microsoft word

  1. Windows 8 This could be useful...

    Hi There was a post where someone posted about not being able to open a PDF document. I think it was Mitchell pointed out he was trying to open it in Microsoft Word and you can't do that. I assume he wanted to edit it. I was reading a PDF file today and I noticed that you can select the type...
  2. Windows 8 Why can't I respond to the post by Craftgirl?

    Hi I was trying to respond to the post by Craftgirl but when I open the thread I can see the three posts by the original poster but it is opening in a different format window with no options to reply. I tried several other posts and they all open normally. Anyway if Craftgirl happens...
  3. Can't paste into this forum?

    Hi For the last few days I've noticed that I can't paste into this forum. If I need to copy something here, I have to copy and paste it into Microsoft Word, then drag it from Word to the message window. I've tried using both Ctrl, C, V and the right click Copy, Paste options. I don't think...
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    Windows 7 Win7 Auto-restart Trashed my MS Word File

    I had an MS Word 2007 file on my system. I had it opened for a couple days, and during this time, Windows decided to FORCE a restart of my system (beautiful idea to default to this behavior, btw), and while doing so completely lost (how?) my saved copy of the aforementioned file. This file is...
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    Windows 8 Autocorrect files for MS Office

    Hi! I have a long list of cutomized autocorrect items and they are stored in MSO files. In previous Win versions the English items were saved in MSO1033, but Win 8 saves them in MSO2057. So when I transferred to Win 8, I renamed my old MSO1033 file to MSO2057. The problem, however, is that...
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    Windows XP Windows XP - Doesn't Respond After Rebooting.

    A friend of mine is having problems with her Windows XP, she has a Dell machine. Here is what she sent me, any clue what it can be?
  7. It’s That Time of Year, For the December 2012 Bulletin Release

    Happy holidays! I hope everyone is enjoying the festive season. I like to get my holiday shopping done early, and this year was no exception. In the middle of my holiday shopping last week, as I passed my cash from one store to the next, I was reminded of “Pass-the-Hash.” (My mind...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 to Win 8

    Hello I copied this from my MS Word to keep for reference. Most of this is Win 7 that is why I selected this instead of Win 8 's forum. I am about to take the plunge but wanted to tie up a few questions so if someone had the time I would appreciate the help. I am going to install Win 8 in my...
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    Windows 8 Viewing "Track Changes" On Windows Phone 8 When Opening Word Doc

    I'm new to WP8 and really want to get firmly behind it. Not a tech guy - just an average power user of smart phones. As professional always on the go - one of the most critical tools we need is the ability to open Word files, see docs as they are supposed to look (like when you open them on a...
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    Windows 7 Message says my Control key is being held down

    This problem starts in Windows Live Mail, but when that happens and I then go to do a Word Doc, I also encounter a similar problem in there. Normally Word is fin. Only have a problem in Word after it starts up in Live Mail. Often while composing a new message in Live Mail, it is suddenly...
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    Windows 7 Microsoft Word-Can't delete blank page

    I've been revising my resume and reduced it from one page to one. To do this, I added two columns to each section, but I get a second blank page that won't delete. I clicked on the button that shows paragraph marks and I have a paragraph mark that won't go away, it instead deletes the last...
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    Windows 7 How to disable automatic ALT button clicks in every application. Windows 7

    How to disable automatic ALT button clicks in every application ? Lets say if i have opened the MS word application - When kept idle or composing any matter automatically the control goes to "ALT" button which displays the File menu details. This happens on any application for example while...
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    Windows 7 Problems deleting documents in Microsoft Word 2010

    A Word document suddenly changes into a 'read only' file which cannot be saved or deleted. I have 'saved' under different file names as instructed, but as a result I now have 10 versions of the document, 9 of which I don't want! The 'Help' file says go to 'Properties' and untick the 'read only'...
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    Windows 7 Print window triggered by e-mail link

    After getting used to working with Windows Live Mail, a problem started as I would click on a link inside the e-mail, that normally would automatically open a browser window leading to more info on the e-mail topic. 2 weeks ago, when I'd click on a link in the e-mail, a Word document would...
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    Windows 7 How do you disable "hover to select" feature?

    In various forums, including this one, I've seen users post questions about the same problem. But none of the solutions works on my Gateway laptop PC with Windows 7 and Elan pointing device. Here's the problem: My mousepad clicks without my clicking it. It has sent e-mails I wasn't ready to...
  16. A shut down may take considerably longer in Windows 7 if it was previously cancelled

    Consider the following scenario: You have a computer running Windows 7 and the power button has been configured in Control Panel Power Options to shut down the machine. An application is opened with unsaved work. For example, Microsoft Word is open with... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 How to read unsupported MS-word files

    Hello, Recently Ms-word is not supporting old saved documents, I got continiously error of unsupported format, I tried to convert the file format to .docx but it's not working, can any one suggest me what should have to do?
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 Final Versions

    First, Windows 8 is the official product name for the next x86/64 editions of Windows. Microsoft has announced that there will only be 3 editions of Windows 8 in x86 & x64 versions. Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT. The first 2 are for desktop and tablet users. Windows RT...
  19. Windows Installer FilesInUse Retry Fails on Windows 7

    See Windows SE 389822 - QFE: Windows Installer FilesInUse Retry option is broken on Windows 7 Example: If MS Word is running and user tries to uninstall Acrobat X then a Files in Use dialog is encountered. Uninstall proceeds if user clicks 'Retry' in... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 How get a file on CD

    I guess I've forgotten. Last time I did it, it was some time ago, I don't remember any trouble. I have a file in word that runs several pages long. I want to put it on a CD for security reasons and I don't remember how. I have a Dell Studio XPS and windows 7 operating system. Thank you.