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Office for Mac 2008: "not enough memory." Microsoft Office for Mac


Office for Mac 2008: "not enough memory."

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 01:54 PM PST

On 1/5/10 6:42 PM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

Two is a drop in the bucket. If it were a bug then we would be seeing
hundreds. Updates can fail. That's why they suggest you have a backup before
updating.

--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
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Updating from v.x.

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 07:08 AM PST

On 1/5/10 7:08 AM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

If you don¹t need Exchange support I suggest you get the Home & Student
version. You won¹t have to worry with keeping the old CD to install an
upgrade version.

Office 2008 Home & Student from Amazon with free shipping. $109.48 (price
can vary slightly)

<http://tinyurl.com/4ydu2u>

You will need to move the Office X Identities folder that contains your
³Main Identity² to the Microsoft User Data folder on the new iMac so
Entourage 2008 can import it. Be aware that some users have had trouble
importing from Entourage X. Be sure you keep Office X installed on the old
computer in case you need to manually export your data for import into
Entourage 2008.

--
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Office - Business Install problem with Snow Leopard

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 11:13 AM PST

Make sure you aren't confusing 2 completely separate codes;


On 1/1/10 12:53 AM, in article
com, "jcharles"
<microsoft.com> wrote:
 

It's the Product *ID* that is generated during installation. This is a 20
digit number which is then accessible from the About... dialog for each of
the apps in the Office Suite. If you cannot get the software installed or
can't launch any of the apps you would have no idea what this is, but MS
Support should understand that. What they most likely are asking for is...

The Product *Key*, which is the 25 character code (maybe a combination of
numbers & letters) provided [most commonly, depending on origin of the
software] on a label affixed to the storage sleeve the source disk ships in.
This is the "code" you enter when installing the software. This is typically
requested for at least 2 reasons; (1) to confirm that the caller does
actually have one, & (2) to determine that it is a valid key code.

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

troble in real player

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 10:42 PM PST

What does this have to do with Microsoft Office for Macintosh? [Which is the
newsgroup you've posted to.]

As a guess I would imagine it's a notice that a RealPlayer update is
available and/or required.

Good Luck |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 12/25/09 1:42 AM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

Error when launching Office applications,Word, Excel or PowerPoint

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 05:58 AM PST

On 12/24/09 5:52 AM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

In addition to updating Office X, see this link for unexpected quits.

Find solutions for crashes, conflicts and general problems with Entourage
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/troubleshoot/crashes.html#crash30>

Tip: Before you start the solutions, testing in a new User will quickly tell
you if the problem is system wide or if it¹s your User¹s folder that
contains the problem.

Go to System Preferences --> Create a New User in Accounts. Switch to the
New User by logging out/in or use Fast User Switching.

--
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How to download my purchase Office 2008?

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 11:47 PM PST

On 12/21/09 11:47 PM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

It¹s unclear if you purchased the trial or purchased from another vendor.
Keys from a purchased version DO NOT WORK with the trial. For help with the
trial see this article:

Office 2008 for Mac Trial Edition

<http://tinyurl.com/yfjaldl>
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PP 2004 11.5.5 can open PPTX without the "Open XMl converter" also

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 01:57 AM PST

Thanks Bob,

You are right, the "Office Converter Support" folder is still there,
which is enabling PP 204 to work with pptx.ppsx files.

Thanks again
Rahul

On Dec 23, 4:57*am, CyberTaz <cast.net> wrote: 

"downgrading" from Office 2008 "standard" to "home and student"?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 09:36 AM PST

On 12/15/09 9:36 AM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

I was thinking downgrade from 08 to 04, not in boxed version. The H&S
version uses the same database as the standard version.

See this page for help removing the trial and installing a retail copy.

Office 2008 for Mac Trial Edition (go to end to see how to remove)

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2009/10/office_2008_for_mac_trial_edition_fa
qs.html>

or

<http://tinyurl.com/yfjaldl>
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Microsoft Office did not install correctly

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 05:58 AM PST

On 12/14/09 8:14 AM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0, &quot;com&quot; wrote:

I downloaded the trial version office for mac 2008 and i cant use the program after installation. because i read always the error message: microsoft office did not install correctly.

Office 2008 for Mac Trial Edition



Part of this article is the install Office 2008 Trial Version. Follow the directions exactly. It’s important to quit all applications before instaling/updating and restart between each update.

Install Office 2008 Trial

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Downgrading from Office 2008 for Macs to Office 2004 for Macs

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 12:29 PM PST

Hi Elena;

You've posed a number of questions here so let's see if we can untangle them
one at a time :-)

First, there is no Office 2004 for Windows. Office 2004 is a Mac version,
but both it & Office 2008 are comparable to Office 2003 for Windows. If
you're 'comfortable' with Office 2003 or Office 2004 there's no reason you
can't acclimate to Office 2008 if you give it a little time. The most
significant difference is that there is no VBA in Office 2008, but unless
you need to use Macros that shouldn't pose a problem.

Next, Office 2004 & Office 2008 are separate releases of Mac Office, so yes,
if you have one & want the other you'll have to pay for it... Unless the
vendor you bought 2008 from will allow an exchange, which is unlikely. There
is no "downgrade" option available.

Should you wind up with both versions you can have them both installed at
the same time & use whichever whenever. [The one exception is Entourage...
If you use it at all you can only use one version or the other. Once you
start using Entourage 2008 you can't revert to Entourage 2004. If you were
using 2004 you can upgrade to 2008 at any time or continue using Entourage
2004 as long as you have it installed even though you start using the other
Office 2008 programs.] There's no need to remove either version of Office,
but if you do you're able to re-install it whenever you're ready. Just make
sure to keep the disk & the sleeve with your Product Keys in a safe place.

As far as the distinction between the .doc & the .docx file formats:

Office 2008 can effectively work with either & you can set its default to
..doc if you wish. Keep in mind, though, that the new format is more stable,
more secure & more disk-efficient than the older binary file format, so for
any new documents you create it would be a better choice. The older format
does not support many of the features added in Office 2008, especially with
regard to the more sophisticated graphics features.

Other users continue to use the .doc format because that's what their
existing documents have been saved in. However, any Windows version 2000 or
later & any Mac version v.X or later can open & edit .docx files. Those
users only need the free converters supplied by Microsoft. If they've been
keeping up with their software updates they should already have the
converters whether they realize it or not.

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


On 12/13/09 3:29 PM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

Font Book, Corrupt Fonts and Microsoft Office and Snow Leopard

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:07 PM PST

All I can give you is feedback from users that found this fixed their
problems. YMMV

To me, keeping an older duplicate font around doesn't make sense.

--
Diane

Word: spell check

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 03:08 PM PST

Unfortunately your original post is among those that haven't been replicated
to NNTP so those using newsreaders rather than the Mactopia web interface
[virtually all of us] have never seen the message. I've looked it up & based
on what you've described this may correct the issue:

http://word.mvps.org/mac/SpellCheck.html#GrayAddButton

If not, go to Word> Preferences> Spelling & Grammar, click the Dictionaries
button then select the Custom Dictionary & click the Edit button. Just type
a space, delete it, then close & save the dictionary file. See if that
revives it.

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



On 12/10/09 6:28 PM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

Update 12.2.3

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 07:27 AM PST

On 12/10/09 7:27 AM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

The updaters should work on your install, however you might need to
re-install if you have modified Office.

Most cases where the updater fails are tied to some kind of user use of an
application that removes files. Examples of items that will prevent upgrade:
* Monolingual
* Safari fix read the full discussion here
* Xslimmer (Xslimmer strips PPC binaries for Intel Mac's and vice/versa)
* Service Scrubber might be a culprit.
* Drive Genius
* Trim the fat utilities or commands like lipo & ditto

Dos and Don'ts for a good install
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/troubleshoot/install_08.html#basics>

In case the above link does not work:

<http://tinyurl.com/6cmyyc>

Check List to troubleshoot your install

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/troubleshoot/install_08.html#checklist>

Also see:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/error/not_found.html>

--
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I can't install Office 2008 for Mac Updates!

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 06:57 AM PST

On 12/10/09 6:57 AM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/error/not_found.html>

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Change lenguage

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 03:31 PM PST

CyberTaz <cast.net> wrote:
 

Hi Bob,
 

I haven't tried it myself so I can't be too affirmative but we've had
several reports in the past.
Apparently the serial numbers are not language-specific. They are
universal and work with any install CD.
As long as you have a copy of the install CD at hand, you can install
and reinstall on your Mac just the same way you'd do it with the
language version you originally bought.

Of course, if you need to reinstall, you need the proper install CD. As
you were previously pointing out, you can't convert a version from one
language to the other.

Up to now, updates have been fine.

Corentin



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Attaching captions to objects in documents

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 07:06 PM PST

> Insert both the picture and the caption (via Insert>Caption) inline, not as  

Office Update 10.2.3 kills network connections to shares.

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:07 PM PST

Sorry to be so snarky. But I am an ASA and that is not the issue here. There is definitely something crazy going between Snow Leopard and Office 10.2.3. The fact that uninstalling office corrected the problem tells me there is something deeper than the OS.

File access issue when iDisk/MobileMeshort-username is same as Account username

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 06:38 PM PST

I have no more thoughts than originally ... don't know enough about what
you are asking or having problems with to possibly comment.

--rms

www.rmschneider.com





com wrote: 

Afraid to Upgrade to Snow Leopard...AGAIN

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 06:35 PM PST

Dave's right -- Snow Leopard (10.6.x) is Intel-Only.. . But you've probably
found that out by now :-)

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



On 11/24/09 7:14 PM, in article JaKIaxP2ac0,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

word 2008 clips online keywords

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:06 AM PST

Hi Jim;


On 11/22/09 2:01 PM, in article phx.gbl, "Jim
Gordon MVP" <com> wrote:
 

"Categories" isn't the issue, it's the Keywords [or lack of them] that the
OP was referring to. Clips which are associated with as many as 2 dozen
searchable keywords on the web site do not retain those keyword associations
when you d/l them to a Mac. The *are* retained if you d/l the same clips to
a PC. Here's one specific example but pick anything you prefer:

* the image is j0443740.jpg
* on the MS Office Online Clip Art site click the 'magnifier' for the image
to see the following array of keywords;
adults, Blues, casual clothing, cheerful, couples, enjoyment, friendships,
fun, gay man, happiness, homosexual, human age, humor, iStockphoto,
journeys, joy, laughing, love, mature adult, men, middle, mountains, norway,
people, Photographs, portraits, road trip, rocks, skies, smiling, sun,
tripping, vacations
* Download the clip & install it to the Clip Gallery
* Select the clip, click the Properties button & go to the Keywords tab to
view the extensive list of *one* keyword: jpg
* Repeat the above on a Windows box & *all* keywords will be there.

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

email Merge in MS Word 2008

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 12:36 PM PST

JonathanOz wrote: 

Hi Jonathan,

You have been informed correctly - Word for Mac has the best mail merge
in town!

Give the Help feature another try. Click the blue question mark on the
standard toolbar, or use the Help menu and choose Word Help from the
menu (don't just type search terms in the search field there). A new
Help window will open titled Word Help. In the search field in the upper
right corner type Mail Merge and then press Return.

The second item down in the search results should be a designated with a
blue icon and titled Create a Form Letter by using the Mail Merge
Manager. That's a complete, self-contained course on how to use the
Mail Merge manager. It's really good, so please give it a try.

-Jim

--
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Mac MVP
Co-author of Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies
http://tinyurl.com/Office-2008-for-Dummies

Microsoft Word - Professor is requesting a certain cover page and it is not found in my gallery.

Microsoft Word - Professor is requesting a certain cover page and it is not found in my gallery.


Professor is requesting a certain cover page and it is not found in my gallery.

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 03:16 PM PST

I am taking online classes and one of the questions that is being asked of me is to create a cover page with the Puzzle Cover page. I submitted my homework using an alternative page but was marked down because it was not the one he was asking for. Any advice as to where I may be able to get a Puzzle Cover Page? I am desperate and need help.

XML Data Invalid According to Schema?

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 03:06 PM PST

I have put hours of work into editing a Microsoft Word document for a client, only to have Word freeze, shut down, and refuse to open this document again. I receive a message that the file cannot be opened due to an error, that the "XML data is invalid according to the schema." I cannot use the troubleshooting tips here (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918429 ) because I cannot get the file to open. I cannot save or rename the file, and all of my Windows updates are current; I have my computer set to auto-update and checked manually this afternoon for the heck of it; no new updates to be found.

Is there ANY way to save this document, considering I've spent the better part of my weekend working on it to have it back to my client by their deadline?

How can I apply a change of color to existing underscoring?

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 02:58 PM PST

Hello,

 

I have prepared a document with the intention that it should have faint lines, to act as lined paper.

However, I have already now done underscoring in the default underscore color.

 

How can I now change the color of the existing underscoring?

 

I know how to change the underscore color to grey, but do not know how to apply this to existing underscoring.

 

I want to change the color of the existing underscoring, because I do not want to have to do the underscoring all over again.

(This is because there are now graphics over part of the existing underscoring.)

 

I look forward to a solution.

 

Regards,

 

Ray333

 

 

 

 

 

Missing or Corrupt File message and Click to Run

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 02:45 PM PST

Greetings,

I am helping a friend to regain full access to Word 2010 documents.

I need to know the steps to achieve this goal--if it is just a matter of uninstalling and reinstalling Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010, or if there are other issues involved.

Facts

1. My friend purchased a Dell laptop in 2012.

2. It was preloaded with Windows 7 Home Premium, and Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Version

3. For a year she was able to use it without any problems

4. Then, when she opened Word, she was prompted to take one of several actions:

             a. Upgrade--purchase a full version of Microsoft Office.

             b. [If she had purchased a full version of Microsoft Office, then she needed to activate it at that time.

Goals

     1. Gain full access to Word 2010 documents

              a. Open existing Word documents on her computer

              b. Open Word documents sent to her as attachments in e-mail messages

              c. Create new Word documents

Actions Taken

1. Purchased Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student

2. Contacted Microsoft to determine whether the Word documents created in the Starter Version would be lost by uninstalling the Starter Version and installing the Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student version

3.  Installed the full version of Microsoft Office 2010--[Microsoft Office Home and Student]

4.  I deleted the Click to Run application thinking that was a part of the Starter Version.      

        a.  Received message:  

                   "This program is unable to run because of missing or corrupt files. 

                    Contact your computer manufacturer"

 5.  Confirmed that Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote are working properly.   

 6. Concluded that the problem was isolated to Word

Questions 

1.  Are the presumptions I have stated in this e-mail correct?

2. Will uninstalling then reinstalling the Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student from the disk eliminate the error messages that we have received--will these actions enable my friend to:

        a. Open Word documents sent as e-mail attachments

        b. Open previously created documents she has saved

        c. Create new Word documents

3. Does Click to Run need to be present on my friend's computer in order to achieve items a, b, and c as listed above?

4. Are there other actions, or additional actions I need to take in order to restore my friend's access to Word 2010 documents within Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student ?


Thank you for your help.


Can't save Word document to Library location after updating to Windows 8.1

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 12:19 PM PST

I just upgraded to Windows 8.1.  My libraries were missing from Windows Explorer and I found online how to set those back to display again, but now when I go to save a document I want my libraries to show as location options and they're not there.  Any ideas?  Thanks.

Jaime

Opening Word files

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 10:45 AM PST

Since installing Publisher 2013 I can not open docx files. I have Word 2003. Before the Publisher install I had no problem with this.

A problem with Office 2003 compatibility pack.

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 10:17 AM PST

I installed the office 2003 compatibility pack to open my .docx files. But when I try to open one the word 2003 starts and gives me this error message "There was an error opening the file". And when I try to save a document in a .docx file  an error message appear saying that the document contain features that are not compatible with word 2007 document format, and asks me if I want to save anyway. When I click Yes, it give the first error message "There was an error opening the file" and it does not save the document. How I fix this? I installed the office word viewer and the problem persists.I also tried registering OLE32.dll and it does not fix it.

Best wishes,

Equation editor, grey lines around objects

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 07:03 AM PST

The equation editor in Microsoft Word 2013 is showing temporary grey lines through and around the edges of objects, interfering with my ability to see what has been typed. They typically disappear after a few seconds but are pretty irritating.

They look as though they could have something to do with the formatting settings but I have cleared formatting etc without success. 

Is this an option which I have accidentally enabled, and if so, how can I turn it off again?

Examples:



Cheers in advance.

Word 2010 - how to obtain autoscale font size in autoshape when canvas size is modified (like in Word 2003 or 2007)?

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 05:37 AM PST

Hello all,

In Word 2003 and 2007 after switching the canvas into "scale mode" ("Scale drawing" option),
when canvas size is modified the font size of the text inserted into an autoshape changes proportionally according to its autoshape size. In Word 2010 the same canvas option scales the autoshapes proportionally, but the font size remains the same (it doesn't scale according to the autoshape size).

The question is simple: how to obtain this 2003- and 2007-like functionality of "Scale drawing" in Word 2010?

Regards,

Jan

word doesnt open properly

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 02:33 AM PST

when I open a word document after saving, the text appears without any of the formatting I have previously inserted. Any ideas?

Mini toolbar dont disable

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 02:30 AM PST

Hi 

I have recently installed offfice 2013 on my computer running windows 7 I wanted to remove the mini toolbar  funtion in word so i went to options and unticked the checkbox but found it had no effect on the mini toolbar whitch still appears when i select text I have tried restarting the computer this still as no effect the same problem appears in excel with tick box unchecked If anyone has any ideas or info for this problem i wouuld be very greatful thanks.

Template and Media Control enabled but not 'currently loaded' and not working

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 12:17 AM PST

I am training with Word 2007 and 2010. I have Windows 7 64bit and am using Explorer.

I have Template and Media Control enabled but it is not working. It sits in the 'All Add-Ons' rather than in the 'Currently Loaded Add-Ons'.  

Activex is enabled and Microsoft.com has my permission.

I notice a file for this dll is sitting in Documents.

                      I need this app for my interactive practice. Help!!

Looking forward to some answers I have a test coming up!

Many thanks folks.


Microsoft Word continuously crashes when I paste an image from paint.

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 11:25 PM PST

I make a lot of use of print screen and then cutting the image in PAINT and then copy and paste it into m.word. This month for some reason everytime I open paint or past and image from paint 99% of the time m.word crashes repeatedly. What is the cause of this? Obviously I have an original windows and original microsoft programme installed on the computer. Thankyou.

Printer stuck in printer Word list

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 07:13 PM PST

I sent 4 documents to an HP printer. The print head broke and could not print the documents. I removed the printer from Windows and physically replaced the printer. When I pull up the print menu in Word, The old printer with a queue of 4 documents is still on the list. How can I remove the printer from the list?

Problem with Word and Excel not responding and documents disappearing

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 07:04 PM PST

I'm having problems with my Word and Excel documents on my dell laptop (with Windows 8.1).  First, when trying to save a word doc the program stopped responding, so I reopened it a second time and again when trying to save the program stopped responding.  When I tried reopening it a third time the laptop said the document had caused an error and said it wouldn't be wise to open the file, so I didn't.  Then a few days later I tried to save an Excel document, and it stopped responding as well.  I looked through my files and now I can't find that Excel doc at all.  I tried opening it from the "recent files" list on excel and it says the file can't be found. I also tried searching it out of everything on my laptop and the file doesn't come up, and Recuva (a program for recovering deleted documents) can't find it to recover it.  It isn't in my recycle bin either, it's just gone.  I've scanned my laptop with Avast (my antivirus software) about five times now and it hasn't found any viruses.

I did accidentally install malware over a week ago, but Avast caught it, and afterwards I uninstalled everything I had installed that day just in case.  What could be causing my word and excel docs to stop responding and disappear from the laptop?  Any help is appreciated.

Issues with Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 add-in

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 06:30 PM PST

Hi,

I have just intalled Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 add-in with Word 2013.   While it is solving some equations without a problem, it seems to produce incorrect answers.  For example, with an equation:  2x^2 -x -1 = 0  It consistently gives  the following answers;

 

X = (1 - SQRT(17) )/8    or  X = (1 + SQRT(17) )/8  

I verified that the equation is correctly typed by copying other equations that work and changing the coefficients.


Thanks


How to clear EndNote search history in Word2010?

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 06:24 PM PST



How is to clear the search history of EndNote in Word2010? I can not delete it, e.g. the a in the search column in the left of the Find button.

Trouble with New Documents

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 06:11 PM PST

Hi all,

I'm assuming this has something to do with my default template (normal.dotx?) but I have this situation where I open a new document in Word - just a blank document, and it looks like this:



With the starting cursor right at the top like that, which I hate. I don't know what I did. I've tried adjusting margins, page sizes, I tried resetting normal.dotx - nothing yet as worked. Any suggestions?

Accessing a file on SkyDrive for an ASK field

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 05:25 PM PST

I hope I am posting this to the correct forum.

I have created a Word template that has a number of {ASK} fields. It is used by many users in our organization. I want to default fill one of the fields with a value from a cell in an Excel spreadsheet that I store in Skydrive. If I copy the cell and then do a Paste Link after the \d in the ASK field, I get this:

{ASK RD "Receipt Number" \d {LINK Excel.Sheet.8 "C:\\Users\\David\\SkyDrive\\Synced Docs\\Rent Records.xlsm" 2014!R1C17 \a \t } }

The problem is that it only works when I am accessing the template. If another user uses the template, the path won't work, since he or she won't be logged on as 'David'.

I was thinking of trying to incorporate the %USERNAME% variable into the file path, but I don't know if that will work, nor do I know the correct syntax. The other possibility I considered was to find the URL to the file on SkyDrive and use that instead of the C:\\..... etc. I tried the 'Embed' feature for the file on SkyDrive to generate a URL, but also got some HTML coding with the URL that I think is not necessary for my purposes.

Is there a solution to this?

TIA
David

If I should post this to the Skydrive forum, please let me know.

Office 2013 EULA Continuously Pops Up

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 03:52 PM PST

I have an Asus VivoTab ME400C with Win 8.1 and Office 2013 (Home and Student) preloaded.  Not having a Microsoft Outlook account upon purchase, I used my internet provider email address which Microsoft used to create a Microsoft account and Outlook email address.  With this account there is no problem with Office 2013 EULA poping up.  Now that I may be moving out of my current internet provider coverage I created a formal Microsoft/Outlook account/email.  So now I can sign on to my tablet with either account.  When using the new Microsoft account the EULA pops up right after entering any of the Office 2013 programs.  I have tried all the solutions given several years ago involving Office 2003/2007.  My new user account is an administrator and I have tried running the program as administrator.  This is not critical, just annoying.  Hopefully I'm missing something simple to do to fix it!   

Switching numbered autoformats to plain text

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 03:07 PM PST

I am converting a word Doc to use it on a web page, and I like the auto number format feature.  (I make a lot of lists.)  Unfortunately, when I try to transfer the document to how I want it to show on a different program, all the formatting is wonky. 

I've already selected the auto-formatted numbers, \

right-clicked,

did the "remove all styles" trick.

Unfortunately, all the numbers go away, too!

Can't I KEEP the text, but remove the formatting?


Need Help With Soft Modems And FC4 - Forums Linux

Need Help With Soft Modems And FC4 - Forums Linux


Need Help With Soft Modems And FC4

Posted: 17 Sep 2005 12:28 AM PDT

On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 09:48:01 +0200, Michael Heiming wrote:
 

My local charity shop has external serial modems quite often, they run
about $15 NOSIB, and about $3 to $5 loose.
--
mark south: world citizen, net denizen
echo pb.hx | tr a-z n-za-m

Ignoring SAN disk during a Kickstart.

Posted: 16 Sep 2005 06:47 PM PDT

Actually this is for a Oracle RAC configuration so they all need access
to all the disks in the future, however we are only concern with the OS
install at this point.

mini PC Itx "Twister" & Linux?

Posted: 16 Sep 2005 11:17 AM PDT

Enrique Perez-Terron <no> wrote: 
 

It is a case. You add (or choose) the motherboard you want. They detail
the following possibilities:

SBC Board Model Description
CV860A 1~3 Lan
CV862A 3 Lan
CV863A 2 PCMCIA Slot / 4 Lan
SV823A 4-16 Video in
MV823A 2 IEEE1394 / Video in & TV-out, LVDS (option)
MV823S 1 Lan, TV-out
FI855A TWIN-VIEW / LVDS / 4 COM Ports / PC 104 Plus / Mini PCI

Peter


Wireless Card Support

Posted: 16 Sep 2005 11:09 AM PDT

Davide Bianchi wrote:
[...] 

Ever heard of ndiswrapper?

the only potential problem is ndiswrapper does not support SMP meaning that
no hyperthreading is possible. Usually installer will install SMP kernel if
hyperthreading is detected.

=arvi=

2-1 splitter-like jack to be used with CAT5 cables?

Posted: 16 Sep 2005 08:26 AM PDT

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:16:10 +0200, Joe Pfeiffer <nmsu.edu>
wrote:
 

Based on similar assumptions, my setup could be an example. I have an
ADSL modem and two computers. The ADSL modem speaks PPPoE,
"Point-to-Point Protocol (o)ver Ethernet". In the middle I have an
"ethernet" hub.

(I say "ethernet" in quotes, because the modern equipment running
IEEE 802-dot-something is a bit different from the original ethernet,
but we all keep saying "ethernet". The data contents of the packets
is identical, though.)

Because of the nature of the PPPoE protocol, only one of my PC's can
talk directly to the ADSL modem. But I don't have to flip switches or
disconnect or connect cables to change. I let the first PC establish
the conversation with the ADSL modem, but if that PC goes down or
anything, I just enable the second PC to do the same with a keystroke.

Whichever PC has the PPPoE conversation tells the other and serves as
gateway to the internet. The two PCs have identical firewall/nat
masquerading set up, but the non-gateway will never see its firewall
rules triggered.

When the two PCs talk to eachother, the communication goes through
the same hub. Yet, the communication between the PCs is IP datagrams
while the communication between the gateway and the ADSL modem is not.
But they are all "ethernet" datagrams. The hub only sees the data as
ethernet packets with some (varying) kind of payload. The hub does
not care what the payload is.

Even if the packets go throught the same wires and the same hub, all
the IP datagrams are "inside" the firewall. The PPPoE datagrams
carry the "outside" traffic like in a tunnel.

Compared to Joe's proposed router, my hub is more like a dead wire,
but the PC that is serving as the gateway is the router.

-Enrique

what version?

Posted: 16 Sep 2005 06:13 AM PDT

Nico Kadel-Garcia <net> wrote:
 

Well, people who go out of their way to use a distribution with a real
policy, and then carelessly break that policy, are going to encounter
pain.

More about real policies here: "Policy" on http://linuxmafia.com/kb/Debian
 

Ah. Well, now you have a bit more detail about why things broke. ;->
 

It's workable because there's only a tiny package-version gap between
the testing and unstable branches. That, in turn, is because testing
consists of packages from unstable that have been vetted by a nightly
quarantining script, which verifies that they have passed a set of
canned, automated quality tests. Here is some (possibly slightly
obsolete) information about how that works:

"Testing FAQ" on http://linuxmafia.com/kb/Debian

Doing a stable/testing or stable/unstable mixture, by contrast, is
unworkable because there's a _huge_ gap in versions, and you will tend
to instantly create a huge dependency mess.


[My full list of Official Debian releases, including point releases.]
 

Too small for _what_? You might be misunderstanding the overall thrust
of what I was saying.

Debian admins use installation media -- the physical manifestation of
"releases" -- as merely a point of departure in creating a maintainable
Debian system. The aim is not, as a general rule, to remain at exactly
those versions of the initial-load system; the aim is to create a
functional host that can then be incrementally maintained as a coherent
system, remaining some fixed distance away from the bleeding edge,
always the same distance even as new versions of everything emerge.

In the case of the unstable branch, you're right next to the (advancing)
bleeding edge. In the case of testing, you're a couple of steps back
from the (advancing) edge, for slightly greater comfort.

Anyhow, too small for _what_? The point I was making is that Official
Debian 2.2r0, 2.2r1, 2.2r2, 2.2r3, 2.2r4, 2.2r5, 2.2r6, 2.2r7 were
functionally equivalent to RH 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 during that same time
period -- except that Debian's releases were _much_ more frequent, which
is exactly the opposite of what you claimed.

Thus my point: You spoke from ignorance, and in error.
 

I personally find the "stable" branch to be of no interest for my needs
-- especially following the "testing" package-quarantining concept
having been battle-proven around four years back. The people who do
find it of interest are those who want to run absolutely-ultra-reliable
systems, generally _servers_, with almost no effort. I appreciate
reliability, but don't mind spending a little individual attention to my
systems (server and desktop) to achieve it -- and want more cutting-edge
software than the "stable" branch's design goals allow.

For people wanting Debian reliabilty on desktop systems without needing
to spend any attention assuring reliability, the correct solution is
Ubuntu Linux (Kubuntu if you prefer KDE), which forks off and
maintains/stabilises a large subset of Debian-unstable every six months.

Returning to your implied comparison, for a moment: The stability of
Debian-testing hosts, the maturity of toolsets, and the ease and
effectiveness of maintenance, have all been a bit better than those of
RH releases of the same time periods, in my experience. But other
people's Mileage May Differ.<tm>

I _do_ rely on "speaks of Debian only in terms of the stable branch,
fixates over dates of 'releases', and appears ignorant of the
point-releases" as a reasonable heuristic approximating "doesn't know
the subject". This heuristic hasn't failed me yet.

--
Cheers, "Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to
Rick Moen inform you that circumstances are beyond our control."
com --Paul Benoit

Ubuntu video command?

Posted: 16 Sep 2005 06:00 AM PDT

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:00:05 GMT, ***** charles
<com> wrote: 
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg


--
Thank goodness modern convenience is a thing of the remote future.
-- Pogo, by Walt Kelly

redhat-logviewer and CommuniGate Pro

Posted: 16 Sep 2005 12:19 AM PDT

Peter T. Breuer wrote: 
Thanks Peter, and I apologise for missing the obvious.
Thanks again Enrique, the script works fine now with that one change.
I owe you both a pint.
--
;-)
Frank Turner-Smith - mine's a pint.
http://turner-smith.co.uk

capture console output while root is still mounted read-only

Posted: 15 Sep 2005 02:07 PM PDT

Enrique Perez-Terron wrote:
 

On Mandrake it is part of SysVinit package so I guess - every distribution
base on SYSV init?

=arvi=

Looking for Notebook support Linux

Posted: 15 Sep 2005 07:35 AM PDT

Somsak Limavongphanee wrote:
 

There is also kubuntu (I believe they have live CD too) and you always can
install KDE (if my memory serves me right, the meta package is
kubuntu-desktop).

=arvi=

where can I find firmware_class module ?

Posted: 14 Sep 2005 10:37 PM PDT

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:37:50 +0200, Bruno Costacurta <tiscali.be>
wrote:
 

On my system (FC4):

$ locate firmware_class
/usr/src/linux-2.6.12/Documentation/firmware_class
/usr/src/linux-2.6.12/Documentation/firmware_class/README
/usr/src/linux-2.6.12/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.12/Documentation/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.12/Documentation/firmware_class/hotplug-script
/usr/src/linux-2.6.12/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
/usr/src/build/drivers/base/firmware_class.o
/usr/src/build/drivers/base/.firmware_class.o.cmd

I am not using any wireless, but it seems I only have this in the kernel
source.

$ grep FIRMWARE /boot/config-2.6.12-1.1447_FC4
CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y

Seems you need to read Documentation/firmware_class/README to learn why,
what, and how.

-Enrique

ipw2200: unknown symbol ieee80211

Posted: 14 Sep 2005 10:36 PM PDT

Enrique Perez-Terron wrote:
 

Indeed I missed some modules or had wrong setups.

After a download, compile and installation of ieee80211 everything (mean
wireless) is fine.
Thanks to all for advise and attention.

Bruno

HELP: Cross Setup Linux

Posted: 14 Sep 2005 01:47 PM PDT

Matthew Clark wrote:
 

What exactly do you mean? How did you do upgrade and what failed?
 

well, you always can build list of RPMs on your system and try to fetch
them. Sometimes between releases RPM structure changed, so it may be you
will need additional RPMs; usually RPM tells you about missing
dependencies :)
 

If you can attach CF card to desktop PPC you may simply try to upgrade 8.1
installation directly on CF. Or copy contents of CF to spare partition and
update this then copy back to CF. Or install minimum Mandrake on PPC
desktop and use "urpmi --root" to upgrade installation on CD (well, when
you upgrade using installer it does slightly more than just updating RPMs
but many people do it and claim it works).
 

How did you get your installed system there in the first place?

Oh, and if this supports booting over LAN with PXE the simplest thing is to
setup install server.

=arvi=

get rid of Login Password?

Posted: 14 Sep 2005 06:03 AM PDT

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:49:30 GMT, TooManyPutters Cried: Read These Runes!: 

Think twice about doing that. Peter's just urging you to think.

Thorn
--
Be different: conform.

Ubuntu setup problems - network, permissions

Posted: 13 Sep 2005 08:27 PM PDT

beta on at the moment), and tyiou have a choice of Nancy Rudins wrote:
 

generally very impressed. Install goes easily apart from one thing that
might have been particular to my setup - the router I have is supplied
already configured and inaccessible by the Company my wife works for
(they also pay for the Broadband - <VBG>) and thus I have to disconnect
my ethernet cable during the install otherwise it hangs for about 45
minutes on the "Configure Apt" part as the dhclient.conf file needs to
be edited for the ISP DNS which of course can't be done until after the
install!
Synaptic Package manager is a breeze as long as you configure the other
repositories. The only slightly strange thing is, there's no root log
in! (There are ways of configuring this if you REALLY need to). The
default packages are good, Open Office (one of the repositories has
1.9 Beta on at the moment. You have a choice of Evolution or Thunderbird
for mail.
A very good distro for the beginner or someone who has a little bit of
knowledge.
Good support in the forums.


--
Registered Linux User no 240308
Ubuntu 5.04 and Open Office
Was Windows XP SP2 and Office 2003
gbplinuxATgmailDOTcom

Location of an MS Project 2000 template Microsoft Project

Location of an MS Project 2000 template Microsoft Project


Location of an MS Project 2000 template

Posted: 07 Mar 2005 11:25 AM PST

Hi JSL,

I would try it out first to see if it meets your requirements. As far as I
know, this setting relates to each PC rather than being project specific, so
I would expect to have to set it up on each one. I would have thought you
could give these simple instructions to each user along with the
instructions as to where to put the templates in the first place.


Mike Glen
Project MVP




jsl wrote: 



Working with Fields, Filters, Creating a Template

Posted: 07 Mar 2005 11:05 AM PST

Hi GGSB,

For a sligh variation on Mike's suggestion, you could also insert one of the
Text (Text1, etc.) fields into your template. Then customize the field to
add a Value List containing your 3 options. You could then set the value for
the Text field and then create 3 filters to only show the applicable tasks.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie

"GGSB" wrote:
 

MS Project - Wrap

Posted: 07 Mar 2005 07:45 AM PST

Hi Mike and Ron,

Brilliant Mike! I never would have sleuthed out which table to change.

As a suggestion Ron, and you may have already discovered this based upon
Mike's fix, in the Table Definition dialog box you can also increase the row
height to get the wrapping effect you were asking about. The combination of
the increase in width and the increase in row height may just solve the
problem.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie

"Mike Glen" wrote:
 

Transition from days to hours for cetain tasks

Posted: 06 Mar 2005 09:23 PM PST

Thanks, I was not aware of this macro. Let me describe what I'm trying to
accomplish.

I have an IT project that involves getting a new office up and running for
my company. I map out the process with the gantt chart set in units of Days.
When I start the actual on-site work at the new office, I'd like to
transition form units of Days to units of Hours for those tasks being
performed on-site.

........Chris

Gantt

"Gérard Ducouret" wrote:
 

Crosstab Report

Posted: 06 Mar 2005 04:15 PM PST

In article <com>,
"Mark" <microsoft.com> wrote:
 

Mark,
1. Yes, you can view a crosstab report of just the resource pool file.
(I'm surprised you didn't simply try it).

2. If you are referring to the full path that shows in the Project field
for each assignment, yes but the sharer files must be open to do so and
then only the file name will show without the full path. The reason is
that the assignment information is part of the sharer file, not the
resource pool file. So even if you add a spare text field in which to
show the file name, that text field is inaccessible unless the sharer
file it belongs to is open.

This is a little "cheesy" but you can show just the file name (more of
less) if the sharer files are not open by right justifying the Project
field.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP

Determining Calendar Days in MS Porject 2000

Posted: 06 Mar 2005 02:05 PM PST

In article <#phx.gbl>,
"Gérard Ducouret" <fr> wrote:
 


Gerard,
I only tested it on a small file and it worked properly without any
additional "fudge" factor. As a matter of fact, when I use your formula,
the answer is incorrect (i.e. one day too many). So as you say, one of
the formulas is "struggling", I don't know which.

John

Project Web Access

Posted: 06 Mar 2005 10:31 AM PST

Hello Bymo,
Project Web Access has no special limitation in comparisons to Project
Professional : they work together with Project Server.
Have a look at :
http://www.microsoft.com/office/project/howtobuy/choosing.mspx

Gérard Ducouret

"bymo" <net> a écrit dans le message de
news:R%HWd.1014965$tin.it... 


Project Server 2003 with more than one Sharepoint Site

Posted: 05 Mar 2005 11:36 AM PST

Hi,

Each project gets its own WSS site with a separate list for Issues and Risks
etc.

--

Rod Gill
Project MVP


"Mike Glen" <glenATmvps.org> wrote in message
news:phx.gbl... 


Q: How to display summary tasks and hide subtasks on Gantt chart while grouping

Posted: 05 Mar 2005 12:31 AM PST

MSP 2000 by the way.

"Rod Gill" <rod AT project-systems DOT co DOT nz> wrote in message
news:phx.gbl... 


CONVERTING MICROSOFT WORD PICTURES TO gif

Posted: 04 Mar 2005 08:47 PM PST

Hi ,

This newsgroup is specifically for matters dealing with Microsoft Project.
I suggest you try to find a more appropriate newsgroup that deals with Word
problems.

Could you please tell us what led you to chose this newsgroup? We would
really like to know! :)

Incidentally, please don't use capitals in newsgroups as they indicate
shouting!


Mike Glen
Project MVP



HELP HELP HELP wrote: 



Can MSProject make a given TaskBar hilight *automatically* when I.

Posted: 04 Mar 2005 04:09 PM PST

If the events fired reliably that may be possible, but ...

--
-Jack ... For project information and macro examples visit
http://masamiki.com/project

..
"John" <com> wrote in message
news:microsoft.com... 
into 
and 


Problem exporting to Excel

Posted: 04 Mar 2005 01:29 PM PST

In article <com>,
Jan M. <microsoft.com> wrote:
 

Jan,
If Julie's comment about the "time stamp" effect isn't applicable, then
I would have to look at your file itself to offer any further
suggestions.

John
Project MVP

Projects Limitations

Posted: 04 Mar 2005 09:32 AM PST

Hi Neil,

I'm concerned about your #1. The critical path does, in fact, show the
longest path provided it is only measuring the default state of slack=0.
However many tasks you have with zero slack, they are all on the critical
path by definition. I don't see what else Project can show other than the
correctly calculated critical path.

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP



Neil wrote: 




Text imported to MSP notes field is truncated to 255 characters

Posted: 04 Mar 2005 03:53 AM PST

In article <com>,
SteveH <microsoft.com> wrote:
 


Steve,
Sorry, I misread your original post. I've never used an import map
between Excel and Project and when I tried it, I couldn't get it to
work. Obviously I'm doing something wrong. Nonetheless, I am not
surprised an simple import truncates text at 255 characters. In my
opinion the preferred solution is still VBA - just going the opposite
way.

John
Project MVP