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Microsoft Word - Microsoft Word text border problem.....

Microsoft Word text border problem.....

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 01:35 PM PDT

I have created a text border, single space above and below the title (Borders -> double, 3/4 pt with automatic color).  This looks fine when im in the print layout view, but once I print to .pdf the double lines turn into a thicker solid black line in the printed pdf file.  What am I doing wrong?

Endnotes keep reformatting in Word 2013--Adding unwanted pages between entries and between heading and first endnote

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 01:08 PM PDT

I use Word 2013 to write book chapters.  I use the "Insert Endnote" command to add endnotes.  I use the "Endnote Style" to format them.  Periodically, with no input from me, the endnote pages reformat themselves.  The most common problem is that the word, "Note" at the beginning of the section suddenly appears on a page by itself.  Another problem is that particular endnotes will suddenly begin putting a break between themselves and the next endnote so that they stand alone on the page.  Sometimes it even happens that an endnote will divide itself over two pages. 

I have tried everything I can think of to get the notes back on the same pages and to remove the invisible breaks between "Notes" and the notes themselves.  I have viewed all formatting symbols and I can see an extra paragraph return after the suspect endnotes but I cannot delete them.

HELP!

Microsoft Open XML Converter keeps altering my Word 2013 files back to 2007 docx.

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 12:54 PM PDT

I have recently installed Microsoft Office 2013, but when I make a file it auto converts, using the Microsoft Open XML Converter, back to 2007 version (even though I have uninstalled that version), changes the file to a 'read only compatibility mode' where it can't be edited until I change the format again. 

I can't see where to uninstall the Microsoft Open XML Converter that is causing the issue.

Frustrated! Please advise.

T Carter

Disable Control F Navigation Pane Word 2013

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 12:24 PM PDT

I am new to Office 2013, and am trying to restore order in my Word documents. How do I configure Word 2014 to pop up a little find window like Word 2003? The control T still works, but it is a waste of time to hit control T, then click find, to get my find window.

Thanks,

Brian

Word - Check Box form field - can selected choice be used in another section of the document?

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 12:22 PM PDT

Hello,

When the person filling in a form selects a "Check Box", I would like to take their selection and use it in another location of the document.

I am using the Legacy tools "Check Box" tool.

I am able to do this two different ways with a "Text Form field"

- via the "Text Form field" Bookmark and creating a cross reference to the Bookmark

- via attaching a macro to the Exit property of the "Text Form Field". (See sample macro code below.)

Sample macro code -

Sub CopyField()

   Dim Temp as String

   Temp = ActiveDocument.FormFields("Field1").Result

   ActiveDocument.FormFields("Field2").Result = Temp

End Sub

Is there a similar functionality when using "Check Boxes".

Thank you

MJR

Why are MailMerge files not portable?

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 12:22 PM PDT

Well, I know why they are not portable, what can I do to make them so?

My students performed a mid term exam making a Mailmerge DOCx and a Mailmerge xlsx worksheet.  They submit them and I open them when I am at home.  The Word Doc cannot see the excel file because the path is for the school system (network M drive) and it is embedded into the file.  Why cannot the two files see each other when they are right here on my system in the same folder?  When I open the word doc, it asks to find the supporting file but there is no browse button.  I have to enter the entire path to the excel file and that takes at least 20 clicks PER STUDENT PROJECT!.

Right now, I have to take up a class period having students open the files in the class room on school computers so I can check their work.  How silly is that?

How is this "feature " repaired?

How do I encourage them that this is actually a useable MS operation and not just a classroom activity?

office 2013

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 12:15 PM PDT

I installed home office 2013 but it stopped working. it gives me system error: 0x80004005.

Word macros using bookmarks

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 11:43 AM PDT

I have 2 questions

1 - regarding the results of this code snippet:

     For Each oBm In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks
         If Left(UCase(oBm.Name), 3) = "TBL" Then
             Set oTable = oBm.Range.Tables(1)
             oTable.Rows.HeadingFormat = True
         End If
     Next oBm

---

I have put my tables into a Frame object, and now if debugs at the  Set oTable = oBm.Range.Tables(1) statement - can't find the reference. It worked fine when the table was not inside a frame. How does this line need to change to find the table inside frames? (There are 4 tables & 4 frames)

2 - the bookmarks are at the end of the document and there are REFs to these bookmarks. When a bookmark follows a punctuation item (colon, period...), the font changes. For example, a name like Robert X. Smith shows the Robert X in Times New Roman and the Smith in Arial!! Both spaces in the name are char(160)'s - hard spaces. If the name were Robert X Smith then it's all Times New Roman. How do I fix this?

Thanks

Bob Umlas

Excel MVP

getting to clean without mark up

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 11:18 AM PDT

I see the prior answers, and I also have accumulated articles which I need to get to but am too busy--

I have to send pdf forms of clean docs (that much I can do) because no matter how many of the options I try (mark as final in protection/show as final in review/accept changes etc etc, whenever I shut it down in clean form and open or try to attach to an email, it opens up with all the changes tracked. (Word Perfect is not so difficult!!) Is there any solution--if someone could give me the exact checklist, that would be a Godsend.

How to send email from office 2007

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 11:07 AM PDT

Do I need Windows Live Mail to send email from Word 2007?  If not how do I do it?

Word 2013 cursor jumping around screen

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 10:57 AM PDT

Hi

 

I'll start this by saying the PC is not a laptop, and doesn't have a trackpad and I've changed the mouse.

 

When in word, whilst viewing a document (not even typing), the cursor jumps around the document.

 

Why would this be, and how do I stop it ??!!

Many thanks

S

How can I add multiple shapes to a SmartArt Graphic?

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 10:32 AM PDT

I'm trying to create a diagram with the Organization Chart from the SmartArt Graphics feature in Word 2010. The default graphic has 3 shapes and 1 assistant, falling under the main head. I need to get a total of 18 shapes across but can't find a way to quickly add them all at once. Is this even possible?

How to change Date Picker format based on date comparison

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 10:16 AM PDT

I have two date picker content controls ("Visit Date - From" and "Visit Date -To") on a document information panel and in a word template. The template has been set up as a content type for a sharepoint library. I would like to change the format of the "Visit Date - From" depending on the dates entered in these two fields. The date format should appear as follows:

  • When the month in the 'from date' is different to the month in the 'to date', the format should be 03 March - 12 April 2014, i.e. dd mmmm - dd mmmm yyyy.
  • When the same month appears in the 'from date' and the 'to date', the format should appear as: 03 - 08 March 2014, i.e. dd - dd mmmm yyyy.

Both content controls in my word template are set to (dd mmmm yyyy).

I thought I had cracked it by creating a calculated column in my sharepoint library using the formula: =IF(MONTH([Visit Date - From])=MONTH([Visit Date - To]),TEXT([Visit Date - From],"DD"),TEXT([Visit Date - From],"DD MMMM")) only to discover that you cannot insert calculated columns or values into a word document, at least not OOTB

Is it possible to achieve this through VBA?

I managed to compare the two fields, but that's only when the same date appears in both fields (pretty feeble attempt I know).   

Sub SetDateFormat()

If ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTag("Visit_x0020_Date_x0020__x002d__x0020_From").Item(1).Range.Text = _
ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTag("Visit_x0020_Date_x0020__x002d__x0020_To").Item(1).Range.Text Then

 

MsgBox "Match"

End If

End Sub

 Any pointers would be really appreciated.       

Word 2013 Tables: How to shade cell using dots

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 08:33 AM PDT

I want to shade a cell in a Word 2013 table with dots. The only options I see under Borders > Shading > Styles are various line configurations. Didn't dots also used to be available in older versions of Word? (I have Windows 8.1, running Office 2013 Pro Plus). Where would I find this option, or is there a way to create it?  If that isn't available, it would be a nice addition in a future update.

Auto Captalization

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 08:19 AM PDT

Hi!

I saw alots of similar posts online but did not find any particular answer nor am I satisfied with the replies,

therefore I am posting this question.

I like the function 'Auto Capitalization'!

But NOT after a line break.

If it is correctly done, I think it should apply only after end of a sentence to the beginning of a new sentence.

(a sentence that ends with .!? etc.)

Does anyone know if it can be set to Auto Capitalize ONLY after a real end of a sentence, Instead of a line break???

Please don't post replies like "use a Shift-Enter work-around" solution...

Thanks!!

/Kelly

Word 2013 Preview Pane

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 07:49 AM PDT

I understand (but not really) that Microsoft's team can't seem to fix this issue that used to work perfectly once upon a time.  No longer a working feature, we are offered a totally ridiculous "Work-Around" (which for those of you who don't know, is to open Excel to preview a Word file - and vice versa!).

Does anyone - a user or MS tech - have a solution to this mess up?  Something a user like myself can implement w/ directions - such as maybe taking the instructions that allow Excel to preview the Word file and somehow moving those instructions to Word (and vice versa so as to actually preview Excel files in Excel)? Or maybe a registry tweak or two might do the trick?

I'm really trying to work with this program that falls far short of the last version I had the pleasure of using, Word 2003.  I've avoided updating since the Ribbon reared its ugly (and in my humble opinion, incredibly inefficient) head.  Now, add insult to injury, this file-preview reversal mess.

All MS Users should rise up and protest Microsoft's take-no-action-to-fix stance!  This failure to correct a known problem gives perfect meaning to my often-asked question, "When is an upgrade really a downgrade?"

MICROSOFT, ARE YOU LISTENING!?!?!

Word count

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 06:42 AM PDT

I am using Vista Works to write a large document, 70 plus pages.  It is a legal brief that has to certify the total number of words in a section of the document because of a limitation on the number of words allowed.  Is there a shortcut for this or do I really have to count every word in that part of the document?

Auto Number in Word Templates

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 06:15 AM PDT

We have a fillable template in Word.  Is there a way so that everytime somone in the organization starts a new document that a new number is displayed.

User 1 opens the requisition template and in a field it starts with 1.

User 2 opens the requisition tempalte and in that same field it displays 2.

If this is not possible, does anyone have a solution.  I know we can auto number in access, but very few individuals no how to use Access.

Thanking in advance for any suggestions. 

Default fonts in word for a corporate style

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:30 AM PDT

Hi Folks,

I have been asked to provide a set of default settings for heading font and the body text for staff in our organization. I have already provisioned a default workgroup template folder on our network can this folder be used for the provisioning of a normal.dotm file with the necessary mods?

Thanks,

Martin Searle

University of Kent, Uk

Visual Basic: Run-time error '6': Overflow

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 02:35 AM PDT

Hi all

I was trying to install a program which is kinda like a plugin to word, called WordMat. The program is used to solve mathematic stuff in Word.

When I installed the program the run time error '6': overflow poped up, and i had to click 2-3 times on End to end the task and continue to Word. But this is not a solution, cause Word crashes after some minutes working, caused by the program.

I have a 2013 Office Danish package, running on a Windows 8.

Anyone knows how to fix this problem?? I dont want to uninstall the program, cause it's ULTRA important for me, cause we use it always in school.

Any solution? please help if can.

Word Art

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 01:39 AM PDT

I have word 2013 and when I try to use word art I go to the drop down box under text effects and I am missing transform.  How do I get this effect?

Moving a table on Word

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 12:52 AM PDT

Hi,

I want to drag move a table on Word but the table keeps going away to places that I do not intend to send it. So far, I have read answers like changing the text wrap to none but this reverts back to around when I move a table by dragging it. So, is there a way to drag move a table in Word and make sure that it stays at exactly the same location that I dropped the table?

Thanks in advance

How to create an updatable summary of key statements for an executive summary?

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:46 PM PDT

Hi,

I have been trying to solve this problem using a custom TOC without luck.

The aim is to be able to have 'key statements' which are spread over a report, automatically summarised in the executive summary. Aim is for the update to be automatic so to capture any revisions in the document.

Secondary aim would be to have the 'key statements' also summarised at a chapter level too!

Finally the 'key statements' are colour coded to reflect their importance.

So i'm half way there by having custom styles (5 in total) for the 'key statements' but using a custom TOC method isn't working as I am limited to the TOC index styles TOC 1, TOC 2...TOC 9. And I need most of these for the standard TOC at the start of the report.

Follow up question: is it possible to add to the TOC index styles?

Word 2003: Pasting Outline into a document which already has an outline- loses numbering

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:17 PM PDT

Hello,

I have been making a document which will compile work I've done, including outlines. I customized an outline style, which I use. However, when I copy/paste a second outline onto a document which already has a numbered outline, the numbering of the second outline disappears. I can't figure out why this happens, because when I paste that second outline on a new document, it shows up fine. The numbering only disappears when I paste it into a document which already has an outline.

delayed response of keyboard in microsoft office home and student 2010

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:53 PM PDT

I HAVE SONY LAPTOP VGN-FW47GY WHICH WAS WITH VISTA ORIGW INALLY RECENTLY UPGRADED TO WIN 7 ULTIMATE AND WIN OFFICE STUDENTS AND HOME 2010 PURCHASED AND INSTALLED.  WHEN I USE THE KEY BOARD TO MAKE ANY E-MAIL OR SOMETHING IT IS WORKING SMOOTHLY.  BUT WHEN I OPEN THE WORD TO PREPARE ANY LETTER IT TAKES TIME(FIVE-SIX SECONDS) TO RESPOND TO THE KEY STROKE.  I HAVE TRIED UNINSTALLING THE KEY BOARD AND RESTARTING IT WITHOUT ANY USE.  I TRIED UNINSTALLING AND REINSTALLING THE OFFICE BUT STILL THE SAME.  I FEEL THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE OFFICE 2010 SOFTWARE.  EVEN NOW I AM TYPING THIS COMPLAINT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.  THIS HAPPENS ONLY IF I OPEN WORD TO TYPE.  ALL THE WINDOWS SOFTWARES ARE KEPT AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED.

Word 2013 Bug Report (trying to edit custom Theme Fonts with the ribbon minimized deletes the theme fonts from the list)

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 09:42 PM PDT

Hello, I want to file a bug report for Word 2013 64-bit (Office 365 University) running on Windows 8.1 64-bit.

Open Word 2013.
Make sure the ribbon and the commands are visible.
Go to DESIGN > Fonts > Customize Fonts... and the "Create New Theme Fonts" window appears. Name the theme and save it.
Go to DESIGN > Fonts and right click the newly created theme, then click Edit... and the "Edit Theme Fonts" window appears. Close the window.
(Everything OK until now)
Hide the ribbon completely or hide only the commands.
Go to DESIGN > Fonts and right click the newly created theme, then click Edit...
(Here comes the bug!)
No window will open and the theme will be deleted from the list without prompt.

The bug reproduces successfully on two different computers.

Office 2013. Word - Document Template Path. Incorrect location.

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 09:22 PM PDT

I am consistently getting the problem that when a document is opened it will not attach to its original template.  The template contains macros and has a customized tab.

When a document is created the "Document Template" shows the correct path and template name.

When the document is saved and re-opened the Document Template path shows the path where the document was saved, not the path where the template is located.  Consequently the document cannot get attached to its original template

The template is in the default Microsoft Word User templates folder.  I have tried launching the document from the template in different locations, but the result is always the same.  The attached template name is correct but the path is the location of the saved document. 

The only solution is to "manually" reattach the document to its original template each time the document is opened.

Is there a fix for this?

Peter Grainger

I saved a documnent and i can's find it !!

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 08:53 PM PDT

I have Microsoft office 2007 and i have been working on a document for 5 hours and i have been pressing save like every 10 min i closed the document i can't find it on my desktop which where i saved it , i went back to recent documents ,i can see the title but when i try to open it, it says file couldn't be found C: ....the file name. the recycle bin is empty and i have not deleted any thing today. Please HELP ( i use windows 7)

One Drive keeps giving me this error messag

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 08:36 PM PDT

The error message is saying something went wrong were sorry but we ran into a error what do I need to do to get this to work again.

ERROR: The name in the end tag of the element must match the lement type in the start tag

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 07:42 PM PDT

Here is my drop box link of the file that has been hit by this error. Tried everything and the lack of of understanding of how xml works and other suggestions on online forums could not be used. Will be great if someone can help out solve this document that has had a lot of work go into it. Thanks in advance!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vdqooocn59zxqca/BFC-%20YOUTH%20DEVELOPMENT%20PROGRAM%20%28CLUB%20LICENCING%29-%201%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.docx

Unable to Use Word/ Excel Office 2013

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 05:49 PM PDT

Unable to Open or Use MS Word/ MS Excel in New version of Office2013.  Initially opens, asks to  

Microsoft Word (Excel) has stopped working.

Check on-line for solution

Close the Program

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:    BEX
  Application Name:    WINWORD.EXE
  Application Version:    15.0.4569.1503
  Application Timestamp:    52b0b1b2
  Fault Module Name:    unknown
  Fault Module Version:    0.0.0.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:    00000000
  Exception Offset:    0027d4fc
  Exception Code:    c0000005
  Exception Data:    00000008
  OS Version:    6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
  Locale ID:    1033

Additional information about the problem:
  LCID:    1033
  skulcid:    1033

  Application Timestamp:    52c5ed10
  Fault Module Name:    unknown
  Fault Module Version:    0.0.0.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:    00000000
  Exception Offset:    01b5e9b0
  Exception Code:    c0000005
  Exception Data:    00000008
  OS Version:    6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
  Locale ID:    1033

Additional information about the problem:
  LCID:    1033
  skulcid:    1033

Office 2013 Home & Student installation - Word hasn't been installed

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 05:34 PM PDT

Hi,

I've installed and activated Office 2013 home and student on a windows 7 laptop which previously had unactivated Office 2007. I've got Excel and Powerpoint 2013, but I can't find Word 2013. I still have an unactivated and useless version of Word 2007. Help!

Removing personal info from Word Documents

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:22 PM PDT

I'm a Mac user who uses my pc and this software only for a part-time on-line tutoring job, so I'm really out of my element here.  I am not allowed to have any personal information at all on any files that I share with the students. HOwever, since I purchased a new pc and this software, my name is all over the documents, and I can't figure out how to remove it.  Please tell me how to get my name off of the files, including even the comments that I add whenI review student essays. If necessary I can use initials or just my first name. 

Thanks!

Helppppp. I need theme color numbers to add in for themes.

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 03:55 PM PDT

I just got microsoft office 2013, and I am working on a project where I need to Theme Origin, and the Theme Color Solstice. Word 2013 doesn't have anything. I went on my parents computer which is Word 2007 and they have everything. I need the theme colors to manually create a new theme like now. This is for homework due tonight!!!

Resource Group in Assignment Summary? Microsoft Project

Resource Group in Assignment Summary? Microsoft Project

Resource Group in Assignment Summary?

Posted: 04 Apr 2005 10:39 AM PDT

No problem on the firedrill, it taught me something new for future reference
for other situations, so it was good thing even if it didn't apply to this
problem.

I have just begun playing with the Analyzer, and am pretty low on the curve
for it.

I'm trying to duplicate this report basically:

1. In a normal project, Select View, Reports.
2. Select Assignments
3. Select Who Does What
4. Chose Edit
5. Choose Sort Tab
6. Sort by Group Ascending, then by Name Ascending

That report, across all the published projects in Enterprise.

It seems like it should be so easy. *sigh*

Ray


"Reid McTaggart" wrote:
 

Unique ID renumbering?

Posted: 04 Apr 2005 10:19 AM PDT

If you want to go to a VBA macro to do this, then yes... but it won't be
simple
You would need to create a new project, then copy the tasks over one by one
in the order that you wanted.
Sounds easy, but when you get to maintaining predecessor/successor
relationships etc. it starts to seem like a lot more trouble than it is
worth.
You can use a spare number field if you like to set up your own numbering
scheme.

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

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"Gérard Ducouret" <fr> wrote in message
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have 

unassiged resource

Posted: 04 Apr 2005 09:41 AM PDT

Thanks Sarah; I hadn't thought about that. It seemed to me that there were
hours assigned, but I'll check it out.

"Sarah" wrote:
 

Writing values to a .mpp from Visual Basic

Posted: 02 Apr 2005 04:43 PM PST

You can also create a VB user form within Project and use that to
update values. Open Project's VB Editor and click Insert ... User
Form. Build your form using Project's objects, methods and properties.
This form is only available from within Project, however - you can't
call it externally.

HTH
Dave

How do I convert centimeters to pixels?

Posted: 02 Apr 2005 03:19 PM PST

There is no direct conversion. For a monitor, right click on your desktop
and in the properties look at the monitor settings. Lets say your monitor
is set for a screen resolution is 800x600. Divide those numbers by the
width and height of your monitor in cm and you've got the conversion for a
full screen image on your computer. But printed images are a little more
complicated - there you deal with a dots per inch or dots per cm variable
and an image of any pixel dimensions can be set to any desired resolution,
hence any desired size. Let's say I've got a picture shot with an
inexpensive digital camera that is a jpg file measuring 1024x768 pixels. In
Photoshop I can set it so the resolution is 150 dpi (60 px/cm) and it will
print as a 12 x 17cm picture or I can set it to 120 px/cm and it will print
as about 6.4 x 8.5 cm picture. FYI, the generally used resolution for high
qualitity printed images intended for display on the wall is 300 dpi
although you can go up to your full printer resolution if you wish for even
higher quality at a sacrifice of image size, ordinary snapshots usually
about 150 dpi, while pictures intended for onscreen viewing and web sites
are usually set about 60-75 dpi (30 px/cm) as most monitor setups typically
fall in that ballpark.

That being said, you really should post such questions in a group
specifically for digital imaging and the software you're using. This group
is specifically for issues regarding project managment and the MS Project
software. Glad to help out with this one though because some of my other
interests aside from project managment include video production and
photography.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"me_0128" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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What is the difference between Lag,Delay&Free Slack?

Posted: 02 Apr 2005 04:59 AM PST

hi,

For linked tasks, lag defines the "delay" between the linked tasks. Fro
example, consider painting a wall and hanging a picture frame. You can add a
lag to the "hang picture task" because it cannot start on completion of just
painting task. The paint needs to dry before you attempt to hang the picture.
It is in this sence that you will add a lag time. Lag time essentially
changes the start of the successor task by delaying it. However on the plan
you won't call it a delay because the schedule will show the gap and a later
start of the task to hang the picture. You may think of lag as a planned
delay.

A true delay on the other hand is the actual amount of time that the task is
behind schedule.

Free Slack is the amount of time that a task can be delayed without delaying
its successor tasks. For a task without successors, free slack is the amount
of time that the task can be delayed without delaying the finish date of the
project.

Regards,

Haris.
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"subzizo" wrote:
 

Split a task with two blocks

Posted: 01 Apr 2005 11:01 PM PST

hi Emily,

When you split a task in MS Project it means that you intend to work on the
task in two (or multiple) intervals. You split the task when you need to
interrupt work on a task, so that part of it starts later in the schedule.
This essentially means that the finish date of the task will change.

Regards,

Haris
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"Emily.." wrote:
 

Work on Fixed Work tasks changes unexpectedly when assigning resou

Posted: 01 Apr 2005 09:51 PM PST

JulieS,

Thanks for the response. To answer your questions, I was working on MS
Project 2003. The work values were stored in a numeric field in MS Excel, to
which I applied a custom format to append "days" to each cell, and I changed
the MS PRoject defaults to display work as days.

Tomorrow when I get back to the computer that I was working on, I'll post
more specifics about the specific field mappings. Thanks!

"JulieS" wrote:
 

How do I turn off effort driven scheduling on all tasks in my pro.

Posted: 01 Apr 2005 08:37 PM PST

Other posts have answered your question but I need to chip in - are you
really sure you want to do this? The setting of effort driven and
non-effort driven shouldn't really be considered global properties. In
fact, it can change several times for a given task over the course of
developing the plan depending on what kind of resource edits you're making
at the moment. I think of it as a switch setting that you, the PM, can use
to insure project recalculates the right thing when you add or remove people
from a task. If you have someone painting a wall and add a second painter,
effort driven is usually appropriate since 2 painters will get it done
quicker than one. OTOH, if you're sending people to attend a presentation,
non-effort driven makes more sense since a 1-hour presentation will take 1
hour regardless of whether there's 10 or 100 people in the audience.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"Dani's Mom" <Dani's microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How do I account for conditional tasks in Project?

Posted: 01 Apr 2005 07:59 PM PST

student3361 wrote:
 

Risk+ from CS Solutions does allows for Conditionals but you are
looking at about $700. But it is a GREAT tool. :-)
http://www.cs-solutions.com/products/?Product=Risk%20Plus

--
Brian K - Project MVP
http://www.projectified.com
Senior Trainer - Electronic Arts
--
QuantumPM Associate

Timescale above graphics does not print

Posted: 01 Apr 2005 03:01 PM PST

hi,

I am using MS Project 2002 and 2003.
For 2000 i think the tiers were referred as major and minor units.

A timescale area on a Gantt Chart displays two time unit levels:
Major Units scale
Minor Units scale

The time units, dates can be formatted to fit into your viewing needs.

To format Timescale area in MS Project 2000:

In the Gantt Chart View, choose Format, Timescale to open the Timescale
Dialog box.

In the Major and Minor scale sections, select the units of time you want.

Each set of units has a Label and an Align box. Select the desired values
and click OK.

Regards,

Haris
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"TM in Cal" wrote:
 

Microsoft Project 2002 Wizard

Posted: 01 Apr 2005 01:17 PM PST

Thanks Julie,

I think I've figured it out, maybe a little differently than you described.
I wanted to add the second calendar for the Night Shift in addition to the
regular calendar for temporary use. What I did was choose "Define a new base
calendar" and then give the calendar a new name for a new calendar template
for my night shift hours. I'm not sure if it's the "correct" way to do it,
but it works.

"JulieS" wrote:
 

Collaboration Email Only

Posted: 01 Apr 2005 03:05 AM PST

Hi Julie.

It worked. Thank you.

Sylvia



"JulieS" wrote:
 

Commenting hork hours

Posted: 31 Mar 2005 11:11 PM PST

Steve, thank you for such a detailed answer.
My question was put in such way because our company has support projects as
well as development ones. If we receive a request from the client to fix
something and it takes just 10 minutes, MS Project will make us spend another
5 minutes creating a new task and commenting it.

Well, may be you're right, support is not a project, but does MS Project
offer anything to deal with such cases?

--
Vlad

"Steve House [MVP - MS Project]" wrote:
 

Good B/U Program - Microsoft Exchange

Good B/U Program - Microsoft Exchange

Good B/U Program

Posted: 21 Apr 2006 12:37 PM PDT

Veritas, and NTbackup doesnt support brick level you can use exmerge to
perform that task though. :)

"John ICS" wrote:
 

Select messages from a large public folder

Posted: 21 Apr 2006 02:26 AM PDT

Thanks Henning


"Henning Krause [MVP]" <infinitec.de> wrote in
message news:ORjB%phx.gbl... 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/e2k3/e2k3/_exch2k_sql_range_header.asp 
from 
records? 
""urn:schemas:mailheader:message-id"", 

ISA Server 2004

Posted: 20 Apr 2006 10:10 AM PDT

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:10:39 -0400, "Michael Henderson"
<mindspring.com> wrote:
 
They don't "integrate"
If you're trying to use the Exchange "Form Based Authentication" that
you can activate in ISA rather than on an Exchange FE then forget it.
That's for Exchange 2003 only.

What you need to do is to publish HTTP/HTTPS (whatever you're using to
get to OWA) as if it was a normal website (which is what it is)

www.isaserver.org will assist you in the basic publishing.

Attachments getting stripped to some external domains.

Posted: 20 Apr 2006 06:41 AM PDT

Ok. After doing some more testing, sending attachments works fine using the
OWA, but not with Outlook 2003. I updated the clients Outlook 2003 with the
latest updates but still get the same results. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Steven

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
 

New Lotus Notes Connector dated 12/05

Posted: 19 Apr 2006 12:36 PM PDT

Checkbox?
My MS contact told me to "check" as in "go and see" not as in "tick"

It was the Recipient Policy that didn't kick in (but would still stamp
SMTP address onto new recipients but not Notes addresses even though
the two formats were in the same policy)

Damn odd but damn easy to resolve, once you know to check a little
more thoroughly than you would generally have done.

I assume you're rocking and rolling now?

Exporting Users in a DL to a .CSV file

Posted: 19 Apr 2006 11:43 AM PDT

It took me a little bit, but I got the ADUC query working. Thanks, you're a
life saver. This list was for the VP of IT!

"Bharat Suneja [MVP]" wrote:
 

Scan Mailbox

Posted: 19 Apr 2006 09:30 AM PDT



In news:com,
com <microsoft.com> typed: 

Again, how do you know? Somewhere, some antivirus software is telling you
that you have a virus. If so, why can't it handle the virus when it detects
it?
 

I don't use their software, so I don't know how you'd do this. They must
know how to do it.
Why don't you scan the entire mail store?

This is not something you do in the file system - it's done only through
Exchange-aware antivirus software.

 

Sharing a subfolder

Posted: 18 Apr 2006 12:46 PM PDT

set permission not to read any content in the parent folder and give
permission to the subfolder so as user can able to read the data.

John Mathew

User sending emails after the folder size limit has been reached..

Posted: 18 Apr 2006 11:20 AM PDT

It gets processed by Exchange until it reaches the component to which the
limits have been applied, then it NDRs. If you applied the limit to the
store, and a MAPI client is used to submit the message, it goes into sent
items and they get an NDR. If they submit from an IMAP or Webdav client,
and the limit is a global limit, it get's about more complicated. In fact,
there's a kb specifically about the situation where Entourage clients submit
a message that exceeds the limit and it causes excessive transaction log
growth, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889525/en-us

I guess there is no short answer without knowing where the limit was set and
what client using what protocol is submitting the message.


"jmriggs72" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:com... 

Linking 2 or more Exchange Servers

Posted: 18 Apr 2006 02:39 AM PDT



"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
 

Mark,

ok say I did that then what?
there's a few more questions there?

Thanks

Files and file types to exempt from Anti-Virus

Posted: 17 Apr 2006 06:45 PM PDT

Thanks, I never got the notice my question was answered. I finally found the
articles yesterday and was going to post answer myself.

"Mike Talon" wrote:
 

System manager

Posted: 17 Apr 2006 12:11 PM PDT

The problem is solved. System manager snap-in couldn't start because of a
missing key in registry. Here is the article:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/guides/E2k3TechRef/bba4748b-26a5-438a-aa4a-c8e10d1334b8.mspx?mfr=true
Thank you for your answer
Gunnar Bega

"Loay Olabi - [MVP]" <olabinet.net> wrote in message
news:com... 



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It has removed 28 spam emails to date.
Paying users do not have this message in their emails.
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Recalling an Email message

Posted: 17 Apr 2006 11:17 AM PDT

Thanks all! Good info!


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:phx.gbl... 
to 

Default User's mailbox size

Posted: 17 Apr 2006 10:42 AM PDT

You are correct sir!

"Travturner" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:com... 

I need to recover an email sent with Delay Delivery Options

Posted: 17 Apr 2006 09:48 AM PDT

Oh I see, another question If I delete the mailbox from the Exchange Server
that mail account with this issue, That will fix the problem? I meant the
addressee won't receive the email or He will receive it anyway, What do you
think about?
My MS Exchange Server Version is 5.5 with MS NT Server 4.0 SP4.

"Martin Blackstone - MVP" wrote:
 

Random characters show in the GAL?

Posted: 17 Apr 2006 05:31 AM PDT

Well in the Outlook GAL, yes. At least at our site.

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
 

OWA access denied

Posted: 16 Apr 2006 10:31 PM PDT

The slash is a typo, the userId is an example of my user ID I choose the
Johne Dow and in our company the user ID is the first initial plus the last
name

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" <org> wrote in message
news:com... 

Win2000 to Win2003 Domain Upgrade / Exchange Server Replacement

Posted: 16 Apr 2006 08:05 PM PDT

Thanks Mark!! One more question if you don't mind. Before the mailboxes are
moved over to the new server, are there any precautions I can take to ensure
mail will flow?

CC

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
 

Microsoft Word - How can I delete multiple styles at once (Word 2011)

Microsoft Word - How can I delete multiple styles at once (Word 2011)

How can I delete multiple styles at once (Word 2011)

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 02:51 PM PDT

This question is about Word 2011 (Mac).

I can open the Style pane and get the list of Styles in my document.  I can select one (at a time) and do a delete.

Several tips for other versions of Word say that it is possible to multi-select a number of styles and do a mass delete of the selected styles.  However, I can't find the way to do a multi-select (I've tried all the typical key combos.)

How can this be done in Word 2011?  I am running Mavericks, if that's relevant.

Thanks!

The name in the end tag of the element must match the element type in the start tag.

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 02:10 PM PDT

using word 2013 and suddenly the file froze and after that I could not open it again. Tried all sorts of things to get it going again but nothing seems to work. Will be happy to share the dropbox folder if someone can please offer to have it repaired. Worked for weeks on the file and will be great o have it back up again. 

Weird issue with IF THEN ELSE statement

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:30 PM PDT

When running these statements -->

Dear «first_or_pref_name» «last_name»,

You are a part of the {IF {MERGEFIELD level_assigned} = "1GA" "1GA Club" "UNKNOWN" }

You are a part of the {IF {MERGEFIELD level_assigned} = "1A" "1A Club" "UNKNOWN" }

I get this result set:

Dear Joe Cool,

You are a part of the 1GA Club

You are a part of the 1A Club

Joe Cool should only be a member of the 1GA Club. If I switch Joe from 1GA to 1A in my Excel data file, the results are the same! Apparently Word 2010 has problems with this mixed number and text value. If I substitute my values in the Excel file to all numerical, things seem to work again (For example, making 1A = 12 and 1GA = 34)

Anyone care to replicate this problem for me on their system? Any ideas? I searched high and low about this possible limitation/bug to no avail. Thanks.

Bad Hyperlink Display

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:07 PM PDT

Hyperlink appears like this in my document:

{HYPERLINK"alanpeg.wordpress.com"}. How can I get it to appear like this:

alanpeg.wordpress.com.


Al Rosenfield

How to get rid of Text-wrapping break marks

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:30 PM PDT

Hello, I noticed Text-wrapping break marks after colons. How do I get rid of them globally in a large document? No objects/pictures in the document. Just text. Thanks.

Creating a picture with text over it.

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:54 AM PDT

I want to write a text over picture and use that as one picture. I was trying different things, but not able to achieve desired result. When I saving it as a picture, only picture showing up (without text). Is it possible to do such a task in Office 365 Word or not? If yes, how?

I want to save this picture and use it to attach as a picture (not in World document).

Thank you.

Word/Excel 2013 file Menu slowdown with One/Skydrive

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:13 AM PDT

Hi all,

When opening Word or Excel 2013 (or indeed powerpoint, but I use that less) on my Surface Pro 2 (Windows 8.1 Pro) recently, everything opens speedily, and I can move my cursor over the ribbon without lag or speed issues.  However, when I click on the File menu, everything hangs (sometimes for 5 seconds, sometimes on and off for 1 or 2 minutes).  I've noticed that this coincides with my Skydrive profile being loaded (access to the OneDrive folder withinWord is not accessible, or word is unresponsive, and even my Profile picture not visible).

If I open Word/Excel in Safe Mode this works absolutely flawlessly, but then again, I'm not signed into my Microsoft account in Safe Mode.

There are no addins other than the default OneNote addins running, and I disabled those to test.  It's gotten to the point where I'm using alternative products to make quick documents, and even other clients (my Win 7 machine works absolutely fine).

I've noticed this happened over the last month.

Can anyone help or suggest other tests?  I'm POSITIVE it's Skydrive/Onedrive.

Mail Merge - Not Wanting to Show Negative Fields

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:48 AM PDT

Can someone tell me how to use mail merge to the point where when a negative value is calculated the mail merge letter will show $0.00 instead of the actual negative number?  I'd like positive to show the actual positive but the negatives to show $0.

Thanks!

Matt

Word 2013 Crashes on Links

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 09:26 AM PDT

I'm writing a lengthy paper and linking it to Excel 2013.   I copy the link in Excel, and paste link in Word.  It looks fine, but after pasting numerous links, Word crashes and when it recovers, several of the links are no longer linked. 

When I paste the link, I right click and it shows the link at 96% x 105% and reset to 100% x 100%; then go to advanced layout and click "top and bottom" and then center the link in the margin, click lock anchor, move with text and don't allow overlap. 

This works fine until it crashes and I lose a bunch of these and have to go back and start over. 

Product Office 2013 Pro/Service Pack 1

Machine:   MSI Board, 16 gigs Ram, Corsair SS drive for operating system and programs only, 1 TB document drive; Radeon Quad video w/ 1 gig; and 3 monitors.

What am I doing wrong to cause me such aggrevation?    Do I go back to WordPerfect?

Thanks

BobC2

Cannot Remove Wikipedial app and Icon from Word 2013!

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 09:08 AM PDT

After using the Wikipedia app for a few days I decided to use instead the Merriam Webster app with the Define button in Word 2013. I was able to make that work, but the Wikipedia app is still installed even though it's hidden in my MS account.

In addition, there is a Wikipedia icon in the Apps group on the Insert menu. I also noticed that I can click on that icon and it functions whether I am logged into my MS account or not. This is different behavior from the other apps I've tried.

How does one uninstall the Wikipedia app and remove its icon from Word 2013?

Inserting Online Pictures in Office 2013, not working, seeing only gray boxes

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 08:36 AM PDT

I have searched online for answers and have tried a few things.

My problem: In Word 2013 (also having problem in PowerPoint) when I go to Insert tab, Online Picture and I enter a key word and search I get the number of results, but only gray boxes as the actual result. I have read about others and know I am not the only one. I am using a laptop that is basically being used as an Office 2013 test machine, running Windows 7 Enterprise. (basically, not a lot of other software installed). IE is default browser and is IE8. I have tried resetting all zones in Internet Options and I have also done a Repair of Office. I have done other tasks such as clearing cache and cookies.  I checked with a coworker and he has identical issue. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I was hoping for an answer other than, ClipArt is gone and it is best to go directly to clip art site to get images. We have a lot of users and this is not a good option for many of them.

Mass mail merge - is it possible without getting backlisted

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 08:12 AM PDT

I'm using Office 2013 on Windows 8.

I would like to use the Word/Outlook combination to send newsletters.

The problem is that I have a few thousand potential recipients and I don't want to blacklist my email.

Is it possible either in Word or Outlook to tell the process only to send X per hour/day so that I don't get flagged as a spammer?

If there's no parameter that can be set for this, is there a function/macro that can be coded/added to the word template that delays calling the email?

Menu top bars disappered

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 08:04 AM PDT

Hello all.

I have windows 98 and word 2013. The top bars at a top of all of my microsoft office programs have disapeered. These bars are the ones with file, edit etc. (I do not know their real names as I am not that good with computers.)All there is above the page is blank white and it seems completly unresponsive. I have looked it up but I cannot find the solutuion,

Any help would be appreciated.

How do I restore down the "Open" dialog window in Word 2010

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 07:18 AM PDT

Hi. I'm hoping someone can help with my small problem.

I was working in Word 2010 and wanted to open a new file from within Word. I used the "Open" function, got the "Open" dialog window up, then changed my mind and went to close it, but instead I accidentally clicked on the "Maximise" button instead of the "Close" button. Now, whenever I use "Open" it opens the dialog window to fit the screen, and the "Maximise/Restore down" buttons don't appear, and I can't seem to manually re-size the window with my mouse. The correct cursor (for re-sizing) appears when I hover my mouse over the corner of the window, but it won't actually re-size.

Please help - I have having the Open dialog filling the screen!

Thanks!

Converting text to table

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 06:14 AM PDT

I'm trying to convert text to table but the result is totally unexpected and won't respond to "undo".  I am unable to see the "text separator" dialog box while performing this operation and cannot therefore select the delimiter I want to select.  Any suggestions

My headers and footers continuously disappear from my word template design

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 05:38 AM PDT

Hello!

I have been struggling with this issue for as long as I can remember, and now I finally would like to create a word template for our company that we will - hopefully - be able to work with without causing massive amounts of frustration and headaches.

So, here goes:

Ihave a unique (different) first page (Title Page) with some graphics and 1 title text and 1 sub-title text. All very standard for a normal business document and it works fine.

Then, one the second page, we have our custom designed header and footer, along with our Table of Contents (that might continue on the 3rd page depending on the length of the document). Also works fine and is pretty standard.

Then our document content begins (usually on page 3) along with our custom header and footer.

(Please note that our header and footer should remain the same on all pages that comes after the Title Page. The only unique attribute to the footer is the page numbering on every footer on every page.)

But my problem occurs when I start typing on the 3rd page, which is the first page with "real content", so to speak. At the end of the 3rd page, and if I just keep on typing and it skips to the 4th page, the header and footer of the 4th page doesn't "continue" from the previous page.

They just disappear.

So, in short, it appears as if the header and footer doesn't automatically repeats/continues when I go along typing throughout several pages.

The only way I know to fix this is by creating a manual "Page Layout -> Breaks -> Section Breaks -> Next Page".

That will manually force the header and footer unto the next page. But do I really have to do that on every single page throughout the entire document? That can't be right?

Also, having a long table pasted over multiple pages also removes the header and footer on the continued pages of the table design.

How can I fix this annoying issue? Please help with suggestions!

Thank you so much!

APA 6th edition update to 8th edition

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 05:07 AM PDT

is there an update for the apa 6th edition as it is practically out dated and i need the 8th version for my degree thesis is there an official update for the apa citation and caption system? 

Microsoft office 2010 home and student - unlicensed error message PLEASE HELP

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:57 AM PDT

I have owned Microsoft office 2010 home and student since 2010. I tried to use word yesterday and got the above message, I did the control panel 'repair' and it didn't work.  I have the product key but I don't have the cds with the software anymore - so what do I need to do?  

I've looked at these other posts about similar issues and not being technically minded at all I really don't want to go through the rigmarole of having to run special programmes.

I'm not sure if this had anything to do with it but I uninstalled norton internet security last time I used my laptop because my subscription had run out (using a different provider now) and its constant 'you must update Norton' messages were driving me bonkers.  Could this have something to do with it?

Please help, I need word to write my essays on, but I don't want to be referred to a 'read this similar blog post' answer. Please send me straight forward easy to understand instructions - I reiterate, I am not technically minded!

Thank you.

Lauren

Excel linked data and charts within a word template suffer from automatically changing item when a document based on the template is opened. Workaround?

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:27 AM PDT

Sorry for the convoluted question. Let me attempt to explain this a little better.


I am currently working on a word template that:

  • has links to charts and data in an excel workbook
  • both the workbook and template will be shared to other users on other machines

The idea is simple. I want to be able to send these two documents to other users, and when they create a new document based on this template, the linked data and charts update with the relevant values. This is simple on one machine, and I have written a macro that allows the users to specify the location of the excel file (using .LinkFormat.SourceFullName = new directory and using a file dialog), so that the filenames are up to date when the documents are shared on different machines. All of this is working fine.


The problem occurs with the item name. For some reason, the macro works fine in the template, but the moment you open a new document, the linked item's name (whether it is a cell reference of a chart name) is concatenated to the filename and the links become useless. For example, in the template, the links appear as:


{ LINK Excel.Sheet.12 "C:\\Users\\*******\\Desktop\\Morning comment data.xlsx" "Final flows![Morning comment data.xlsx]Final Flows Chart 5" \a \p }


once the document is opened, the link appears as

{ LINK Excel.Sheet.12 "C:\\Users\\*******\\Desktop\\Morning comment data.xlsxFinal flows![Morning comment data.xlsx]Final Flows Chart 5" "" \a \p }

Am I missing something crucial here?

Thank you!

comparing documents and improving second document into a third document

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:57 AM PDT

 I want to work on following thing. Kindly tell me how i will be able to achieve this using MS Word. I have one document which henceforth i will call Doc1. This document has less words in comparison to second document which henceforth i will call Doc2. Doc2 is modified form of Doc1. This modification means adding more words, elaborating the things, adding new words etc. Now i want to 1. Know which new words or concepts have come up in Doc2 which were not their in Doc1. 2. I want to modify Doc2 such that the new words in Doc2 are replaced by some words or concepts taken from Doc1. My main target is point no. 2 Please tell me the commands of MS word which i can choose to achieve both of the above points

2010 Word Gridlines Not Working (PC)

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:12 AM PDT

I can't get the Gridlines to display, despite ticking the "Gridlines" box, as you can see here, and for the first time in a long time, Google has failed me. Any ideas?

PC, Windows 7, Word 2010

backspace key acts like control-backspace

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 10:07 PM PDT

I have a Surface Pro 2 with Office 2010. I also have a type cover keyboard. It is a little touchy. Sometimes while typing it switches into another "mode" where all of the keys behave differently than before. For example, when I hit the backspace, it deletes entire strings that I typed instantly. Also if I click on a word to insert text, it does not place my cursor there. Instead it opens up a panel on the side and searches for the word in the dictionary. While the cursor is flashing within a word, I cannot use the arrow keys to move the cursor- pressing the arrow keys does nothing. The only way that I can fix the problem is by saving, exiting, and restarting the application. How can I get it back to normal without needing to exit?

Thanks in advance.

what is meant by a "online repair" of office 2013

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 07:31 PM PDT

My Word 2013 will not display the contents of a document  in which I had pasted the text from a .RTF document from. So, I went to "Programs and Features" to run a repair on my Office installation to try to fix the problem. I would like to know what the "Online REpair" option is. I will appreciate any help with this.  Thanks in advance, Mike

Word has disappeared from my Windows 8 start menu. I cannot open Word documents.

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 06:59 PM PDT

After restarting my computer, Word had disappeared from my start menu and I am not able to open any Word documents. 

When I search "Winword" an icon pops up that physically looks like Word but is called Winword. When I click this, however, a window pops up that says:

"Something went wrong. We couldn't start your program. Please try starting it again. If it won't start, try repairing Office from 'Programs and Features' in the Control panel." 

I tried to do this and chose the Quick Repair option first, and it did not work. I then chose the Online Repair option. It started loading but after a while a window popped up that said: 

"Background installation ran into a problem. Please make sure you're still connected to the internet, or try connecting to a different network. We'll automatically resume installation as soon as possible, and you can keep working once we do". 

I was connected to the internet, and I tried this process with three different networks. The repair process still didn't work I have no idea why this happened, or what to do. Please help!

Thanks 

Need Help - dotm - what is this and why can't I open the file

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 05:42 PM PDT

I have some Microsoft Word 97-2003 files on a CD all have the ext. 'doc'.  I'm getting a dotm when trying to reasave it.  Now all of these files, open with a dialogue box "file conversion" with nonesense verbage. I have a choice of Tex encoding.  How can I get these file to open.  I'm using Word 2013. Thanks for any help that can fix this problem.  I need to open these files.  Thanks.  I have another computer with Word 2010 and the same thing happens.  Surely, this problem can be fixed?

Track changes - deletions to text periodically being restored

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 05:26 PM PDT

After editing documents for two years, I've suddenly started having problems with 'Track changes'.

While any text I add remains, sometimes deleted text reappears without warning. It appears to just be the text I've deleted on the page I'm currently viewing. I'm then forced to delete the text again (and again), substantially increasing the time spent on each page. I haven't noticed any correlations with the text restorations and other factors (i.e., text doesn't reappear after saving, etc.).

Possible contributing factors include:

- a colleague sent me her file with 'Track changes', as she didn't know how to accept all changes. Possibly settings on her file have changed something in my system.

- A few weeks back, I had problems with Word crashing, and losing the document (no auto-recovery, no temporary file - just a dead link. IT support concluded the file had gone). I solved this by backing up most of my files to an external hard drive, which seemed to restore enough memory to allow Word to function without problems.

Thank you very much for any help you can provide!

Strange, drastic visual errors in Office 2013

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:52 PM PDT

I'm experiencing strange visual errors when using Word 2013. Entire portions of the screen are offset by several inches, duplicated, or munged. They are so severe that they make it impossible to use the program.

A screenshot is below.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/509mffq107cs8fa/Screenshot%202014-03-09%2019.39.18.png

I use Win7 on an AMD Athlon six-core. I have googled around but haven't had any luck finding anyone else with this problem.

Does anyone know what's happening here?
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