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Office 2003 Help and Compare Default Questions - Microsoft Office forums

Office 2003 Help and Compare Default Questions

Posted: 13 Oct 2005 12:56 PM PDT

Hi Bob -

OK, got my default help search off the net. Never would have tracked that one down by myself.

The Excel question is about getting 2 (or more) sheets out of the same workbook side by side. Just fooled around some more and found New Window is now not grayed out. Failed to mention that before. Now it's there, and side by side works. What happened? Who knows?

Summary - I'm OK now. Thank you very much.

My transition to Office 2003 has not gone well. I often long for the "good old days" of Office 2000

Thx again
Dave


"Bob Buckland ?:-)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote in message news:phx.gbl...
Hi Dave,

You can use the Help Task Pane (Ctrl+F1 then use the drop down
arrow at the top to select 'Help' and choose the 'Online Content
Settings' to turn off the default to search online help.

When you do a search in Help you can choose the 'Search' dropdown
in the results to set the areas that the app looks for in Help.

For Excel, have you opened two workbooks?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP010404861033.aspx

=======
<<"Dave" <com> wrote in message news:%phx.gbl...
Had to reinstall Office 2003. Couple of questions, hopefully related

1) In Word, when I click on Help, how do it get it to use installed help rather than going on the web?
2) Same question in Excel
3) In Excel, the Compare Side by Side is grayed out. How can I make this active?

Thx much

Dave>>
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*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
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How do I completely uninstall Office 2003 incl. User Settings?

Posted: 13 Oct 2005 10:40 AM PDT

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=832765 "'Warning: You are
viewing this page with an unsupported Web browser' warning
message appears when you visit the Office Update Web site".

bhall wrote: 

Reinstallation of Office XP

Posted: 13 Oct 2005 06:46 AM PDT

I thought that Ihad carried it out correctly, but obviously I had not. Having
carried it out again, I have now reinstalled Office and updates without a
hitch. Many thanks for your assistance.

Very appreciated. I can now atleast temporarily slow down the pace of grey
hairs appearing.

Steve


"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
 

Outlook 2003 Crashes receiving and sending email

Posted: 13 Oct 2005 04:26 AM PDT

ok
I ran scanpst.exe against the original .pst file I was using, and it
repaired some errors
I then deleted and created a totally new profile with a new name
the only thing i wasnt sure if I did correctly was configure the new
profile to use current .pst
what i did was import contacts, mail etc from current .pst into the new .pst
I wasnt sure if this was correct?
Unfortunately the problem remains... a few emails arrived ok, but when i
tried to forward a basic plain text email to one of my contacts it crashed
again!!
Could this be because i did not configure profile correctly?

thanks
kieren

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
<org> wrote in message
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admin install point

Posted: 12 Oct 2005 01:17 PM PDT

Anything for GPO installs? It seems all I can do is patch the current admin
install, but it seems that does an uninstall and then a reinstall or am I
wrong on my assumptions.

Aaron

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
 

Office SP2 installed - Then Outlook crashes - problem

Posted: 12 Oct 2005 06:13 AM PDT

Thanks Tom. Problem was corrupt archive.pst. I guess SP2 install was
unrelated.

"Tom Felts" wrote:
 

Will older versions of MS office work on my new XP laptop?

Posted: 11 Oct 2005 07:40 PM PDT

Office 97 products will work just fine. I don't know about Office 95
ones.

HTH,
TC

"Installation source for MS Office not available"

Posted: 11 Oct 2005 12:22 PM PDT

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:22:26 +0100, Alex Coleman <com>
wrote:
 


Open Admin tools/Services

Make sure the "Office Source Engine" service is running.

If this service is not running then Office updates and many times the
Office Setup (if you already have Office installed) will not run.

Auto Update Issue

Posted: 11 Oct 2005 10:56 AM PDT

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 04:20:42 -0700, "Bob Buckland ?:-\)"
<75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote:
 

fax facilities with broadband modem and OfficeXP

Posted: 10 Oct 2005 01:34 PM PDT

Try http://www.vonage.com or Google for "VOIP providers".

Archie wrote:

MST, MSI, Deploying via GPO - how to silent install

Posted: 10 Oct 2005 12:10 PM PDT

set it to do by computer, and actually my problem was in that I didnt do an
advanced assign so as to be able to assign the mst, got it figured out

thanks for your help



"neo [mvp outlook]" <mvps.org> wrote in message
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which MST to apply transform to?

Posted: 10 Oct 2005 09:53 AM PDT

Thanks!


"neo [mvp outlook]" <mvps.org> wrote in message
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Activation and installation mix-up

Posted: 10 Oct 2005 08:12 AM PDT


You are welcome sharke. I am glad everything works fine for you.

Best regards,


sharke wrote: 

Office activation fails can't find needed file, any suggestions?

Posted: 09 Oct 2005 02:39 PM PDT

And please be so kind as to provide the instructions for "de-activating"
Office remotely, 'k?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, hello asked:

| It is an unwritten Microsoft policy to check that its "customers" are
| still using its products. This can checked by deactivating the
| products (remotely) and asking to reactivate online. This way they
| can ensure people continue supporting uncle Bill and his quest to
| remain the richest man on this planet.
|
| If you can't acivate then the only way is to reinstall everything all
| over again including OS so that the machine gets its spring clean
| once in a while.
|
| Hope this helps you and you will continue using M$ products without
| which you can't survive!!.
|
| Hello.
|
| bdt wrote:
||
|| Friday Word popped up a message that said Office xp pro had changed
|| significantly and needed reactivation. I hadn't changed anything to
|| my knowledge but--okay.
||
|| I popped in the original office xp pro cd the wizard was
|| asking for. It went forward briefly and then said it was unable to
|| find the file mainsp3op.msp. I'd guess it's looking for the files
|| for office sp3 i installed several weeks ago. unfortunately I don't
|| have them (don't know where to get them) and the wizard won't
|| proceed without it. I can't repair, reinstall or uninstall office
|| without that file either. I'm stuck with a wortless install of
|| office. I can't even recover the disk space.
||
|| I tried recovering from a recent norton ghost image I'd made but
|| that didn't help.
|| the next time I tried an office product it asked for reactivation
|| and I was back in the same place. any suggestions?

Office 2000 upgrade -- can't find qualifying product

Posted: 09 Oct 2005 02:00 PM PDT

Geoff,

I read all the documentation, including the Knowledge Base article I copied
into this thread. It clearly states that there is a fix and that technical
support has that fix. Nowhere does it say I'd have to pay for the fix. I
own a legally purchased copy of all the software involved, but because of a
hard drive failure I had to reinstall the software. Microsoft has failed to
support its own software, and has failed to live up to the promises of their
own Knowledge Base.

I came here for information, and find myself surrounded by dense
(intentionally or unintentionally) Microsoft cheerleaders who would rather
berate a user than offer help. Their only reply to any question seems to be
to pay Microsoft and shut up. Well, I'm choosing to shut up now.

It was childish of me to respond in kind to Millie's nasty response to my
original post. I apologize for falling to her level. This conversation has
gone from useless to incredibly annoying, so I think I'll bow out now.

"Geoffw" wrote:
 

error CAB file not found

Posted: 09 Oct 2005 10:56 AM PDT

that is the error im getting a little whie after the set up starts:

It can't find that CAB file and roll back the instalation.
 

Any ideas?

Thanks


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
 

What happened to my Word, PowerPoint, Excel and ? programs

Posted: 08 Oct 2005 04:49 PM PDT

I finally did find the Office XP 2003 Standard versions of Outlook, Word,
Access, Excel. I have not tried each at this time. Outlook is a better
version and I hope that the other applications are, as well. The problem I
encountered was due to the downloaded files being spread around in the
....Programs directory, while before I was able to see them at a glance. Also,
I did not see them when I went to Control and look at the programs that came
up in the Uninstall window. Other programs were there, but I sure did not see
any of these Office 2003 programs.

I have been messing around trying to get them back together in one place. I
used Powepoint to view a presentation someone sent me as an attachment to an
Outlook message. That worked, although now my Desktop Shortcut that I made is
not opening the PowerPoint program. I guess I did not have the correct file
when I made the Shortcut.

How many more problems I will have with the files for the programs remains
to be seen. Do you know if I am allowed to delete the Office 2003 and then
reinstall the update? I wonder if Microsoft's downloading program will
accept my downloading two and if this will give me a cleaner download
experience? Do you feel this is a useful option for me now?

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I see I am in two threads, so I will stick
with this one. I didn't realize they were connected. sorry.


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
 

Installed successfully but can't start.

Posted: 07 Oct 2005 08:48 AM PDT

Thanks Peter. I do not see "online concierge" on MSDN subscriptions site any
more. By the way, what does A.B. mean?

"Peter Foldes" wrote:
 

How to unistall Office XP without the CD

Posted: 06 Oct 2005 10:54 AM PDT


"bob smythe" <com> wrote in message
news:phx.gbl... 

A dirty way to do it is to delete all the office and word excel etc folders
then go through the registry and delete any reference to microsoft office,
Word, Excel etc. then run a reg cleaner. I have done that. Just keep using
find and deleting the reg keys making sure it is only office keys you are
deleting

Ron

upgrading office xp and 2000 to 2003

Posted: 05 Oct 2005 03:05 PM PDT


Can you show me how to automate this? I need help uninstalling office xp or
2000.
"com" wrote:
 

How to Install office WITHOUT the Image Writer

Posted: 05 Oct 2005 06:44 AM PDT

Thanks - but we were trying to do this for imaging so that we wouldn't have
to do it at every user's PC. However, I did find a generic PC and was able to
let them let me start an install. It works the same way as if I were going to
try and reinstall it. Problem solved!!!!

"Mary Sauer" wrote:
 

how can i reload ms office if my backup is scratched

Posted: 04 Oct 2005 08:11 AM PDT

If you wanted a suggestion specific to Office 2000, then you
should have included in your original question the fact that you
have Office 2000.

If you read my original reply, you will see that I tell you which
Office versions are available from the link I provided.

If you read the linked article, you will see that only the last
part talks about OEM software (programs that came with the
computer). The basic tech support charge is $35, not $235.
Microsoft will waive the tech support charge if you only order a
replacement CD from them, but they WILL charge you for the
replacement CD (usually something between $10 and $30). Not that
any of this matters, because Microsoft no longer offers
replacement CDs for Office 2000.


corbin clay wrote:
 

Windows installer files .MSP

Posted: 04 Oct 2005 01:58 AM PDT

Hallo Susan and thanks for answering me. I cant find a solution to my
problem on the link you give, so heres the history of how the problem
occured:
I downloaded the trial version of Office 2003 from MS
When the period was over I decided to purchase and tried to download.
For some reason it wouldnt download so i cancelled it.
Followed the MS instructions about uninstalling 2003
Then I started getting major probs starting programmes (ExcelXP/WordXP)
Decided to purchase Office 2003 CD and installed, everything now OK
again
Tried to go online to update the grogramme and thats where I get
stopped.
MS cant get into my PC to find out which updates I need.
It tells me I dont have the MSP file.
Thats where I am today. I have installed SP1 which hasnt helped.

How do I restore the file associations for Office?

Posted: 03 Oct 2005 04:46 PM PDT

2003 Professional.

"Timothy L" wrote:
 

Pasting text without attributes

Posted: 03 Oct 2005 10:57 AM PDT

Works a treat!

Thanks Steve.

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Interesting update (12.1.7) Microsoft Office for Mac

Interesting update (12.1.7) Microsoft Office for Mac

Interesting update (12.1.7)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 12:40 PM PDT

On 4/15/09 7:22 PM, "com"
<com> wrote:
 

I agree it would be nice, but that option is not available. Be sure to send
feedback to Microsoft requesting this option.

Send feedback to Microsoft.

When working in Office, you can use the ³Send Feedback² option under the
Help menu in all of the Office applications or visit

<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/suggestions.mspx>

--
Diane

Office 2008 updates too problematic

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 10:47 AM PDT

All good points, Diane, especially about the combo updates. Yes, I have sent feedback to MS. Thanks for what you and the others assisting in these forums are doing to help.

- Kevin

Product Key Not Valid at Installation

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 09:17 AM PDT

com wrote:
 

You said you purchased this through an employee purchase program. Were
you actually provided an official Microsoft Office disk or were you
given a burned copy?

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Office 12.1.7 Won't Install

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:19 PM PDT

Actually you don't need to do a full re-install. Here's a quicker way of fixing the 'A version of the software required to install this update was not found on this volume.' error:

First of all, get the update from the Mactopia site at <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx> - you'll need to root around for the actual update as the featured 'latest' update is for Office 2004.

2: Open the DMG file and drag the installer file on to the Desktop.

3: Go to the Desktop, right-click the installer file and choose [Show Package Contents].

4: Navigate down to Update/Contents/Resources/ and open the file package_updatable in your favourite text editor. You may be prompted if you want to make the file editable, say Yes.

5: Find the line 'found_valid_version=False'

6: Change 'False' to 'True'

7: Delete all the text below that line as far as the line 'if not found_valid_version:' BUT DO NOT DELETE THAT LINE.

8: Save the file.

9: Rerun the installer.

HTH.

Microsoft Autoupdate.app

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 05:07 PM PDT

On 4/15/09 5:48 AM, "com" <com> wrote:
 

I think you will need to do the reinstall:

Follow these steps to reinstall:

* Launch the Microsoft Autoupdater (MAU).To launch MAU, you can open any
Office application and select "Check for Updates" under Help in the Menu
bar. Once MAU is launched, select "Keep in Dock"
* Quit all Microsoft applications (Easy way: log out/in with Shift key down
to disable any startup items.) Be sure all applications are quit before
running updater. IMPORTANT
* Drag the Microsoft Office 2008 folder to the Trash.
* Empty Trash.
* Reinstall Office 2008 from your original installation disk.
* Restart
* Update to 12.1.0 (if you have a newer DVD you might only need the 12.17)
* Restart (restarting before you launch any app is important!)
* Update to 12.1.7
* Restart

Verify after running the 12.1.0 updater that the MAU is at 2.2.0.

/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0

--
Diane

Can't install Office 2008 12.1.7 Update because a version of software can'tbe found

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:57 PM PDT

On 4/15/09 12:46 AM, "com" <com>
wrote:
 

Is this the beta for EWS? This update does not apply to the beta.

--
Diane

Entourage 2008: Unable to establish a secure connection...

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:25 PM PDT

SOLUTION:

IN ENTOURAGE 2008:

#1 Tools > Accounts

#2 Right Click your email address and click "Open Account"

#3 in the "Account Settings" tab, click on where it says "Click here for advance receiving options"

#4 Un-tick the box for "This POP server requires a secure connection (SSL). Close Entourage 2008 and reopen and the message should now be gone.

This is the only way to remove the message according to a Microsoft rep.

older updates for 2004

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:39 PM PDT

On 4/14/09 2:39 PM, "com" <com>
wrote:
 

I have the updaters listed here with links:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/downloads/mactopia_dl.html#office2004>

<http://tinyurl.com/cpvjux>

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Diane

Office "assistants"

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 12:43 PM PDT

In article <#phx.gbl>,
Jim Gordon MVP <com> wrote:
 


Thanks for the reply, Jim. I'm very sad to see them go, but perhaps the
free courses and movie tutorials will help assuage my grief. ;)

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Good grief! Which are ESSENTIAL updates?

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 12:03 PM PDT

And that is precisely what I did to update (once I resolved the updater issues themselves): installed 12.1.0 then 12.1.7, which the MAU suggested as the next update.

- Kevin

Unable to install 12.1.7

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 10:51 AM PDT

com wrote:
 

When this has happened before, one of the suggestions was to drag the
updater out of the disk image and to run it from your Desktop. Does this
work?

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Office 2008 12.1.7 Updater

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 10:48 AM PDT

AFAIK the 12.1.7 update addresses a Security issue with Excel. However, it's
a combo updater so it also includes everything from 12.0.1 through 12.1.5 -
that's why it's so huge. And yes, it *is* incompatible with the EWS Beta.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac


On 4/14/09 1:48 PM, in article caR9absDaxw,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

Good Grief! 2008 Update Process Too Painful

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:51 AM PDT

On 4/15/09 9:55 AM, "com"
<com> wrote:
 

You got that error because you didn't read the directions to quit all
applications before updating.

I provided links that answered all your questions.

--
Diane

Microsoft Live Workspace Add-In

Posted: 13 Apr 2009 10:39 AM PDT

Jim Gordon MVP <com> wrote:
 

Well let's say they need to be re-written using different approaches for
Office 2008...


Corentin (using the EndNote and Antidote add-ins in Word 2008)


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Office 2008 for Mac ~ Obtaining Registration Information

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 12:39 PM PDT

Thank you for replying!


"Diane Ross" wrote:
 

System password displayed in plain text on splash screen

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 06:36 AM PDT

Hi again, Bill,

What I did was to edit these files using textedit. They are plain text files. The string shows up in both - I think you are right, I must have just instinctively typed my password in the company field. The string used in the splash screen comes from the second file you mentioned. I just edited those files, and all is well.

jv

upgrade from mac office 2004 to mac office 2008

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 07:04 PM PDT

Did you click the link in my last post? That plus a little googling will
provide all the pricing information you need. It isn't our place to quote
pricing - that's the job of the stores which sell the product.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 4/12/09 6:30 PM, in article caR9absDaxw,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

differences between vba on Word 2003-2007 (Win) and Word 2004(Mac)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 11:53 PM PDT

Hi Peter:

Well, I am afraid you may have to get used to a very high level of
frustration :-)

Every version of Word has "some" differences in its VBA. That's why it's
called "Visual Basic for Application" ‹ the runtime sits WITHIN the
application and behaves as if it were part of the target application. This
is different from compiled languages such as VB, where the functionality is
determined by the compiler and the target OS, not the target application.

So any extra features of a target application will appear in VBA, and those
that are missing will error.

The only way to know for sure is to buy yourself a copy of Word 2004 and a
Mac and test it.

I offered to do that for you :-)

Cheers


On 11/04/09 4:41 PM, in article
com, "Peter"
<microsoft.com> wrote:
 

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Sydney, Australia. mailto:name

Your network settings have been changed by another application.

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 11:11 AM PDT

Not a waste of space at all - part of knowing what *isn't* at fault is
knowing what *is* at fault & vice-versa [if that makes any sense] :-)

Glad you got it resolved & thanks for sharing the findings.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 4/14/09 12:33 PM, in article caR9absDaxw,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

AutoUpdate tries to update already installed 12.1.5

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 11:07 AM PDT

On 4/9/09 6:59 PM, "com"
<com> wrote:
 

For now that's all she wrote...
 

Yes. Recently I had a problem when I did a reinstall on a new drive where
the MAU failed to update fully. I had to remove all the packages and
download and install all the updaters to get everything correct. If you do
try this, be sure you log out/in with Shift key down to install each
updater. Restart between each update.

The Office 2008 updaters have not been a smooth ride for anyone.
--
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Resizing shape basic problem

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 08:30 AM PDT

Yes, I realized this was the general group - after I hit the send button - sorry.

Brand new - not an upgrade.

Only happening in files that were produced originally in Office 2007 (I think)

I opened a new PPT, and dragged all the slides into that one and it worked fine, however...

When I tried to apply a pre-existing .pot - 2008 got the spinning pizza wheel of death. I posted this issue to the correct group - Powerpoint help.

Thanks - Murray
 

updating office 2008

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:50 AM PDT

On 4/7/09 3:14 PM, "com"
<com> wrote:
 

If you continue to have problems, let us know. Be sure to read over the
check list.

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Diane

Number of Licenses - Office for Mac 2008 Home and Student Version

Posted: 06 Apr 2009 10:54 AM PDT

I just bought a copy two weeks ago and got three licenses


On 06/04/09 2:54 PM, in article caR9absDaxw,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

Microsoft Office 2007 Access equivalent in Mac Office 08

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 07:16 AM PDT

CrossOver isn't working entirely. It will not open Access 2007. I have a free trial for Microsoft Office 2007. So that's one less thing to have to purchase.

12.1.5 update - unable to update it

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 06:38 PM PDT

On 4/5/09 10:12 AM, "com" <com>
wrote:
 

You are talking to your peers here. Send feedback to Microsoft.

When working in Office, you can use the ³Send Feedback² option under the
Help menu in all of the Office applications or visit

<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/suggestions.mspx>

--
Diane

Microsoft Word - My Microsoft Office is Dead.

Microsoft Word - My Microsoft Office is Dead.

My Microsoft Office is Dead.

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 03:30 PM PST

Greetings, English isn't my first language so I hope you can understand what I'm going to say...

 

I have installed Microsoft Office a week or so ago. It worked well for a while until today. Couple of hours ago, I tried to open Word when "Something went wrong, try again later" or something like that popped up on the screen. I searched the internet for an answer but nothing helped. I can't get into safe mode and I can't "Repair" it, because when I try to repair it "something went wrong, sorry we ran into a problem" pops up.

 

What could the problem be? I've scanned my laptop and it's secure. I appreciate the help. Thanks!!

Can I create some sync'd text?

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 02:45 PM PST

I want to know if there is a function that synchronize certain stuff, like text or pictures. Which follows the document save.

Like I can insert a text somewhere, and I can reference it somewhere else in the document. If I change one of them the another one will follow the change.

Does quick part do it? I still don't really understand how to use it and the philosophy behind it.

Thanks :)

Tabs missing from my Ribbon

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 02:22 PM PST

I purchased Office 2013 and in every one of the programs, I'm missing tabs from my Ribbon. There are gaps where they should be, and on the shortcut drop-down menu, there are check marks next to "invisible" entries.

I've provided a screenshot of Word and PowerPoint for reference.

The programs are brand new and I haven't created any files with them yet - nor can I, with some of the critical functions not even showing up.

Touchpad scrolling not working in Microsoft Word 365

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 01:29 PM PST

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad L430 with Windows 8.1 and Office 365 University installed. This is the problem: my Elantech Smartpad refuses to scroll properly in Microsoft Word. It scrolls fine in Excel and OneNote; but not in Word. My regular mouse's scroll wheel functions fine in all three applications.

I tried to download upgraded drivers for my touchpad, but to no effect.

Suggestions?

changing the default language

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 01:18 PM PST

I have an open office document that I have saved in word and it is quite long so I really don't want to retype it.  Every time I try to use spell check it goes automatically to german.  I go in and change the default language to English u.s. and try to spell check but it won't work.  It keeps going back to german as the default.  If I try this on another document it works.  I don't know what I am doing wrong.

 

Help please.

MS Word File shortcuts only open the program

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 12:35 PM PST

When I click to directly open a document from my desktop or anywhere else, only Microsoft Word opens and I have to open the file from there. But everything is fine with my other Microsoft programs.

Help?

printer will print papaer size 8.3 x 5.5 up and down, not left to right

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 11:38 AM PST

ok, lets start my problem, I want to print postal slip, size is 8.5 width and 5.5 height, i go to printer setup, print server properties and set a custom paper of 8.5 x5.5, rename as A,  than go to word, paper size i choose A size that have been save, than i click print, and u know what? the word prin up and down, not left to right, Been spending 8 hours to study the problem, buy still cannot solve this problem, can anyone help?

VBA macro form/bulk letter with Excel data - If clauses (MergeField)

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 08:25 AM PST

Hi,

I want to write a form letter with data of an Excel sheet (Name, Address, etc.).
I found the following very helpful document:

But there are not any if-not conditions. Since I need to divide between female, male, company  (concerning salutatory) etc., I need to 
query the values of the Excel sheet fields and use an if-then condition to decide if something should be written to the form letter.
Is that possible?

According to the example above, I would need something like the following pseudo code:

if MergeField("NAME") IS NOT NULL then                       ''e.g. if a company is entered in another field, the name field is empty
       word.InsertMergeField MergeField:="NAME"
end if

Thanks in advance,

Nathalie

Hyperlinks in MSWord 2010. Target frame issue

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 08:21 AM PST

I want to create some hyperlinks in a Word document and know how to do that. But I want the browsers to open new pages/tabs and want to include the "_blank" instruction as part of the Hyperlink dialog. I get offered the _blank option in the Target Frame dialog and can select it but Word ignores the instruction when I click ok. Any ideas on how I can persuade Word to accept the _blank target frame option? Most grateful for any advice.

cant repair office programs

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 08:07 AM PST

when I type my email it keeps on saying that it had a problem installing the product key.

Blinking curser in Word

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 08:05 AM PST

My curser blinks continuously when I try to print a document from Word 2010.  I think it may be related to the printer/spooler. I did get into the sys 32 file but there was nothing there.  I am not experienced in computer repairs so any directions need to be pretty complete.  I really appreciate any help to correct this issue.

June

Word 2010 clipboard copies only one item and then it says item not collected.

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 07:13 AM PST

I can copy just one item and when I copy another item, i get a message that item was not collected. I don't know whether it is starter edition or not. Thanks for the help

Word found unreadable content...

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 06:49 AM PST

I am working on my dissertation and recently purchased Word 2010.  Now, when I try to open my paper I get an error message that "Word found unreadable content in....."  When I select yes, to recover that contents I then get another error message that says "we are sorry.  We can't open ......because we found a problem with its contents."  The details then state:  "Operation aborted: max-element-depth constraint violated."

I have tried doing the open and repair and then saving but nothing works...help please?

Page Break in Word 2013

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 06:31 AM PST

I have just bought Office 2013 and started working on a file which I had created in Word 2010.

 

In all previous versions of Word that I have used since the 1990s, I frequently used the Table>Around>Positioning feature in order to position tables at the Bottom relative to the margin.

 

In order to ensure that tables stick to this position I insert a 'page break' after the table.

 

In Word 2013, this feature does not work. The tables do not recognise the inserted 'page break' and overlap into the following pages even though the pages where I want the tables to be located have sufficient space for the whole tables. Given that the file that I am working on (against a very tight deadline) contains many tables, I had to go back to Word 2010, where the table positioning commands function as I want them to.

 

I would be grateful for advice regarding this matter.

 

Thanks

 

Paul

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Word 2013 on Windows 8

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 05:35 AM PST

When I try to use it now it says, something went wrong- try again

microsoft word automatic save

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 04:50 AM PST

Hello am working on a company that use Microsoft office 2007, very often when people start making a word document they forgive to give it a name and save it, and sometimes they close the word without saving, and they lose the document. Is there any way for Microsoft word to automatic saves a new document even if the document wasn't give a name to it?

How can Word be so shockingly bad?

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 03:26 AM PST

My heart sank but I was not really surprised to see that the new version of Word is no better and in some ways even worse (which is really saying something) than the previous one.

None of the horrible design flaws have been corrected in the new version. Is it not likely, for example, that if I have just drawn a 1-point black line I might just possibly maybe want to draw another one (who would have thought of that?) rather than the menu being reset to 'Home' - whatever on earth that is supposed to mean - and the shape settings reset to default? It's absolutely staggeringly stupid. There's even exactly the same bug in the default settings feature as in the previous version - my default text box inevitably changes itself to white filled with half a black border, no matter what I try to set it to.

The formula editor is just as clunky as before. Surely if, for example, I have selected an index expression, I will want to type into the boxes of the expression rather than having to go through another two key presses to get there? Was this feature not tested by mathematicians? Or anyone with any sense whatsoever? Or anyone at all?

There are numerous other little bugs, tics and stupidities. Essentially, there is no coherent concept behind the design. It appears to be the result of piecemeal, gimmicky tinkering and a misguided attempt to create a superficially friendly environment which actually makes the package no easier for new users and almost impossible for anyone who has the slightest idea what they're doing.

Given these dreadful frustrations, which make a relatively simple task into an infuriating ordeal, I would be very surprised if there hadn't been thousands of complaints about the previous version. So why have these example of blatant incompetence not been addressed in the new version?

I suggest the answer is that Microsoft is simply capitalising on its monopoly position and has total undisguised contempt for the stupid mugs like me who buy its shoddy products, which appear increasingly like deliberate insults. Microsoft has gone beyond spitting in the sandwich and is actually serving up plates of steaming excrement. That's the only possible explanation for this rickety rubbish (that's 'garbage' for the US English speakers, nice to see you chaps and ladies).

This attitude will destroy the company in the long term, and good riddance. There must be millions of people who passionately hate Microsoft and its products and only use them because they are standard. All of these people, including me, will change to another supplier as soon as the market situation changes away from the current monopoly position.

Bold plus character style

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 02:09 AM PST

How do I apply Bold Plus character style in 2010 version? Thanks in advance

Changing Office 2013 digital signature hashing algorithm

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 12:33 AM PST

Hello,

I want to force Office 2013 to use SHA1 as its digital signature hashing algorithm, so I installed Office 2013 Administrative Templates and changed the following setting to SHA1:
User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Security Settings -> Digital Signatures -> 'Select digital signature hashing algorithm'

But this change didn't take effect and Word 2013 signed my documents with SHA256.  I changed it to SHA384 or SHA512 and these changes took effect successfully!!

I guess there might be a preset hashing algorithm e.g. SHA256 and Office 2013 does not support any weaker hashing algorithm :-/

Can anyone help me with this problem?

Word created text files will not open

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:50 PM PST

When I create a text file in Word 2007 it keeps sending an error messgae when I try to open them with Word. They can be opened in Notepad and copied into Word with no errors or faults.

Word 2013 Freezing when Closing

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:52 PM PST

I have a problem with Word 2013 where it will lock up when you try to close it. It becomes unresponsive and when I ask Windows to close the program, it will lock up the computer. The only way I can close Word is by killing its process through task manager. This is the only Office application that has this problem. I tried repairing my install of Office 2013 to no avail. I also disabled any add-ons and disabled hardware acceleration and yet the problem still persists. Any ideas on how to solve it?

Thanks.

Form Fields

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:35 PM PST

I have created a template where the top portion contains plain text form boxes and below that two picture content control boxes.  Along side the picture boxes I have placed two text boxes to be used to provide a description of the photos. 

 

I placed a section break between the top portion of the form and the two picture boxes and then protected the template.  This allows me to tab through all the text boxes and then to the picture boxes that allows me to double click and choose the photo I want.  The problem is I cannot click into the text boxes next to the pictures when the template is being protected.

 

Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Jim

Seeing other people's errors

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:29 PM PST

When i download a word document i do not want to see any squiggly lines.
I am just trying to read the document. I am not concerned with any spelling or grammar.
Of course I need auto correct etc for my documents that I create.
So how do I disable it only on third party office documents?

Word 2010 It will find text and then number.

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:40 PM PST

Hello from Steved


I'm trying to ask the below to find (10), or for example ( 7)

ok with this line of script  Do While .Execute(FindText:="[0-9]{1,}", Forward:=True, it will find text and then number, what is require please for it to find "[0-9]{1,}", Thank you.


Sub Barrier()
 Application.ScreenUpdating = False
 Dim Rng As Range
 Selection.HomeKey wdStory
 With Selection.Find
     Do While .Execute(FindText:="[0-9]{1,}", Forward:=True, _
     MatchWildcards:=True, Wrap:=wdFindStop, MatchCase:=True) = True
        Set Rng = Selection.Range
        With Rng
            .End = .Paragraphs(1).Range.End
            Do Until IsNumeric(.Characters(1)) = True
                .MoveStart wdCharacter
            Loop
            .End = .Start + InStr(Rng.Text, ")") - 1
            With .Font
                .Bold = True
                .ColorIndex = wdRed
                .Shading.BackgroundPatternColorIndex = wdBlue
            End With
            .Collapse wdCollapseEnd
        End With
    Loop
End With
Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

microsoft word 2003 suddenly stopped working

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 05:41 PM PST

As of today, my Microsoft Word 2003 no longer works on my Windows 7 computer.  I cannot change the font or the position of the print on the page.  Is this intentional, so that I will be forced to upgrade, or can it be fixed?

Directory

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 04:57 PM PST

How do I get a list of files on disk?

Unable to use Office Starter

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 04:26 PM PST

my Office starter which was loaded on my computer when I bought it from the retailer about 18 months ago. Now it wont let me change anything on any doumentI want to change or print.  I will only let me open it in "Protected view"  and not print. or will olny display part of the document.

When I tr to log in to my account it says my password is not recognised and does nto give me an option to change password.  HELP ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY!!

Office

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 04:24 PM PST

I have received messages stating Office is Busy for about a week now. Is this system wide?

Normal Style Disappeared From Style Pane

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 03:49 PM PST

I have a restricted Word 2010 template that listed the Normal style in the style pane. I gave the template to some colleagues, and recently they reported that they have a document created from the template that no longer displays the Normal style in the Styles pane.

Indeed, I no longer see Normal in this document's Styles pane--unless I remove the editing restrictions. In Manage Styles > Restrict for both the dotx and the doc,  Normal is listed as a permitted style (although it says Always Hidden). Unfortunately, in the doc, Normal is not listed in the Styles pane, but it is listed in the dotx.

Can anyone suggest why this might be happening?

Mail Merge Issue - No E-mailing option

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 03:03 PM PST

Hi There

I am using office 365 on my MAC. I want to do a mail merge to send out a personalized mailing. So far so good. The only problem I have followed all the steps of the mail merge wizzard is that I can only select "Merge to Printer" and "Merge to Document". I CANNOT select "Generate E-mail Messages".

Does anyone have an idea why this could be the case.

Thank You


Soeren
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