Hyperlink in Word 2010 doc I created won't go to the web page Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:13 PM PDT The hyperlink I inserted in Word 2010 doc does not open the website when I click. I sent the doc to an associate who was able to click on the link and get to the website. I sent it to myself, and all I get when I click on the hyperlink is an error message. When I click on HELP in the error window, the message has nothing to do with hyperlinks! I am new to creating hyperlinks and totally in the dark! M |
Word 2013 not available to all profiles Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:52 PM PDT I have installed a purchased copy of Office 2013. I am able to launch and use Word 2013 when logged on with my profile. Other users on the same pc are able to launch Word 2013, but are unable to create or open existing Word documents (.doc or .docx). It doesn't throw an error, simply goes away and displays that Word has encountered an error. Users only recourse is to acknowledge the error, which then throws them out of Word. |
MS Word Page Margin Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:08 PM PDT Hi Microsoft Community, I would like to know how to change the page margin of just a single page rather than the entire document. Thanks in advance. |
keeps asking for product key Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:44 PM PDT I have been using my Microsoft 10 software for 2 years and all of the sudden it has started asking for my Product Key when I try to open a document. It will not accept my Product Key. |
Setting up a rule in Word 2010 to limit/warn number of words in a sentence Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:37 PM PDT How do you set up a rule or warning in Microsoft Word 2010 that limits every sentence to 25 words or less? |
There was a problem sending a command to the program Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:34 PM PDT I have word 2010 and I get "There was a problem sending a command to the program" message every time I open Office material. The past help doesn't work. My material will open so it is an annoyance more that drastic. |
Difficulty Opening Microsoft Documents from e-mail/internet source Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:22 PM PDT I recently got a new computer (Windows 8) that came with a 4 year Microsoft Office University full package. Unfortunately, whenever I attempt to open a word, powerpoint, excel or any sort of document from an e-mail or internet source, Microsoft office attempts to open the file and then freezes at the opening screen (i.e. small blue box that says Microsoft Word). I've tried looking at settings to see if there is some sort of "open download attachments" box but I just can't seem to find anything. I'm fairly computer savvy, so I've tried all combinations of "save as" "open with" etc. HELP!!! |
Mail merge adds a blank line - only when address1 and address2 are non-bLANK Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:49 PM PDT Word 2007 Mail Merge from Outlook 2007 adds a blank line after address2 when it (ADDRESS2) is not blank but suppresses blank lines when adress2 is blank. I am using paragraphs to end all lines between fields. The blank line only appears when there are two address lines and it is placed after address2 and the next line which is city, state and ZIP I am merging from Outlook 2007 - contacts list which creates a temporary input database. |
How to determine exact version of Word that is running on my computer Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:59 AM PDT My version of Word keeps saying " it is not responding" How do I repair when I can't even determine which version of word is now running on my PC?? |
registry cleaner Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:58 AM PDT Is there a proprietary MS registry cleaner? Some add-ons which came with a program I downloaded, rejected and deleted, seem to have slowed my Win8 system down. Thanks - Ian |
Trying to use Word 2013 and keep getting message "Office needs repair." Used Quick Repair three times and still no result. Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:55 AM PDT When attempting to use M/S Word 2013 on Win* I get repeated messages, "Office needs repair." I have used Quick Repair three times and there is no relief. What to do? |
Microsoft Word Will Not Open Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:41 AM PDT Word in Office 2013 won't open and won't open in safe mode, but excel works perfectly fine. |
importing a text file and changing a list from letters to numbers Posted: 17 Sep 2013 10:56 AM PDT I have a text file I created originally in Notepad, that I later opened in Word to use the spell check. It contains a list of ideas that I posted to an online forum and e-mail list similar to Usenet (a Yahoo Group set to strip attachments) that does not allow HTML or BBCode. I originally used letters to number the list, but it has grown to 37 items. I started using numbers after the Z with number 27. Is there an easy way to get Word to automatically change the A-Z into 1-26? Then it needs to be saved as a plain text file again. I used this format, with hitting ENTER twice between items to leave a line in between. Some are nested items A.) item 1, might take up an entire paragraph B.) item 2 blah blah blah takes up sevearl lines, hit ENTER at the end and start the sub-items. I. subitem 1 II. Subitem 2. Tabs are used for these III. subitem 3 C.) item 3 ... Z.) Item 4 27.) item 27 28.) item 28 ... 37.) last item at the time of writing. Oh, this is posted in Office 2003, but I have Office 2007 available (and though I hate it, Office 97 if I reboot my oldest computer into Windows 98SE instead of XP). I just like Office 2003 better than the ribbon interface. |
How do I change settings so that I can have a numbered list with a bullet list after when I press tab? l Posted: 17 Sep 2013 10:40 AM PDT hey all I use word for school notes, and I like to sometimes use a numbered list then notes under each numbered item with bullets. On my other computer, I just press enter then tab, but when I do this on my new one, it just gives me a tabbed space. This is what it looks like 1. Asdf 2. Adsf 3. Asdf and I want it to look like this: (this is from my old computer) 1. Maussian Approach a. The body as a spiritually charged gift b. Cannibalism and ancestor consumption c. When we give a gift, a part of our soul is given along with that 2. Marxian Approaches a. The body as a source of capital or value. Is labor or knowledge a part of our body? of capital or value. Is labor or knowledge a part of our body?? I've been playing around with it forever and I'm sure it's a simple fix but I can't find it. thanks all!! Darci |
Please help- remove header from page 2 Posted: 17 Sep 2013 10:09 AM PDT Hi, I am having a hard time figuring this out. I have a header on the first page of my document. I do not want a header on the 2nd page. When I try to edit or remove the header on Page 2, it removes the text content, however, it still leaves the blank space for the header. How do I get rid of this? Please help! TIA |
Mail merge is giving me 77 letters instead of the 153 I should have; it's leaving out half my data base! Posted: 17 Sep 2013 09:29 AM PDT I'm mostly getting one or two members of a family name, & it's leaving out the rest of the folks with the same last name. I've closed out of it & restarted several times, with always the same results. I need to get these in the mail by Friday, & it's Tuesday already!!! I'm using Word and Excel 2007. |
text boxes Posted: 17 Sep 2013 08:41 AM PDT I have created a document in Word with text boxes so that I can easily type through and fill in the boxes as needed (I will be filling out this form about 20 times a day so I need it to be easy to tab through). I figured out how to tab through the text boxes (hitting Esc when I am done typing and the pressing tab). The problem is that when I tab over to the next box it goes to the last box on the next line instead of the first box on the next line. I have all the boxes in the order I want them in the selections and visibility box it does not affect where the cursor tabs to. I even started all over and made sure I created the boxes in the same order I wanted to be able to tab through them. I would love to be able to fill out my form in the order that makes sense not the backwards order it seems to be defaulting to. Any help is greatly appreciated! |
Bracket Chart Borders Posted: 17 Sep 2013 08:13 AM PDT Hello, I'm wishing to create bracketed chart borders, or something similar to them. However, I cannot figure out how to do this within Word. Currently, I have four separate image files to represent this, but if I could eliminate the need for images, that would be ideal. Thanks! M |
Linked Excel 2010 graphs randomly break links or degrade in image quality Posted: 17 Sep 2013 07:55 AM PDT I am working on a Word 2010 document that has multiple graphs that are linked to several different Excel 2010 files. The document is prone to crashing and the links will randomly break. In addition, updating them often causes the image to reduce in quality. The link is still active, but the text and lines within the chart are blurry, as if it were pasted as a picture (windows metafile). The issue is random in that some graphs that are from the same excel file (and even the same tab within the file) will break their links or become distorted, while others will not. Once a graph degards in quality, I can't get the original quality back. I have to delete the graph and re-paste a new linked graph. If anyone has encountered this problem, or has a potential solution, I would greatly appreciate. I have a lot of graphs in the document that I have to update on a quarterly basis and this issue can be very time consuming. Thank you very much, Ben |
Can't access online content like pictures and templates from office.com Posted: 17 Sep 2013 07:40 AM PDT Our school recently installed Office 2013. Now most of us cannot get any online pictures or online templates for Word, etc. We get a message that we do not have internet connectivity, even though we are able to access the internet otherwise. Our internet connection is fine. Is this an issue with our firewall? Is it how permissions were set up on our server? Can you give me some ideas how we can begin to fix this? This you. |
file still open in words can not rename or delete Posted: 17 Sep 2013 07:17 AM PDT I am using Windows 8 and have changed the file associations several times to handle pics. Also have many 2007 words files in our office that I must use, I had problems saving so I deltede the newest office . However Now I am unable to work as i can not save or delete words files I keep getting the message than " the file is still open in words" Not Real;ly sure which words version is working now!! |
Spell Check in Word 2010 not recognising spelling mistakes ntermittently Posted: 17 Sep 2013 07:16 AM PDT Spell Check in Word 2010 not recognising spelling mistakes intermittently. To test I have intentionally added incorrect spellings and Spellcheck has not picked them up. |
Issue with macros on the ribbon in word 2010 Posted: 17 Sep 2013 06:24 AM PDT HI I am having a problem running macros from the ribbon is Word 2010. I have a custom menu that was created in Word 2003. I installed Word 2007 and then upgraded to Word 2010. On the Add In's tab, the menu name is listed but it is greyed out and I have not been able to find a way to make it active. As a work around, I modified the ribbon by adding a new tab and then added my macros to the tab so that they show up on the ribbon. The problem is that when I select a macro from the ribbon it always runs the same macro no matter what one I had selected to run. If I go to the Organizer and add a macro from Normal to Document 1 then that macro will run when selected from the ribbon but if I add more macros to Document 1 from Normal then I have the same problem of the same macro being run no matter what one I selected to run. I have set the Trust Center setting for macros to enable all macros. Spinning my wheels at this point and would appreciate any help that can be provided. Thanks Kevin |
page numbers to include chapter without using heading styles Posted: 17 Sep 2013 06:23 AM PDT I am using Word 2010 for a desk guide and all headings 1-9 are in use. Heading 1 is a Roman numeral. I used another style that is not a heading style for the chapter name and title. I want to include the chapter number with the page number but cannot use Microsoft's page numbering format to include chapter because it is a Roman numeral I that begins each chapter. I want it to be an alphanumeric number like this 1-1, 2-1 (chapter 2), etc. Is there a field code I can use in the page number to give me this desired result? |
How to get to get more filter options for ClipArt in Word 2013? Posted: 17 Sep 2013 06:23 AM PDT In Word 2010 you could easily filter ClipArt images on type, you could also click on "Find more on Office.com" to go to ClipArt online. Is there a way to do this in Word 2013? |
Free Microsoft Office Word alternatives. Posted: 17 Sep 2013 06:22 AM PDT Hi. I have Microsoft Office Word 2007 Home and Student edition on my PC. I bought the disc from Software4students some years ago. I tried to install the program on my new laptop, using the disc and the product key. But the product key was rejected as being incorrect. I take it that I am not going to be able to use the disk. My question is: are free Word 2007 alternatives worth trying? With the laptop I just need to be able to type documents, so basic word processing is all that I have in mind. Thanks in advance, Laurence |
To insert a chart, you must first close any open dialog boxes or cancel editing in Microsoft Excel. Posted: 17 Sep 2013 05:51 AM PDT I get the following message when I try to create a chart in Microsoft Word 2010: To insert a chart, you must first close any open dialog boxes or cancel editing in Microsoft Excel. I click "OK" and the following message appears: Some chart types cannot be combined with other chart types. Select a different chart type. I have tried many different types. |
Merged label spacing is improper for some labels Posted: 17 Sep 2013 05:24 AM PDT We are performing a merge to create folder labels. Each label has four lines and some intermediary lines can be blank on some labels, but not others. Where there are blanks, we want to preserve the blank lines so that the same information always falls on the same line of the label. The last line, however, is never blank and should always appear in the same place on the label (must match a score line). THE PROBLEM: We have noticed that the last line of the label varies its position depending on if some of the above lines are blank or not. When none of the label lines are blank, the last line is raised up higher than on other labels with blank lines. Each line is in a specific font. As we cursor through both resulting labels (with or without blank lines), the fonts and line breaks for each line appear to be fine. We have even programmed the merge to insert a space on a blank line, in the event the lack of a character is triggering the problem. SECONDARY QUESTION: We would also like to know how to determine the exact baseline (or even line) position of each line of text on the label. This would help us verify that the information is exactly where it needs to be and would help troubleshoot spacing problems. Other programs list the line position in the status bar as you move line to line, but we don't see where to find this information in Word 2010? Our labels require very specific line spacing in order to fit properly on both the interior folder and in the clear window of the companion hanging file folder. We have considered using an 'Advance' code, but are really curious to find out why the line spacing is improper on some labels, when all the formatting appears to be okay on all the resulting labels. Thank you for any assistance. |
Cannot easily edit merge codes in label merge document Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:50 AM PDT How do we scroll through the label merge commands when the content exceeds the height of the label? We have label merge forms where the merge commands and fields (displayed using ALT-F9) exceed the height of the label. When we arrow down through the code, to the bottom, it does not scroll the code in the cell. The cursor appears to move from line to line (out of sight) and eventually jumps to the next table cell. Since the content of the cell does not scroll, we cannot see or edit the code. As a work-around we change the first label (table row) height so that it is no longer fixed. In this case, the cell height expands so we can see and edit our code. Afterwards, we reset the first row height to continue the merge. Obviously, this alternative is awkward and time consuming. Why can't we scroll through the content of the cell when editing the code? Thank you for any assistance. |
Microsoft Office Starter: How Long Can I Use It??? Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:39 AM PDT I bought a Dell computer a couple of years ago that has Microsoft Office Starter installed. I ran some Microsoft updates the other day, and now almost all of my Word and Excel documents have been rendered useless. I can't open them, I get a prompt saying that I have to buy MS Office for $99.99 a year. Is this REALLY my only option? I need to send Word documents on a regular basis, if I send the ones that I have (now listed as .docx files) will they still be received as Word documents? |
Word documents locked up Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:57 AM PDT My Wordstarter documents are locked by Microsoft in an apparent attempt to force me to buy their latest Word product. I must have access to those files nearly every day. I had no warning Microsoft would lock documents I created. This is extraordinarily sleazy behavior by Microsoft and quite unlikely to inspire me to buy any Microsoft products again. Sincerely, John McGary Lexington, Ky. |
my microsoft starter is refusing to open my saved documents Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:13 AM PDT My Microsoft starter is refusing to open my saved documents that was created with Microsoft word. [Moved from feedback] |
Office has stopped opening on my Laptop Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:58 AM PDT Mircosoft office has stopped working on my laptop. It was working in the evening and when I opened my computer in the morning word would not start. The message I get for Word says 'Sorry, something went wrong and Word was unable to start (24)'. When I try to open Excel and PowerPoint I get a meeage saying that there is not enough memory to run these applications. I have restored my computer to a point in time when Office was working but this has not solved the problem. Does anyone have advice on how to solve the problem. Thanks |
When I save a Word Document as PDF, there is a Shadow Font (grey) behind Arabic text Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:14 AM PDT I was using Windows Vista and Office 2007 for creating documents that contained both English and Arabic Text. I saved these docs in PDF mode and then uploaded them to ScribD. I had no problems. Recently, I changed to Windows 7 and Office 2010, now when I save these documents as PDF, I see no problem, but when they are uploaded to Scrib D, I find that there is a sort of grey shadow Arabic Letters, behind the Arabic text. What should I do? Whilst saving the document in PDF format I even experimented with the few options. But then the problem persisted. I even selected the option (Under PDF options) 'ISO 19005 - 1 Compliant' No change. What should I do? Thanking You Imtiaz Muhsin |
Inserting a text box Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:00 AM PDT I have created a cover page for my doc and applied an ornate border from the 'Word' borders available. I am trying to insert a text box so I can show the doc title on this page but as soon as I try, the right-hand side of the border (ie top half, side half and bottom half) disappears. In addition, the text box keeps appearing above or below the border. The symbol which appears when I click on the border is a four-direction arrow symbol. No doubt this is the key but I need help - can anyone out there assist? |
Fonts keep changing in Word 2013, and setting the one I want as default does nothing. Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:05 AM PDT Fonts keep changing in Word 2013, and setting the one I want as default does nothing. Please help! |
How to use Datepicker Value to create filename? Split Month/Year Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:19 PM PDT MS Word 2010 Template Team meeting template with [Save] Button control Purpose: Save Team meeting minutes to folder based on Year/Month of meeting. Datepicker Tag = "meetingday" The following code works to save document to specified folder with meeting date in title (long form). Private Sub CommandButton501_Click() If ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTag("meetingday").Item(1).Range.Text = "Click here to enter a date." Then MsgBox "You didn't select a date" Else ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:="C:\Team Meetings\Team Meeting Minutes " & ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("meetingday").Range.Text & ".doc" End If End Sub | Now to specify the Folder "Year" then "Month" Private Sub CommandButton501_Click() Dim Month As String Dim Year As String If ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTag("meetingday").Item(1).Range.Text = "Click here to enter a date." Then MsgBox "You didn't select a date" Else Month = ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTag("meetingday ").Item(1).Range.Text Month = Format(Month, "MMMM") Year = ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTag("meetingday ").Item(1).Range.Text Year = Format(Year, "yyyy") ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:="C:\Team Meetings\"&Year&"\"&Month&"\Team Meeting Minutes " & ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("meetingday").Range.Text & ".doc" End If End Sub | Doesn't work ! I presume it's the way I'm calling for the Datepicker value using: ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTag("meetingday").Item(1).Range.Text If I just use todays date: Month = Format(Date, "MMMM") Year = Format(Date, "yyyy") | It works. Help please ? |
Enumeration remove half the document Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:15 PM PDT Hi I would like to know how I can remove the numbering of a 2010 word document where I want to take up some page numbering, and from there take, as they could do that ... |
Subdocument Heading Numbers Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:24 PM PDT Hi, I am having trouble with the heading numbering of subdocuments linked to a master document. My master is broken into 10 subdocuments; each document is an individual chapter. I built a custom style for the chapter headings that included a custom numbering scheme. In the master document the chapter heading numbering works fine (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4...) but when an individual subdocument is opened the heading numbering defaults to 1. This is causing problems as there is no constant numbering as i am trying to edit. Is there a way to have the heading numbering remain the same in the subdocuments as it is in the master? additionally can this be done for the page numbering so that the page numbers in the subdocument are the same as in the master? Thanks for your help. |
Word files do not open Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:49 PM PDT After my computer did an automatic update at shut down, I can no longer open my Word files from Windows Explorer/file manager. I am using Word 2007 and the Windows 7 Home Premium edition. What gives? |