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Adding packages to kubuntu - in particular, mozilla - Forums Linux

Adding packages to kubuntu - in particular, mozilla

Posted: 22 Oct 2006 03:47 PM PDT

mike sullivan wrote:
 

Only Kubuntu doesn't use synaptic - it comes with Adept. Start Adept
Package Manager, search for what you want, click install. If you like
synaptic better, go ahead and install it.... Software installation in any
ubuntu derivative is fairly simple.

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Means of saving bash_history regularly

Posted: 22 Oct 2006 09:42 AM PDT

On 2006-10-22, Unruh wrote: 

man bash:

If the histappend shell option is enabled (see the description
of shopt under SHELL BUILTIN COMMANDS below), the lines are
appended to the history file, otherwise the history file is
overwritten. If HISTFILE is unset, or if the history file is
unwritable, the history is not saved.

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Shell Scripting Recipes: | My code in this post, if any,
A Problem-Solution Approach | is released under the
2005, Apress | GNU General Public Licence

vim - sed search/replace compatibility

Posted: 21 Oct 2006 01:02 PM PDT

com wrote: 

Escape the backslashes using a character class.
[\]
See if that helps.

Linux version for dual booting?

Posted: 21 Oct 2006 07:58 AM PDT

"Michael DeBusk" <net> wrote in
message news:s_r_g.10487$news.pas.earthlink.net... 

I tried Ubuntu 6.06 DT i386 on the laptop in question. The X
server crashed. Appearently the video subsystem is "to new"
for any of the drivers. ATI Radeon Mobility 200M.

later....

hibernating (S4?) with no swap

Posted: 20 Oct 2006 03:37 PM PDT

In article <uni-freiburg.de>,
LEE Sau Dan <uni-freiburg.de> wrote: 

FWIW, it unmounted all the filesystems (TYVM, swsusp) then aborted on 2.6.18.
 

Well, the main reason I would use suspend-to-disk is so it _wouldn't_
use battery.
 

Thanks. I'll look into suspend2. Any idea where I find that, or is
Google my friend here?

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best distro to install on CF card?

Posted: 20 Oct 2006 08:51 AM PDT

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:44:07 +0000, Peter Lynch wrote:
 

How much RAM do you have currently in the box? You don't need much, if
all you're going to do is run a very limited -- no X, shell only -- task
specific system. Something like that would only require a few megs of RAM
for the system ram disk. And by a few, I mean 4 megs or so.

I have a little floppy "rescue" system that loads a fairly complete system
(shell only) on a 4 meg ramdisk, but only uses 2.6 megs of it, leaving
ample room for logs, temporary files, etc.

Stef

setup network problem

Posted: 18 Oct 2006 08:29 PM PDT

WeOn Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:43:39 -0500, net wrote:
 

Well just in case someone else has this problem I will continue here.
After sneaking around the side with a usb to LAN adaptor I have
updated the box and installed nvidia drivers for my video
card(turbo6200c). What makes this interesting is now lspci now show
the Ethernet. I still can not however activate it. It says cable
unplugged ?. This is a little progress however and I will take what I
can get.

simple Q again

Posted: 18 Oct 2006 01:41 PM PDT

On 18 Oct 2006, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.linux.setup, in article
<googlegroups.com>, Swingingming wrote:
 

I suspect that is a typo - should be a '.tgz' file, which is a tarball
compressed with gzip.
 

Find a command line, and run the command

tar -ztf /path/to/name.of.tgz

making the obvious corrections. Look at the file names it is reporting.
Do they begin with a directory name

[compton ~]$ tar -ztf downloads/arping-2.01.tgz | column
arping-2.01/ arping-2.01/openbsd.h
arping-2.01/Makefile arping-2.01/solaris.h
arping-2.01/LICENSE arping-2.01/arping-2/
arping-2.01/arping.8 arping-2.01/arping-2/install-sh
arping-2.01/arping.c arping-2.01/arping-2/configure.in
arping-2.01/README arping-2.01/arping-2/arping.c
arping-2.01/arping.yodl arping-2.01/arping-scan-net.sh
arping-2.01/freebsd.h
[compton ~]$

In this example, there is a directory name (arping-2.01/) and this means
that the contents of the tarball will be placed in a directory named
arping-2.01 in "this" directory. On the other hand, it might have an
absolute pathname (/usr/src/arping-2.01/ for example) which means that
the files will be placed somewhere else. Lastly, it may be lacking a
directory name, and all you see is filenames, like this

Makefile arping.yodl arping-2/install-sh
LICENSE freebsd.h arping-2/configure.in
arping.8 openbsd.h arping-2/arping.c
arping.c solaris.h arping-scan-net.sh
README arping-2/

which means it will drop the files "right here" (which gets messy). In
this latter case, make a directory (mkdir directory_name), and move the
tarball into that directory (mv tarball.tgz directory_name), and change
into that directory (cd directory_name).

Execute the command 'tar -zxf tarball.tgz' (making the obvious correction)
and then change to the directory where the "new" files are located. Run the
command 'ls' to see what you have, and then start reading - paying attention
to the files in all CAPITAL letters - like README.
 

Unfortunately, that depends entirely on the instructions that are found
in the tarball. Start with the README and see what it tells you to do.
Make sure this source is meant for your distribution and release. Pay
attention to the kernel version numbers (run 'uname -a' to see what you
have now). You will probably also need the development packages, including
the compiler and GNU 'make'. These are not installed by default, so you
may need to install them before going further.

You may find additional help in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva
but I'd suggest you post from your ISP's news server RATHER THAN GOOGLE
because some otherwise helpful people don't see posts from groups.google.com.

Old guy

Unable to boot linux

Posted: 18 Oct 2006 12:04 PM PDT

Kiran Kumar wrote: 

In my other post I meant created a Logical partition as with parted or some
other tool and then install on that logical partition. It reads like you tried
to create the linux partitions by hand. You do not do that.

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How to fix bootfiles installed with VMWare?

Posted: 18 Oct 2006 09:28 AM PDT


Allen Kistler wrote: 

That's what i found out t. Downloaded the rescue-cd, used chroot and
reinstalled the kernel. And then it added scsi-hdd support:)

Booting Linux from an external USB drive

Posted: 18 Oct 2006 07:20 AM PDT

Mike wrote: 
Try using the flash drive in a USB-1.1 port. I don't care if it's
slower, it's usually a working solution.


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hi, simple question

Posted: 18 Oct 2006 01:16 AM PDT

Good point. I was assuming that, in the setup stage, he was probably
operating as su. For a long time after I started learning Linux, I
couldn't see a reason to be anything but root. ; )



On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:54:03 +1000, faeychild <com>
wrote:
 

New Install Needing Partition Help

Posted: 17 Oct 2006 01:53 PM PDT

Im at that point where Im wanting more security on my system, like
partitioning /home, but I do not fully understand partitioning. I have
read and read over the past four days so I have pieced together
something that I think is correct.

I was told not to put the /root account on a primay and only /boot on a
primary. I dont know if that is correct or not. But I did it the other
way - now I wonder if I have to, or need to, change it.

FC5 Install Hang: ACPI: Assume Root Bridge [\_SB_.PCI0] bus is 0

Posted: 17 Oct 2006 07:14 AM PDT

In comp.os.linux.setup Jim Garrison <com>: 
 
 
[..]
 
 
 
 

Really? Iirc the same kernel parameter were mentioned in the URL
I posted...
 
 
 
[..]
 

Glad to hear!

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Busted Debian install?

Posted: 16 Oct 2006 10:54 PM PDT

***** charles <com>: 

I believe it's TAB.
 

.... In which case, neither solution helps you. Both grub and lilo are
happening before the system is up, so there's no network.


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Program to track changes and roll them back.

Posted: 16 Oct 2006 06:47 PM PDT

John Hasler wrote:
 

Because I compiled them last week? :)

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acpid and poweroff

Posted: 08 Oct 2006 11:22 AM PDT

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:22:25 -0000, Martin Fenelon
<invalid> wrote: 
The hardware usually forces power off when the button is held for 5
seconds.


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VBA - Filters Microsoft Project

VBA - Filters Microsoft Project

VBA - Filters

Posted: 23 Aug 2005 03:45 PM PDT

In article <com>,
"Satya Srinivas Kumar" <Satya Srinivas Kumar
@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
 

Satya,
I'm a little confused. Your post says you ARE able to export the
filtered tasks using Jack's VBA code (I assume you are referring to his
"Export hierarchy to Excel" macro), so what is the question or issue?

John
Project MVP

Parallel tasks with different durations displayed as critical

Posted: 23 Aug 2005 01:38 PM PDT

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


RonT,
It's been a while since I worked with critical paths so I have forgotten
some of the little quirks that might be causing your problem. However,
if you don't mind sending your file via e-mail (zip it first), I would
be happy to take a look at it and give you an answer. With a real file
to review it is much easier to diagnose problems. If the file has
sensitive information, I can provide you with a macro that will
de-sensitize it or you can also go to fellow MVP, Jack Dahlgren's
website at: http://masamiki.com/project/macros.htm
His "scrub" macro is essentially the same as my de-sensitizing macro.

If you can't (or don't wish to) send your file, hopefully someone else
will read this thread and offer some suggestions.

John
Project MVP

All tasks begin on Project Start Date

Posted: 23 Aug 2005 10:42 AM PDT

Hi,

Here's the misunderstanding: No links apply unles you enter them!
Select teh tasks to be linked, click the "Link Tasks" button!
HTH
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"stephanie" <microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:com... 
Yes, 
on 
Driven. 
mode 

How to display the full filepath on insert hyperlink in Word 2002

Posted: 23 Aug 2005 09:20 AM PDT

I take your point! Am new to this & thought I was in the Word one. Have
reposted to Word.
Thanks for your response...

(Can't see a way to remove my question from the Project newsgroup - is it
possible?)

"John" wrote:
 

Help!! on - work hour, % complete, Gantt Chart.. etc!

Posted: 23 Aug 2005 08:57 AM PDT

Hi,

1. Tools, Level Resources, put to "Manual" instead of "Automatic"
(And don't change dates of tasks unless you mean actuals. Let Project
propose the dates)

2. Could you be more precise? Putting a task to 100% complete does not
modify anything, it just changes work intop actual work. Besides, once a
task is 100% compelte, you can change about everything without Project
recalculating much.

3. Be sure to save a baseline before entering actuals (because entering an
actual finish will also change the finish date). Then use Tracking Gantt to
visualise the differences;
As for creating custom bars, see
http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm
faq 31. Customizing Gantt Bars

4. That depends on your definition of alert etc.

HTH
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/
+32-495-300 620
"LY" <microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:com... 
2000. 
for 
range 
exact 
bar 
in 

Notes (Task Field) limitations and workarounds

Posted: 23 Aug 2005 08:47 AM PDT

Technet seemed to allude to the same, from Project 4/98 onwards... is there
anyway to setup a custom field that could display more than the first 256
characters or be searchable beyond the 256 char limit? Or should I just
resort to attaching/linking an OLE object (like an ascii text file) to the
notes field with the data in. I would rather avoid this as it unneccesarily
complicates finding the information.

Regards

J

"John" <com> wrote in message
news:microsoft.com... 
first 
excess of 
store 
limit 

Project printing help

Posted: 23 Aug 2005 08:09 AM PDT

Try zooming out from your current view. If you make the gantt chart smaller
that way, It will print more. Or larger paper? I usually use ledger size
paper to print decent sized schedules.

"Hogan" wrote:
 

Customizing Header

Posted: 23 Aug 2005 06:45 AM PDT

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


Tatum,
Yes, now it makes sense. Other than manually typing in the header
information for the filter range, the only way to get there is through a
VBA macro. The Date Range filter could be incorporated into the code
along with the FilePageSetupHeader Method.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP

overkill?

Posted: 22 Aug 2005 05:59 PM PDT


instauratio wrote: 

My personal experience in using scheduling software, Project or
otherwise, is that, for single resource projects, like the ones I do in
my consulting business, don't warrant this kind of software.
Basicially, it's because single resource projects are, by definition
"linear". That is, there is really only one path through the tasks
because there's only one person to do them. With an occasional
exception, say when I'm waiting for a reply from an outside source, I
can't really work on more than one task at a time. If I choose to, I
can switch from one task to the other, but I have a bad habit of doing
too much of that anyway, and try not to switch tasks because it is, by
definition and experience, inefficient. I've found it much more
effective to use a PIM on my computer and tie it to a PDA. I use a
customizable PIM that allows me to link items on my Todo list, so that
when one is done, the next one in sequence pops up. But I just don't
need the complexity of Critical Path Method when I can't really overlap
tasks anyway.
I hope this helps in your world.

Runtime Error

Posted: 22 Aug 2005 05:37 PM PDT

Scott:

I'd try uninstalling and reinstalling Office if the repair function doesn't
work. If you have follow-up questions, it would help, for starters, if you
posted the versions of the OS, Office and Project that you're using

--


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"We wrote the books on Project Server"
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

For Project Server FAQs visit
http://www.projectserverexperts.com

For Project FAQs visit
http://www.mvps.org/project


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Predecessors tab goes grey

Posted: 22 Aug 2005 03:46 PM PDT

Hi,

When teh tasks are consecutive in the list you can use Copy Down in the
predecesors columns (and all its excel-like variations)

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predecessor 
task 
comes 

Microsoft Word - WORD 2013 MACROS DISSAPEAR

Microsoft Word - WORD 2013 MACROS DISSAPEAR

WORD 2013 MACROS DISSAPEAR

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 01:38 PM PDT

I work on Word 2013 (Windows 7). Every time I rec ord a macro it works well until I close Word. When I reopen it, all recorded macros have dissapeared. I have tried changing the Normal.dotm file name, reconfiguring the Complements, etc. and nothing seems to work. Please help.

Cannot open RTF file, Word 2007

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 01:24 PM PDT

I have some files on a disc that I cannot open, scans put onto Word and saved as RTF. Error: "there is not enough memory or disc space to complete the operation." I was there when the files were created about 5 years ago. This computer has 165 G free space. What is the possible explanation and is there any way around it?

MS Office 2013 uninstall incorrect xps to pdf converter addin

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:02 PM PDT

 I had had an outside vendor for pdf files that quit working after a windows update so I was trying to work around using an  xps  or oxps file then converting to pdf, .

I downloaded Microsoft add in for xps converter to pdf download file=(confirmation.aspx?id=7) thinking that the office 07 version might work since 2013 didn't have one.

It is very peculiar because I can copy an xps or oxps extension to one note and it will read it, but word says it is unknown.

1. I can't figure out why my pdf suite quit working and is now shown as incompatible and

2. I don't know how to uninstall the add in

In the past if I have attempted to download an incorrect version the software would notify me so I wasn't careful enough. I can't find the place to uninstall the add-in and don't know what to do except sit here and feel foolish.

spell check

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:42 AM PDT

I use windows 2003. Recently I was writing in a document originally written in Spanish. I was writing in English. When I tried to spell check it said I had to DL a program. Afterwards It checked in Spanish. I tried to change it back to U.S. English. But  the spell checker kept going back to spanish.

Can you help me?

I wish to print page numbers only on a previously created document.

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 09:50 AM PDT

I have a previously printed document which I wish to reinsert in the printer and print page numbers only on it.

Does anyone know how to do this?

I'm using Word 2007.

Thanks.

Word goes blank during editing

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 09:30 AM PDT

I have a user who will open a Word document, be happily typing away, and suddenly it just goes blank.  Word is still up but the body of the document goes white.  This has happened with multiple documents and to different users on different PCs.  At first we thought we had a resource issue; so we put them into brand new PCs running Windows 7.  The problem just resurfaced after two months and on a totally different document.  Of course, this is a completely fresh installation as well.

Any thoughts?

Adjusting alignment of subscripts and superscripts

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 09:30 AM PDT

Is there a way to adjust where the subscripts and superscripts appear? Specifically, I'd like to "nudge" my subscripts down a little farther below the letter they're attached to. (I know how to do this in MathType but am hoping to just be able to type a few things in without going to MathType.)

Thanks!

Just Saying Thanks! :)

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 08:18 AM PDT

Hello,

This is my first actual post here, but I have been using this community for quite some time now.

Just wanted to say thanks to all of the contributors and moderators who take time out of their busy day to answer all of our questions.

This has been extremely valuable to me and I have learned so much.

So thank you! I for one appreciate all of your help and assistance!

Best Regards,

Benjamin Celinski

word 2013 navigation headings missing

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 08:04 AM PDT

Hi,all, I have a word doc generated on Word 2007, which has headings for every section. But when I opened it in Word 2013, I found that some headings are missing/skipped as seen in the navigation panel. So I am wondering how to fix it? How to bring back those headings so I can navigate the content properly?

cheers

custom heading styles do not show as headers in "place in this document" for hyperlinks

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 05:51 AM PDT

I've created custom heading styles. I try to create hyperlinks to text that have these styles but they do not show as Headings in "places to link to" in the "Edit Hyperlink" box.

Changing a numerical MailMerge field to an Ordinal number (NOT using date formatting)

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 05:30 AM PDT

Hi,

We have some mail merge documents that are being created automatically, and one of the MailMerge fields is an ordinary number such as 5, 42, 99, 12.. etc.

What we want is for the final document to display the number as an ordinal: 5th, 42nd, 99th, 12th.. etc

I have found many many guides about how to change a date field into an ordinal with the \Ordinal directive, but this field is just being passed as a mailmerge value so it looks like this in the mailmerge document before it is used to create a printed document:

<<number>> 

It is not a date field.

We don't really get to see the document and amend it before it goes to the printer, so I assume having an embedded macro or something would not work.

Is what I want to achieve even possible?  I've spent several hours trying different ways of doing this

Many thanks in advance.

MS WORDS 10 not opening!!!

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 05:25 AM PDT

I used MS word 10 for a month or two & now its not opening when i continue to hit the click its just says 'WINDOWS CANNOT ACCESS THE SPECIFIED DEVICE,PATH OR FILE.YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE PERMISSIONS TO ACCESS THE ITEM'

but i was using it till now,

and for every word doc. it shows the same message 

pllease help

pc and mac not compatible? How to change a cross symbol to a tick symbol on a legacy check box

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 05:20 AM PDT

Hi, I created a protected form with all the whistles, I'd mixed all types of controls, command buttons to hide unhide,  and added macros, VBA to clear, save to PDF, etc.... It worked brilliantly on my PC and other PCs, Unfortunately this must also work on Macs. 

On a mac, nothing works apart from legacy tools and when I tried to create the same doc on Mac, well, "argh" is the word. 

At this point anyone who knows how to get my macro word file to work on Mac is my hero. 

If not, I have redone the form with legacy tools only, but I really do not like the check box cross. is there a way to change the symbol to a tick? I have come across previous post saying there wasn't but I secretly hope that someone came across a new solutions since the last posts.

Thank you

Microsoft Word Starter 2010 - Microsoft Office Starter (English) - temporary copy available on not saving - what does it mean?

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 05:02 AM PDT

I have a Microsoft Office Starter 2010 that came preinstalled with my OS on device. Whenever I use it and do not save a file, I see this dialog box. What exactly it means? Where can I see the temporary saved copy? Where does it gets stored?

 I tried clicking the learn more which took me to the online help site of microsoft office, but I didnot get any thing useful that could answer my queries. This could be a very helpful tool if by mistake we click don't save instead of save for the document.

All the help will be apprectiated. Thanks.

Word 2013 - maintain compatibility

Posted: 15 Aug 2014 03:57 AM PDT

I have just bought a new laptop running windows 8.1 64 bit and installed Office professional Plus 2013. When I go to Save as, I am not given the opportunity to "Maintain compatibility" (there is no check box). When I click on "Tools" in the Save as dialogue, I only see Map network drive and not the general options (which include passwords for modify and edit.

I have the same version on my desktop (also running win 8.1 64 bit) and these options show there. They also show in Excel 2013 on the same laptop.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled already.

Also if I go to the Options screen and go to advanced, there are no compatibility options  listed at the bottom.

Can anyone help? I desperately need the option to save a file as read-only on the laptop.

Pam 

Alert icon for my e-mail on Word and Excel documents

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 10:31 PM PDT

I just noticed an "alert" icon (yellow triangle) on the top right of my Word and Excel documents.  There is also one of those head silhouette icons (since I don't use a photo for my profile).  When I hover over this, it says that I am signed in to my e-mail account.  There is also a drop down menu when I click on an arrow..  The drop down says "Account Error.  Sorry, we can't get to your account right now.  To fix this, please sign in again."  There is a "sign in" to click on, but when I click on it, a small blank window opens up with one of those horizontal lines like when the computer is showing something loading or showing the progress of something.  The window closes and nothing happens.  The drop down also has my name, my Outlook e-address and options:  "about me, change photo, account settings, switch account".  If I click on "account settings", the new page is "User Information" and under that is says "Account Error.  there are problems with your account.  To fix them, please sign in again.  But I don't know where I'm supposed to sign in. There is also a small box to click on "Fix me".  When I click on that, the same blank window with the "progress" line opens, then closes and nothing else happens.  Also listed:  my name, Outlook e-address, "change photo", "about me", "sign out", "switch account", a choice for "Office background" and "Office theme", Connected Services (OneDrive-Personal with my e-address).  I have no idea why the icons appear on my Word documents and I don't know how to get rid of them.  I also don't know what might be happening to my e-mail account because of this.  Anyone else have this problem?  Anyone have any suggestions of what I can do?

Microsoft Word crashes repeatedly on Surface 2

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 09:18 PM PDT

Hi all,

I have been having a problem where Microsoft Word crashes repeatedly (every few minutes) while typing up a document. It is not the preview version and I could not find a similar question.

This has been very frustrating as I am a student and bought the surface 2 for mainly this purpose! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Word form field problem

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 07:51 PM PDT

I have a form field set up in Word 2010. the form is protected for filling in forms. When I tick one of my check boxes called 'Contract Signed', it seems to disable the text fields above, which previously allowed me to enter text. (I inherited this form from someone else). 

I have looked at the form field properties and pressed Alt F9 to see if there is a hidden macro or something which is causing this but can't seem to figure it out. Can anyone help?

Thanks, Anita

Template Background Color

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 07:31 PM PDT

Trying to create a template with a background color. So far the whole template has gone well except the background color.

Each time I try an create a new document with the template I have created, the background color does not come through.

I have used, fill effects, custom page color, each and everytime this does not work.

Is there anyway to create a template and have a background color come through on when the template is used?

This is putting back my assessment day after day. If anyone can help please and thankyou.

micro soft word

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 07:24 PM PDT

in word, receiving a screen titled WINDOWS SECURITY and titled CONNECTING TO OFFICE.MICROSOFT.COM.  it is asking me to sign in with my password but it does not recongnize my password(s)

I havce a solid line that replaced a dotted line I was typing for a sum of a column of numbers- I can't get rid of it

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 07:01 PM PDT

I have a solid line that replaced a dotted line I was typing to inset a sum for a column of numbers- it appears when you hit enter to move to the next line to insert the sum - if you don't hit backspace to remove it  becomes a permanent fixture to your work- it won't allow you to by pass it and can't be removed by backspace ??????? 

Open document in Word 2007 after Word is closed.

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 06:33 PM PDT

I have a couple of problems that I suspect are related.  First of all, I do a lot of file and folder management with macro programming in Word 2007; however, from time to time when I run a macro that involves moving folders, I get an error message that states that a process cannot be performed because a file is still open in Word when, in fact, there is no file open.  I can re-open that file and close it, but the macro still does not work.  I have to close Word, restart it, and the process will continue.  In some cases, I have tried to do the process manually by shutting down Word and attempting to move a folder with Windows Explorer.  However, I get a Windows error stating that the file is still in use, even though Word is completely shut down.  In that case, I have to reboot the computer, and even then I get a message that Windows is trying to shut down but that Word still has an open file (even though Word is not open) and asks if I want to save changes to the file.  If I reboot and re-run the macro, it goes through just fine.  It doesn't happen all the time, but just enough to be irritating.  Any ideas as to why this may be happening?

List Templates (used by bullets and numbering) limits?

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 04:50 PM PDT

I upgraded from Office 97 to 2007 last year.  I have been supporting document authors and am about to train a new batch of them.  Word 97 had a known List Template limit.  Use of ad hoc bullets and numbering instead of using style could result in a corrupt document.  According to mvps.org, the limit was 200.  There is a Microsoft knowledge base page that shows resource limits but List Templates is not included:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211489/en-us

I checked one document today.  I found that the text used only 3 or 4 bullet styles.  It contain no bulleted or numbered paragraph that were not from those styles.  However, the file contained 82 List Templates (exported using VBA).  Creating a new document with no content and attaching my custom template resulted in 15 List Templates.  I added content to the blank document and applied all 14 bullet and numbering styles.  Exporting the List Templates again resulted in only 15.

Is there a List Template limit still exist in Word 2007?  If so, what is it?

Can't repair Word 2013..

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 04:20 PM PDT

HP Desktop Pavilion/Win 8.1/Office 2013.

Yesterday I tried a 'Quick Repair' on Word to fix a problem with text formatting options that are either greyed out or don't work. Today I tried again, intending to do an 'Online Repair' via Control Panel/Programs & Features/ Change. Nothing happens. The option box for 'quick' or 'online' doesn't appear. It's been a very frustrating day with no work accomplished. Is MS ever going to give us a fix-it for Office/Word 2013? Any help would be much appreciated.

how to get office on main desktop not just online

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 04:01 PM PDT

i have a new laptop with new office student and home, i downloaded the program and i can easily access it online by signing in and having it go on cloud, but i cant figure out how to have it on my computer not just online through cloud, i want to be able to click office from my desktop screen and have it pop up. i cant find it on my computer anywhere as i am new to windows 8. is office student and home only for online? please help!!

paragraph style's Space-before parameter is ignored

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 03:20 PM PDT

I have a style "List Bullet 2" for which the Space-Before is set to 6 points.  Yet some of my paragraphs don't seem to respect this.  I don't see any indication that the parameter has been overridden with a local paragraph setting.  This is the kind of thing that drives people to LaTeX.  What could possibly cause this?

Afternote:  This really should come as no surprise.  I'm stuck here late in the evening, other priorites gone by the wayside, trapped because Word 2010 (Nth generation) decides to trip me up into a face slam into the ground.  What kind of Word processor flaunts with impunity something as simple as paragraph spacing?  I mean, it's not as if there aren't decades of examples of products that respect the basic functionality of a word processor.  How did we get into this situation where corporations force people to use a product that *so* *doesn't* work.  Not all the time, justwhen you don't have the slack to deal with it.

Scrolling to the next Find result places it at the top of the screen instead of in the centre

Posted: 14 Aug 2014 03:18 PM PDT

When using Ctrl+PgDn to scroll to the next Find result, the found text (highlighted) is stupidly placed by Word at the *top* of the screen, which means that, should you need to check the context for (what's before and after) each search result, you always need to scroll a bit up every single time.

Is there a workaround so that when you go the next search result, the highlighted occurence of the text is placed in the *centre* of the screen isntead?

Thanks!

File Transfer - Microsoft Office forums

File Transfer - Microsoft Office forums

File Transfer

Posted: 27 Mar 2007 03:58 PM PDT

My system came with Works. I'd be willing to try to help you. You may
contact me at jl dot paules at gmail dot com.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"Auntie" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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HELP me unistall Trial Office Professional 2007

Posted: 27 Mar 2007 03:30 PM PDT

Bummer...if you are running at least Windows XP, a quick fix might be to use
System Restore to set it back to a time when the uninstaller worked.

Good luck.

Tim


"Cottonwoodian" wrote:
 

Which one should I install?

Posted: 26 Mar 2007 11:45 AM PDT

DL / JoAnn -

Thanks - I got rid of the trial version and installed the one I
bought. Everything is working fine.



On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:23:00 -0400, "JoAnn Paules"
<com> wrote:
 

Office 2007 Activation Trouble

Posted: 25 Mar 2007 03:21 AM PDT

IIRC you can only convert retail trials to retail versions and not to volume
license ones, you may need to reinstall Office.
Retail versions don't take volume keys.

hth
g
"Tibelian" <com> wrote in message
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Error 1719 when using Word 2007 as Outlook XP editor

Posted: 24 Mar 2007 02:40 PM PDT

To add;
OL requires the same version of Word as its editor

<JB> wrote in message news:com... 
XP for editing. I still haven't been able to get Word 2007 to work with
Outlook XP. 

Problem installing Office 97 Professional SR2b patch in Vista

Posted: 24 Mar 2007 02:01 PM PDT

I can understand the desire to not spend money and invest the time to
upgrade however eventually they comes a point when software is no longer
functional on new a new OS. Since Office 97 was released, Windows 98, 98SE,
ME, and XP were released. The fact that it continued to work on 4 (combining
98 and 98SE) different operating systems is something that you should be
quite happy about. But now it's time to make a change. Your office software
is over 10 years old and you are doing yourself and your employees a
disservice.

I know you didn't want to hear this but I also know that you suspect this
much already.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"Don" <com> wrote in message
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office 2002 and 2003 prof

Posted: 24 Mar 2007 01:22 PM PDT

Hello,

If you are running Windows XP, you can regain a lot of disk space if you
delete files/folders leftover from installing the various (and numerous)
Windows updates (assuming you have installed them along the way). These
files/folders, in general, are needed only if you want to uninstall them. But
if you have been using the PC for a while and it's working fine, there isn't
much need to keep those files/folders hanging around taking up valuable disk
space. I have seen several free utilities on the net that will find these
files/folders and delete them for you if you're not able to do it manually.
You could regain multiple megs of space.

Tim


"DL" wrote:
 

How to enable this task bar in MS Office Word 2003 ?

Posted: 23 Mar 2007 06:05 PM PDT

How about an answer to your question now? ;-)

Just go to Tools-Options, click on the View tab and clear/check the "Status
Bar" box.

Tim


"bildos" wrote:
 

registration of brand new computer (Gateway w/ Microsoft Vista)

Posted: 23 Mar 2007 04:38 PM PDT

Milly,
Thank you for your post. I'll try to see if I see any other sticker on the
laptop. Otherwise, I will contact Gateway and/or Microsoft. Microsoft
already responded with several ideas/links and telephone numbers for me to
call.
As to the Outlook, I figured it out. My smtp address was wrong. I didn't
have the right address for my ISP. Thanks again for your post and everyone's
patience with me. I am not very technologically savvy. T.x.!
Oscar.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
 

Failure to install Office 2007 trial

Posted: 23 Mar 2007 01:07 PM PDT

Since removing the File Conversion 2007 (Beta?) program - I have succeeded
in installing 2007

Thanks for your help.

David


"Aristobulus" <com> wrote in message
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office 2007 proplus setup fails on server2003 x64 w/TS/exchange200

Posted: 23 Mar 2007 09:10 AM PDT

Geez...does anyone know of anything that might keep this from installing? Is
there a switch I can run with MSI that might tell me more?? Can anyone make
sense of that log???

Could the fact that I installed Exchange 2007 without first running
prepareAD have anything to do with it? BTW...why would exchange install run
without doing this on it's own??? It's like NT here with no exchange tabs in
AD. I figured exchange would prepare the schema itself...2003 did, didn't it?

Anywho..please help.

TIA

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