received or sent. I've seen somewhere that this is due to an update. How do I fix this. Also if I remove the restriction under Virus Protection in Live Mail and try to open a file I am prompted to purchase a new version of Office.

 

I am happy with Office 2010 Startup. Are you trying to force people to buy stuff they don't want?

 

Your prompt reply will be appreciated as I am in charge of three churches and need my e mail to work properly.

 

Vic Latson

Churchwarden - Tadley South

2010 Check Box Content Control Dimension

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 05:43 AM PDT

I have searched for a response to my problem but can't find the exact query. I was asked to modernise a template which utilised the legacy check box.

 

However inserting the new 2010 check box increases the row height regardless of the font size because the check box field goes way below the line of the text and I can't find a means to reduce it.

 

When you click around the area you can see the faint blue box which is much larger than the check box but it doesn't have a means to reduce in size and the tab with three dots appears completely pointless.

 

Any help would be much appreciated. Have checked properties and design mode in developer but no luck so far.

 

I

We purchased Microsoft Office Professional Plus Home use for our laptop with the DVD, can we install it legally on our home PC

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:56 AM PDT

We purchased Microsoft Office Pro Plus Home use for our laptop and purchased the dvd, can we install it legally on our home PC and use the same key number..

opening files and attachments

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:46 AM PDT

i had to return to factory settings. My cv is saved as an attachment in my inbox on outlook, when i came to open my attachment it opened it in wordpad, ( i think i should of opened it in microsoft word ). i then asked me if i wanted to open all my files in wordpad and in a rush i answered yes. Is there any way to reverse this ?

Message says - The office product necessary to open this file is not installed on this computer..... what do I do?!

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 01:15 AM PDT

I have had my laptop for 18 months which came with Office pre-installed.  It has worked fine until today when I try and open a word or excel document from the desktop the above message comes up.  All icons have changed and I can no longer open documents from windows explorer.  I can open documents directly from Excel or Word.  What has happened, why now and what can I do about it?

Many thanks

Question About Comments

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:29 PM PDT

Greetings!

I am using MS Word 2010.

When I insert a comment, the result is, for example:

Comment [N1]:

The "N" is the initial and the 1 the number of the Comment.

Is there any way to remove the word "Comment" or some other way to shorten the citation?

For example, it would be nice if it were simply as follows:

N1: blah, blah, blah ...

Just curious.

Word documents are now recognized as microsoft office files.

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:58 PM PDT

My word documents now show an orange file and under properties it states that it opens with microsoft office.  When I checked it says I must now reinstall a new one, but the current microsoft office still works.  For it to reinstall it seems to only give me the option to purchase, despite the fact that my laptop came with a starter office.  I just updated today and this occurred, so I am wondering if something had gone wrong with my updating.

Programs Compatibility Application

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:06 PM PDT

My computer did an update....now it will not allow me to open Window Office 2010...is there something I can do.  I cannot open any of my word documents or Excel spreadsheets. I keep getting the popup to purchase.

 

Text direction and styles

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:59 PM PDT

I have a table where a dozen or so cells need text rotated from the normal by +90 degrees. Right-clicking on one of the cells shows a dialog where I can specify the direction I want. Now I am trying to define a style for these cells, but the styles seem to have no provision for text direction. Then whenever I write the docx out and read it back in, whatever style I have specified wrongly makes the text appear in the usual horizontal direction. There must be a way around this. I hope.

Picture manager

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:41 PM PDT

Hi. When I opened a file I was asked to either save file or choose from a list...I choose Picture Manager. When I closed the file, all my desktop icons changed to the same icon colours and look as the picture manager symbol. Now, I can't click on my desktop icons to access any of the program that represents the icon...example: when I click on Mozilla to access the internet, all I get is the Picture Manager program. I want to disable the picture manager...any suggestions  thasks

Scuzzy

word 2007 I get a error -office application version does not match.

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:57 PM PDT

I have word 2007 and  upgraded to outllook 2013 I am trying to open old word files + email them  and it doesnt work.  I get a error -"office application version does not match". Is there an udate or something I can do to fix this?
Thanks Craig

Office shuts down when copying and pasting

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:32 PM PDT

Whenever I'm using excel, word and now powerpoint, and I copy and paste (inside and out of OFFICE product), the software shuts down.  Any suggestions?

Mail Merge fails trying to open outlook contacts

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:22 PM PDT

I am trying to create mail merge for a form letter and every time the Select Outlook Contacts Folder dialog opens, Word or Outlook hangs and quits.


I have tried repairing my installation from Programs and Features.


I am running Office 2010 Professional in Windows 8.1 Pro Preview.


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all word 2010 documents saving as DOCX

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:22 PM PDT

Out of the blue all of my word 2010 Windows 7 documents have switched to DOCX files.  what do I do?

Spelling and Grammar check

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:28 PM PDT

I've just bought Word 2013, I write fantasy, and poetry in Quenya.  I MUST turn off the Spelling and Grammar checker, or it will drive me mad!  How do I do it?

all my old 2010 office works documents have been move to DOCX files. How do I retrieve them

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:01 PM PDT

all my old microsoft word 2010 files have been moved to DOCX files.  I tried system restore and that didn't bring them back.  How do I retrieve them?

Microsoft CRM - assigning and sharing not working

Microsoft CRM - assigning and sharing not working

assigning and sharing not working

Posted: 09 Jun 2004 09:45 AM PDT

I have a test environment set up. I was logged into the
client as salesperson1 and shared the account with
salesperson2. Then I logged in as salesperson2 to see if
the account that was shared was listed under his accounts -
it wasn't.

 
in message 
share 

Status:

Posted: 09 Jun 2004 08:42 AM PDT

Hi

The code I am using is given below
// BizUser proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser oBizUser = new
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser ();
oBizUser.Credentials =
System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
oBizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";

// Incident proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMIncident incident = new
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMIncident();
incident.Credentials =
System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
incident.Url = strDir + "CRMIncident.srf";

Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CObjectName objName = new
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CObjectName();
objName.Id = strEntityID;
objName.Type = Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.ObjectType.otAccount;

string strErrorMsg;

try
{
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth =
oBizUser.WhoAmI();
// Set up the columns that you want to retrieve
string strColumnSetXml = "<columnset >";
strColumnSetXml += "<column>incidentid</column>";
strColumnSetXml += "<column>title</column>";
strColumnSetXml += "<column>ticketnumber</column>";
strColumnSetXml += "<column>statuscode</column>";
strColumnSetXml += "</columnset>";

// Retrieve the incidents
string strResultsXml = incident.RetrieveByObject
(userAuth, objName, strColumnSetXml);
return strResultsXml;

Please do have a look and let me know

Regards
Jeny
 
wrong,....... 
this column, I 
statuscode 
found 
retrieve 

Hyperlink in KB Article

Posted: 09 Jun 2004 08:12 AM PDT

Hi
Let me clarify what my client is looking at .
In a KB article he needs to add a link to a web site say
for eg. google.com. He would add a word Search , which
would be a hyperlink . On clicking the Search it should
open a window with google.com set as default page.

Thanks
Susan
 
in KB articles: 
new article. 
window. 
into the new KB article, but in my tests of this, CRM
dropped the last close bracket } from the hyperlink. So... 
the close bracket } to get Word to add it to the hyperlink. 
your new KB article and it should work. 
want to link to, highlight it and right click to add a
hyperlink, that way the link in the new KB article isn't
so ugly. 
in 
a 
based 

MSCRM 1.2 Installation & Configuration Certification

Posted: 09 Jun 2004 04:10 AM PDT

That sucks... It should not be included, the DMF sucks anyway.


"Pete" <com> wrote in message
news:1a32c01c44e12$624abea0$gbl... 

CRM - incoming mails problem URGENT

Posted: 09 Jun 2004 03:14 AM PDT

Incoming E-mails Do Not Update Microsoft CRM With An Activity Record
Issue

E-mails can be sent from Microsoft CRM but replies do not update Microsoft
CRM with an Activity record. The reply is sent to the Outlook Inbox.

Potential Cause

Starting all of the Microsoft CRM Services with the localsystem account may
prevent Activities from being updated.

Resolution

Add Microsoft CRM Server/IIS Server, the Exchange Server, and the SQL Server
to the Members list in the Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access Group on the
Active Directory Server.

1. On your Active Directory Server, click Start, point to Programs, point
to Administrative Tools, and click Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. Expand your Active Directory machine name.
3. Click Builtin.
4. Right-click on the Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access group and click
Properties.
5. Click the Members tab.
6. Click the Add button.
7. Add Microsoft CRM Server/IIS Server, the Exchange Server and the SQL
Server to the list.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Apply and then click OK.
10. Restart your Microsoft CRM Exchange Queue Service on your Exchange
Server.

Peter

<microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1a04501c44e42$f0b68cc0$gbl... 

isv.config speichern

Posted: 09 Jun 2004 02:45 AM PDT

sorry
wrong newsgroup
"Cbu" <cboisseau *AT* psengineering.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:phx.gbl... 

Workflow & postURL error

Posted: 09 Jun 2004 01:12 AM PDT

Yes I try with the Domain Admin..

CRM Hardware Requirements

Posted: 08 Jun 2004 10:52 PM PDT

Tony

SCSI RAID 5 is a recommendation, not a requirement. you can load crm on a
single hard drive, it does not care.
"Tony" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1a2ba01c44de5$f14643e0$gbl... 

Promoted CRM EMail

Posted: 08 Jun 2004 04:16 PM PDT

Where might I go to 'mess with the properties of the email'? I can't seem
to find anything that is editable.

"Mike Orr" <Mike microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:com... 
attributes, and retry the promote. 
so I 
(I 
that 
record? 
a 

Microsoft CRM data

Posted: 08 Jun 2004 03:12 PM PDT

Thanks Gary and Chris for your responses and suggestions.

I'm just playing, trying to learn IBF and smart tags at the same time. Since
I have access to a MSCRM v1.2 SQL database, I'm using it in the IBF example.
But my
recollection is that the answer to the following question:

Is directly manipulating the MSCRM v1.2 database(s), including the method
described in the IBF example, supported by Microsoft?

is no. But, maybe that has changed or I misunderstood this in the first
place. Just trying to get definitive guidance.

Thanks.

"Chris Kunicki" <com.nospam> wrote in message
news:%phx.gbl... 

MSCRM Crashing for 2nd time

Posted: 08 Jun 2004 01:19 PM PDT


"Mark" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:19f4001c44dca$98121170$gbl... 

You can trap for more transparent expert errors using the web.config I
believe.
I dont have the info on what the parameter is but its fairly obvious. I
think you also need to initiate iisreset after making changes, but that
might be misguided. This rings a bell but I think you will find that with
full errors it will make the problem clearer.

That error number say nothing. There is a few suggestions including one that
suggests its because you have .net framewrk 1.1 with crm1.0 and instead
should be 1.0 so that should not be common across versions. Also some that
indicate fixes in integration to great plains etc, or timeout issues with
crystal enterprise. But yours may be a different scenario.

What version is your Exchange? It should be 2000 to match your AD
environment I believe. Also revisit all the spec requirements of CRM and
prerequistites like service packs.

Microsoft Word - I have a problem with citations not holding iin the current list when I close the document.

Microsoft Word - I have a problem with citations not holding iin the current list when I close the document.

I have a problem with citations not holding iin the current list when I close the document.

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:18 PM PDT

Hi

 

When I am working with Citations and I enter new citations they are held in the Master List but when I close my document and reopen to continue working, the citations are lost from the current list and in the document they are now static text only. This only started happening yesterday and I can't recall having done anything to make this happen.

Do you have any suggestions?

 

Steve

When I turned on computer - all my word documents (works 10) were orange and won't open. I restored and now can make new documents but can't open old ones

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:13 PM PDT

I can't open any old word Microsoft word starter 2010 documents.  They all turned orange and won't open.  I restored and can see them in word starter but they won't open and the ones in files are all orange and won't open.  

Cannot open DOCX. files in Microsoft Office 2010 Starter

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:38 PM PDT

I have Microsoft Office 2010 Starter.  Suddenly, all my files are in docx. format, and I cannot open them.  I get a message saying I need to purchase Office.  Why has this suddenly happened?  How can I change it back?

Inserting a Word file that is more than 1 page long.

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:16 PM PDT

I have a word file into which I insert another word file.  The one which is inserted is way more than a page long.  When I try to print the whole thing, (The file which receives the other one), it just prints the first page.

 

Both files are the result of a word merge.  I want to dynamically insert the one into the other and then have the result.  Is there a way for it to show more than one page?

 


Thanks.

Word 2007. Figure does not appear in list of figures

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:39 PM PDT

I inserted a figure (Jpg file) in a document and, when I created the caption, the caption appeared in a 'box' located at the bottom of the figure.  The box with the caption is resizable and can be moved around the page that contains the figure.  The problem is that the figure does not appear in the table of figures at the beginning of the document (after updating) and does not appear in the figure reference list.  This is the only figure in the document that is giving this problem.  All other figures have a normal caption that is not included in a box at the bottom of the figure.  Please note that, when I turn on the formatting symbols, a strange symbol that looks like a sea anchor is shown below the figure. 

 

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

 

Thanks

Windows Office (Word, Excel, OneNote, etc.) Erroneous Autocomplete of "Baha'i" to "Baha'I"

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:35 PM PDT

Hey guys I'm Baha'i and all Office apps have butchered the autocomplete since I've been alive to "Baha'I" -- could you fix that? @Office referred me here. The conversation went thus:

  1. Office Hey guys I'm Baha'i and all Office apps have butchered the autocomplete since I've been alive to "Baha'I" -- could you fix that?

    2:13 AM - 11 Sep 13 · Details

  2. Kovu_ Let's see what we can do. Are you referring to Office Web Apps http://spr.ly/6017wYwF ? If not, what apps are you referring to? ^DW


  4. James H. Russell ‏Kovu_

    Office All Office 2013 apps and and as far back as Office 97 when I started using Office in college.

  5. Office It's technically "Bahá'í" FYI. Diacritics are often not used for HTML, etc., to avoid confusion.

  6. Kovu_ I found some information on http://spr.ly/6010wlnp  that may help you out. Let us know. ^KLM


  8. James H. Russell ‏Kovu_

    Office Was hoping erroneous default AC to be removed so 7 million Baha'is don't have to tweak AC to set up Office? ;) Android works btw

  9. Office FYI, Android does NOT do this, the Web apps DO. The erroneous behavior is the default AC to a capital "I" -- there is no reason to.

  10. Kovu_ Try posting the issue on http://spr.ly/6014wlbE  and a Moderator will be able assist you. Keep us posted. ^KLM

I need to know how to PERMANENTLY Adjust list indents to anything other than .25" number position &amp; .05" text indents on my lists.

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:28 PM PDT

I am a fairly savvy Word user. I know how to adjust list indent in my numbered or bulleted lists. My problem is when I use numbered or bulleted list it always reverts to a number position of .25, & a text indent of 0.5" in my list. As I said, I know how to go in and change this by right-clicking, the number or bullet, scrolling to 'adjust list indents' and setting the applicable spaces. This works fine for this list but I have same problem on next one. Is there a way to do permanent setting?

Microsft word has disappeared

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:41 PM PDT

I saw the the Icons next to word files changed from Word Icons to Orange square Icons. When I clicked one of the files, it says my microsoft office is not installed. But I could still open the files from WORD.  So I looked up question in this community and someone answered with possible solution with this link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2464297. So I followed the Method 2 because I had three microsoft installed and they were MICOROSOFT OFFICE 2010, MICROSOFT OFFICE CLICK TO RUN, MICROSOFT OFFICE - ENGLISH. So I followed the instruction and uninstalled CLICK TO RUN and restarted computer. when I open to Change or repair MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 as instructed, I couldn't see any option to change/repair. All i could do with it was to uninstall. Also, at this point I found out MICROSOFT - ENGLISH was gone. 
The Orange square Icons were still there so I clicked one file to open and now it says "this file is missing or corrupted" 
And now my microsoft word program is totally gone from my system. Even the desktop icon looks weird. I tried to click the Microsoft office 2010 and it wants me to enter the product key which I don't have. Can anyone tell me what I can do to get my office programs back? I have windows 7 by the way. 

Error; Problems with the contents

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:23 AM PDT

done recent edits in my word file,
suddenly it doesnt want to open
it displays; there are problems with the contents, details; unspecified error;
location part:/word/document.xml, Line:2, column:3641792

help .. what can i do, i need the file

Word stops responding when I paste a pic from the internet and hit save

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:41 AM PDT

I used to be able to copy a picture of a puzzle from the Internet, paste it into a Word doc (Word 2007) and save it. I did it hundreds of times with no problems ever. Then I got a new Toshiba laptop with Windows 8 and Word 2013. Now when I paste a pic from the Internet and hit save, it says "Microsoft Word is not responding". I've waited as long a 15 minutes and it still does not respond. I have to go through the Task Manager to shut Word down. I have saved hundreds of these puzzles in the past and I am following the exact same procedure I always used, but Word stops responding every time upon trying to save the document. Any idea on why it worked in Word 2007 but not in Word 2013?

A tech downloaded OpenOffice 4.00 on my computer. Now, all my Word files are shown as Open Office. How can I change them back to Word?

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:03 AM PDT

A tech downloaded OpenOffice 4.00 on my computer.  Now, all my Word files are shown as Open Office.  How can I change them back to Word?

 

 

ask the community

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:43 AM PDT

I can't open any of my doc's. The Icon has change to an orange icon and there is an "x" after .doc ie (.docx). When I try to open, a dialog box appears telling me I have to purchase Microsoft Office. I've had this computer for several years and it came with Office installed on it when I purchased it. Why is this happening? What can I do?

Multilevel list is adding text indent after row 9 of level 2

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:41 AM PDT

I have tried this on Office 2010, 2013 and Office for Mac 2011 and all of them do this.

When I create a multilevel list, level 1 can have as many records as you need without adding any unwanted extra text indents.  Level 2 of the list will add an extra indent after the ninth record in the list.  This seems to only happen with the 1.1 style list.

To reproduce,

Open a new blank document.

Add a new multilevel list using the 1.1. style list.

Type anything in the first level and press enter.

Indent to level 2 and type anything.

Repeat adding lines to level 2 until you get to the 10th line.  There you will see the extra text indent.

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

missing or corrupted word files- won't open= says to contact the manufacturer

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:32 AM PDT

I shut down my computer to install "updates" as the computer listed 4 updates needed.  When I restarted the computer NONE of my word documents will open and I  get an error message telling me that they are missing or corrupted files and also says to contact the manufacturer.  These were files I used earlier today.  They are ALL of the word documents - doc or docx= they all have an orange box next to them that was not there before the updates. 

What do I do?

Help with fields in mailmerge

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:47 AM PDT

I have a mail merge document using Word and Access. At the top of the letter are these fields

«txtfirstname» «txtsecondname» «txtthirdname» «txtsurname»

However not everyone has a second or third name and this results in extra spaces. Is there anyway I can overcome this?

Thanks

Tony

Copying and pasting redlined text

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:46 AM PDT

Is there a way to copy and paste redlined text into another document without it automatically accepting the redlining?

My saved documents are no longer the W icons but orange icons that I can't open. Please help.

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT

My saved word documents no longer have the W icon but rather an orange icon that I can't open.  Spent 10 mins phoning Microsoft at great expense.  No answer Any help?

If I removed Office 2007, and added 2010, do I still need 2007 Updates?

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:57 AM PDT

I removed Office 2007 from my computer, and installed Windows 2010.

Do I still need to download Security Updates/Fixes for Windows 2007 because I have documents created with 2007? 

Tess

Problem with Hidden text that includes Headings, text and tables with images, in word 2010

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:49 AM PDT

I am writing a manual for a client's new product, and I need to hide part of the content because this bit is still in development. They need field trial documentation for a customer who doesn't need that option.

The content I want to hide begins with a Heading at Level 2 , then some Normal style text, some level 3 headings, and a few 2-column tables with images in the left hand column, and text in the right hand column. It spans 4 pages.

I know how I should hide the text, namely to select the content that I want to hide, and then Ctrl+D to bring up the Font dialog, and then select Hidden, and click OK. This hides it just fine.

But if I want to view and edit this hidden content using Ctrl+*, all the hidden content appears, but the tables are squashed into a table on the left about one character wide per column, one character per row, and the hidden content now spans 28 pages. This is impossible to work with, and I cannot adjust the column width.

The only remedy is to select each cell of the table and Ctrl+D etc to unhide the text cell by cell. If I try to select a complete table and unhide it, it only unhides one cell.

 

I had hoped that I could go into Outline View at Level 2, select the heading and then just hide that, but I get the same problem.

 

Any idea what's going wrong? Help!

license verification

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:42 AM PDT

After downloading notes, microsoft tells me they cannot verify the license of the product. What should I do??

users name in top right corner

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:39 AM PDT

Hi, is it possible to remove or hide the users name that appears in all Office 2013 programs? It's not appropriate to show such information when working in a school.

 

Thanks,

 

Tony

word 2003 document open slowly in word 2010

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:29 AM PDT

Since our corporate updated to Word 2010 from Word 2003 existing documents are very slow to load.

 

The problem appears to be Word is searching for a template that doesn't exist:  I see a "Contacting: \\....\Template WP" message as Word is loading that stays for several seconds.  Once that disappears the document opens.  These are all documents created with Word 98 to Word 2003.  My newer documents created with either default template or my custom template and saved as .docx open quickly.  Resaving the .doc docments as .docx does not change the opening "Contacting:" message.  Checking for the slow documents templates in option menus show "Normal" as the setting.

 

Any clue how I can keep these documents from wasting time looking for a template discarded on the dustbin of my corporate history?

External bluetooth keyboard not working on Word / Office for android

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:06 AM PDT

I recently bought Microsoft Wedge Bluetooth Keyboard to use with my office 365 subscription on my android smartphone (Nexus 4). While the keyboard works fine with Google Docs, I was surprised to discover that the external keyboard is not supported by "word" for android or for that matter any other Microsoft office application for android (except Outlook).

 

I am a writer and its sad that I am unable to work on my documents on SkyDrive. I discovered through other posts that the external keyboard functionality was working fine until a July 2013 android update screwed it up.

 

Microsoft, you should work this on priority. People are finally buying your office 365 product for their android smartphones and this bluetooth keyboard issue can be a big hindrance in my decision to continue with the subscription.

apply template to existing document

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:31 AM PDT

Hi,

I created a template and placed it in Custom Office Templates folder. Then I opened an existing document, selected the Developer tab, clicked Document Template, selected my custom template, and clicked Attach. Nothing happened to my document. The template contained an image on the cover page and a water mark on the other pages, so I expected them to appear in my existing document. Did I something wrong?

HOW TO DEACTIVATE RESRICTED EDITING

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:03 AM PDT

I use Microsoft Office 2010 and having problems with My Word Documents;

 

they are now "all restricted"

 

I want to deactivate the restrictions so that other people can edit

 

[Moved from feedback]

 

 

"Keep Text Only" paste option does not work in Office (Word) 2013

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:01 AM PDT

After setting up default paste options to paste only the text in both Word 2010 and Word 2013, Word 2010 does the job perfectly while Word 2013 keeps the source formatting. 

The following thread pertains only to Word 2010 and is unhelpful.

I also have not found anyone with this issue in Word 2013. I have reinstalled Office to no avail. 

This would be a huge time saver for me if it worked. What to do Microsoft, what to do?

Word 2010 closes unexpectedly when use copy command

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:41 AM PDT

I recently installed Office 2010 after uninstalling Office 2003. 

- Since installation I am having problems with Word 2010 closing unexpectedly when I use the copy command in that program and in other programs.  - It occasionally closes when I open Windows Explorer also when I am working in Word 2010. 

- I use word files in compatability mode as I work from another computer with Word 2003. 

- Have tried registry cleaner, repair of Word 2010 and reinstall.  Problem still present.

- Happens almost every time I use copy command but sometimes is OK for the first few times I use that command.

Thanks for any advice on this.

JohnWalker409

In word 2010 is it possible to restrict SmartArt color themes?

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:39 AM PDT

In the process of creating a customized docx file, I have selected "Limit formatting to selection of styles" and selected the styles only which should be used.

Similarly, how do I restrict SmartArt color themes?

Regards,
Anand

Office 365 Word Insert Table of contents option disabled

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:42 AM PDT

Can anyone help please.

 

I am using office 365 and a number of entries on Word's ribbon bar are disabled including "Insert Table of Contents" "Update Table".

 

They were previously working but are now disabled for both new and existing documents. I have had a subscription license for around 3 months.

 

 

Activating/Adding macro's in the Mini Toolbar on selection

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 08:15 PM PDT

I would like to know if macro's can be added to the Mini Toolbar. When i select a text i would like to activate a macro. On the ribbon the macro can be selected, but in the mini toolbaar would be easier, just a right click away.

Office won't open!!!!!

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 08:03 PM PDT

If I uninstall the program to try and repair it will all of my documents be erased?!

Change Option from Different First Page Header to Apply to All Pages

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 07:45 PM PDT

Hi,

 

I have a document that currently is set to have a different first page header.  When I uncheck this, it deletes the header and footer of the first page.  How can I make it so I apply this header to all pages?

 

Thanks

Windows update making me buy windows 10

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 07:15 PM PDT

Hi

 

Tonight after a windows update, all my word documents have turned orange and when I click on them it asks me to buy office 10 or try the free month trial. I have been using word 2002 for a while now and Im doing a big project for uni and want to stick with that for now. Is there anyway I can stay with word 2002?

 

Why has this update happened? Is it normal to try to update the type of office version we are using?

 

Thanks

word 2007 windows 8 mistakenly flags words

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 06:30 PM PDT

I have been using Word 2007 for several years on computers running vista.  Recently on my new laptop which runs windows 8 it is underlining many words which are not misspelled (or grammatically incorrect) indicating a mistake.  The indication usually includes a noun which is followed by a comma.  If I move the comma or replace it with a semi-colon the squiggly line disappears.  I have tried to turn off the feature without success.  Can anyone help?  Thanks.

2010 Word Download location? Macro Errors?

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 05:47 PM PDT

Early 2012 I purchased Word 2010.  Now, every time I try to open an existing document, or create a document I get a "Macro" errors.  (I have already tried all of the Microsoft Help suggestions without success.)  


One of the Techs from another software company says Word 2010 is corrupted and I should re-load it.  I purchased Word 2010 last year via download.  I have the product key.  However, I can't seen to find a site where I can download the product without paying for it again.   

Suggestions on either of these two issues?

Page numbering won't continue

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 05:26 PM PDT

I am following instructions on page numbering (at the foot of pages, centralised).  I can start page numbers where I want them (after a book prelims in a separate section -- where I don't want them). But when I put in page 1, they do not continue!

Microsoft Works - Text Character Limitation

Microsoft Works - Text Character Limitation

Text Character Limitation

Posted: 27 Nov 2005 02:33 PM PST

Thank you for replying, Michael.

I am using Works 7.0. I have a spreadsheet with about 500 rows that I use
to upload inventory to Amazon.com. One of the columns is "Notes". Amazon
allows 1000 characters from this column.

Technically, they only support Excel. I have been using Works and it seems
to be OK except that in my last upload, all rows in the Notes column
truncated at around 255 characters.

The glitch seems to be early on. The operation starts with me downloading a
text file from Amazon listing my current items. I open this file with Works
7.0 and, at that point, it reads fine. But when I save the file to .xls to
work on it, it only seems to save 255 characters in each cell.

If I use Excel, it works fine. But I'm trying to avoid Excel as I'm using a
trial copy and I'd hate to buy one just for this one feature in that Works
seems to do the job in all other aspects. I used Lotus for years (I don't
have that program on this machine) and I find Works closer to Lotus (and
therefore easier for me to handle) than Excel.

Fred



"Michael Santovec" <ne
t> wrote in message news:phx.gbl... 

Works 2000/Unable to load graphics conversion...

Posted: 27 Nov 2005 11:12 AM PST

Yes, but the OP also wrote "A GoogleGroups search showed downloads that
convert PDF to Wordpad" which is what gave me pause. But I am sure you are
correct. ;-)

DavidF

"The Six Million Dollar Man" <"$$$$$$"@HugeBucks.com> wrote in message
news:net... 
the 
have it 

Microsoft Word/Office

Posted: 26 Nov 2005 08:02 AM PST

Hi Bev,

When the Spellchecker for OE is lost?
The Spelling command in Outlook Express 6 is no
longer available after you install Works 7.0
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;832537

Solutions :
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm

In particular, see this:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

Word, Excel and Access are all part of the Office program suite
and are trial downloadable from here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/default.aspx

BTW, Works 8, is upgrade eligible to obtain Office at a discounted-price:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/howtobuy/professional.mspx

Here's information regarding exchange of files between Works and Word.
http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/more/worktogether.mspx

HTH,
--
Kevin James.
Tua'r Goleuni
Microsoft MVP (Works & Word) 1999-2006
Works Help & KB Links: http://www.btinternet.com/~kevin.james1/WorksFAQ.htm





"Bev" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:com...
|I have just bought a new Windows XP computer which came with Microsoft Works
| 8. I haven't been able to get spell checker on Outlook Express. It says to
| download Word but how do you find a version of Word to download. I would
like
| to be able to download Excel and Access also. Is there any way i can do
this?
| I am currently doing an ECDL course and need to be able to open files which
| Works sometimes won't let me do.

Works 8 column width

Posted: 25 Nov 2005 12:25 PM PST

Go here
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.works.win?hl=en&lr=&safe=off
type in "column widths" in the lower box

There are squillions of solutions for this common problem
(well, at least 108)



--
rodney at touch88.com.au

Send spam to the FTC at
gov
Thanks, robots.



"WilsonMurphy" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:com...
| The width of colums for reports keeps changing. It doesn't matter what column
| width is set and saved. The next time the report is viewed, the column width
| is different. How do you maintain the set width for report columns?

Outlook

Posted: 23 Nov 2005 04:08 PM PST

I have a different version of Works then yours, but under Tasks, E-mail
& Internet is the option "E-mail, Specify Services". Do you have that
option? In mine it lets me specify the mail program to use.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Dragon Rider" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Streets & Trip in Works 2002 - not launching?

Posted: 17 Nov 2005 02:56 PM PST

Hi Kevin-

I am using a Peer-to-peer network with only two computers, and it is setup
as an "Adminstrator", not sure what I need to do here?

D. Morales

"Kevin James - MSMVP Works" wrote:
 

Internet Explorer Programs

Posted: 17 Nov 2005 02:31 PM PST

Thanks...found it......The useless internet shop I was at didn't display the
page. I saw it now I am at home on my laptop.

Regards

John

Outlook Express Contacts

Posted: 17 Nov 2005 09:46 AM PST

Kevin,

I finally got mail merge to work by accessing an Excel file to which I
exported the Outlook Express Contacts, avoiding the Works Address Book.

Still curious why Works Address Book can't get all of the Outlook Express
Contact data, but I guess I'll just have to live with that mystery. . .

Thanks for the helping hand.

jaykay

"Kevin James - MSMVP Works" wrote:
 

update check ms works 4.0

Posted: 17 Nov 2005 08:12 AM PST

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:23:17 -0500, "Ken" <ne>
wrote:
 
....and it would be Works 4.5 - the best ever!

Blessed be, for sure...

Works 7.0 crash

Posted: 16 Nov 2005 10:29 AM PST

I had the same problem. Now I use Microsoft Word. I'm very curious about the
cause of these crashes. Is this something that Microsoft is aware of, and I
wonder if they are trying to create a patch for it. Does anyone out there in
cyberland know? It seems like a rather horrendous defect, especially if you
lose several hours of work each time it happens. It seems to occur when I
hold down some keys for a long length of time as I'm contemplating my next
group of words. I can never remember which set of keys are involved, but I
think the shift key might be one of them.

"Ken" wrote:
 

word?????????

Posted: 16 Nov 2005 06:14 AM PST

My Dell, purchased 2 mos. ago, came with Works Suite and Word 2002 is
included with my Works Suite. Did you look in Start-All Programs for
Microsoft Word??

Word can be used to create a form with drop down boxes. Use the "Forms"
toolbar (View-Toolbars-Forms). When you get to the point of your form where
you need a drop down box, click on the drop down box button in the Forms
toolbar. Then right click on the gray box that appears and select
Properties. You can type in all of the items you want in your drop down box.

Don't forget to lock (protect) the form when you are done if you don't want
anyone to change anything on your form. This way only the drop down boxes
can be accessed. You can lock (protect) the form with or without password
protection.


"karen" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Double line spacing in WordPad

Posted: 15 Nov 2005 03:05 AM PST

Thank you very much. Sorry to be so long replying but this is just what I
wanted.

Wow, that webpage is quite hard to decipher, I will experiment with \pard as an
off switch.

Thanks again,
ern.

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