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  1. Word mail merge with variable length table.

    Hi Please forgive me any mistakes in posting, this is the first time I have joined a forum Problem – Word mail merge (2003, 2007 or 2010, I don’t mind) I have a standard mail merge letter with...

    Started by KiriCat‎, 2012-05-20 21:24
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    2012-05-21, 21:50 Go to last post
  2. Black Blob - Windows 7, Paste to MS Word 2002

    I have a new computer and just loaded my same trusty MS Office software that I have used for about 8 years now. Only now, there is a problem that I cannot seem to overcome: Whenever I paste...

    Started by kbro22‎, 2012-05-19 23:15
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    2012-05-21, 11:42 Go to last post
  3. Selecting text in Word 2010 - why does the previous word get included?

    When I want to select a word or phrase in a sentence in Word, if I inadvertently select the space before the word, WORD automatically selects the previous word. I suppose that I could be more...

    Started by yoree‎, 2012-05-21 10:06
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  4. Word - Submit button

    I want to create a Word - Submit button to an email address. Does anyone know of any code that I could use. I want to make it easy for everyone using this form. I want to send clients a document,...

    Started by bhapi‎, 2012-05-21 10:03
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    2012-05-21, 10:03 Go to last post
  5. A macro to take me to a folder and allow me then to make a selection

    I have a group of screen shots in a folder. I was trying to record a macro to take me to the folder but then allow me to make a selection. If I actually do select a file it works fine, but will...

    Started by halek2‎, 2012-05-20 17:56
    macro word, selection
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    2012-05-20, 18:36 Go to last post
  6. insert html tags into word document

    I've got several hundred word documents that I need to do some formatting on. I need to go through them and insert html tags into the document as per below... a short bold text line becomes ...

    Started by Norto23‎, 2012-05-17 20:16
    • Replies: 9
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    2012-05-20, 17:38 Go to last post
  7. Transfering Word Prefs to other computers

    Hi. How do I copy prefs such as the QuickAccess Toolbar configuration, styles, AutoCorrect, and keyboard equivalents from one computer to another? Thanks.

    Started by donjm‎, 2012-05-19 21:32
    • Replies: 2
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    2012-05-20, 17:09 Go to last post
  8. Notepad

    I'm using the Microsoft works word processor, on a Windows 7, 64 bit machine. All of the letters I save are being garbled in the form of a type of code. They cannot be read after they are saved, and...

    Started by fbob6969‎, 2012-05-20 05:54
    • Replies: 4
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    2012-05-20, 11:45 Go to last post
  9. Turning off paragraph symbol and other punctuation symbols in document

    Hi, I have Word 2010. I inadvertently turned on the punctuation, ect. symbols in Word 2010. How do I turn them off? Thank you. Moon 1130

    Started by moon1130‎, 2012-05-14 14:57
    • Replies: 3
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    2012-05-19, 15:39 Go to last post
  10. Shrink size images to fit page and insert pages breaks between images-2010

    I created a docx from an html file and broke the links and embedded the images in the docx. Now, I have a continuous document with images that are too big. First, is there a way to insert a page...

    Started by Jimmy-W‎, 2012-05-17 14:47
    • Replies: 2
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    2012-05-18, 18:11 Go to last post
  11. Outlook opens .doc files as a graphic and will not display it

    When one of my clients gets an attachment that has a .doc extension, it will only open it as a graphic type file and not display it correctly. He is running Office 2007 for all his MS apps (Outlook,...

    Started by joe.smariga‎, 2012-05-18 14:39
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    2012-05-18, 16:11 Go to last post
  12. Question Word 2010 - Spell Checking, not checking?? - puzzle.

    I need some help to try and solve this problem. I was typing a memo this afternoon and noticed that the Spell Checker was not working. It didn't pick up spelling mistakes, even ones that I...

    Started by Ron M‎, 2012-05-10 20:53
    checker, spell, spell checker, word 2010
    • Replies: 5
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    2012-05-18, 08:33 Go to last post
  13. Word 2010 Style Sets Sampler

    Attached is a set of documents, each formatted with all of the built-in Styles in Word 2010, each in a different Style Set. These documents are in DOCX format.

    Started by Charles Kenyon‎, 2012-05-15 21:59
    • Replies: 1
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    2012-05-16, 10:18 Go to last post
  14. How to view all pages as thumbnails like Windows Icons?

    In Explorer there is a convenient way to view a lot of picture files with a small thumbnail for each one. In Word 2003 all we have is a single column down the left, the Thumbnail view. Is there a...

    Started by sysmod‎, 2012-05-14 04:31
    • Replies: 3
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    2012-05-16, 08:17 Go to last post
  15. Mailmerge Tutorial: Create Sorted Listings (2000-2010)

    Hi folks, Attached is a tutorial on how to use Word's mailmerge facility to create lists separated by category. Microsoft has similar articles at: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211303...

    Started by macropod‎, 2008-09-13 09:52
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    2012-05-15, 07:10 Go to last post
  16. Word 2007 - add bevel on shapes

    I've inserted an oval and gave it a 12 pt outline thickness. I'd like to add a bevel to that 12 pt outline, but I can't seem to find that option in Drawing Tools. How would I do that? I am using...

    Started by Vincenzo‎, 2012-04-30 12:26
    • Replies: 6
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    2012-05-14, 21:54 Go to last post
  17. How to set the Word Search default focus to "Browse results"?

    Word 2010 Search (Ctrl-F) brings up the Navigation pane on the left with three options to display the "hits" in the area below the search box: Left: "Browse the headings in your document"...

    Started by krsmav‎, 2012-05-10 11:40
    displayfocus, find, word
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    2012-05-13, 02:40 Go to last post
  18. Office Starter 2010 stopped opening

    I've been using Office Starter 2010 for the past 6 months on my Toshiba Satellite L735. Suddenly yesterday it stopped opening. I've tried to repair it through the control panel/programs fix, but...

    Started by Mextina‎, 2012-05-10 16:31
    • Replies: 1
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    2012-05-11, 07:59 Go to last post
  19. Full Screen Open & Save As window

    Full Screen Save As Window I am using XP Home SP3. While I was working in Excel I opened a File>Save As and the ...

    Started by halek2‎, 2012-05-09 20:20
    • Replies: 2
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    2012-05-10, 08:43 Go to last post
  20. Alignment of an excel spreadsheet in a word document

    I have a document that has several excel spreadsheets pasted. The problem is that the left and right spreadsheet boundaries go outside the boundaries of the text of the document. What I would like...

    Started by jlkirk‎, 2012-05-09 15:56
    • Replies: 2
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    2012-05-10, 06:41 Go to last post
  21. Mailmerge Data Sorting

    Is there any way that if you dont sort the mailmerge list (see http://windowssecrets.com/forums/showthread.php/111149-Word-97-2007-Mailmerge-Tutorial-Create-Sorted-Listings-(v1.52)) but we get the...

    Started by addiaddi_79‎, 2012-05-10 02:38
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    2012-05-10, 04:32 Go to last post
  22. word in win7 refuses perm. change of background color

    win 7ultimate, word 2007, cant remove the dark grey background...as a permanant setting, sure i can change the page color for 'a doc' but to make it stay white by default??? HELP drivin me...

    Started by rickart‎, 2012-05-03 07:00
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    2012-05-09, 14:36 Go to last post
  23. Word 2010 Crashes in Footnotes

    Hi, I see that this problem has been posted in several different message boards, but no one has offered a satisfactory solution. Most seem to date back to 2010, so I'm hoping someone may have found...

    Started by johnwangel‎, 2012-05-04 14:58
    • Replies: 1
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    2012-05-09, 13:55 Go to last post
  24. mulitple search and replace criteria

    I am asking this question for my uncle. He has a very large document he wrote. Some changes are necessary to this document and he is aware of using a search and replace to make those changes. He...

    Started by mdhingra‎, 2012-05-08 10:07
    replace, search, word
    • Replies: 3
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    2012-05-09, 09:25 Go to last post
  25. Two page numbers on same page

    I often insert a single 11x17 page into a lettersized document and have them count as two pages. We've always had the first page auto number from the page ahead. Then have second page number...

    Started by shookme‎, 2012-05-01 08:57
    • Replies: 2
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    2012-05-08, 14:42 Go to last post
  26. Tables and Lists, Oh My! (Word 2010)

    I am working on a document primarily composed of a series of tables with two columns. The left one has French text and the right one English. I am attempting to used numbered lists for these two...

    Started by dedueck‎, 2012-05-03 15:12
    • Replies: 3
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    2012-05-08, 11:35 Go to last post
  27. Portrait / Landscape Macro Problem

    I have a macro as below that with one click converts a portrait page to landscape and adjusts the header and footer. The header and footer both have three column tables that hold images and fields....

    Started by Peter Grainge‎, 2012-05-08 06:14
    • Replies: 3
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    2012-05-08, 09:16 Go to last post
  28. Word 2010 unable to copy/paste tables

    Whenever I copy and paste a table, the table is pasted in unformatted text only, the entire table structure is replaced by tabs. http://windowssecrets.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.png My...

    Started by blue moses‎, 2012-05-07 20:12
    • Replies: 1
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    2012-05-07, 22:56 Go to last post
  29. A style tripped me up

    I received a manuscript from a friend, and put it up on Amazon's Kindle Store. But instead of having the indents that were shown in Format/Paragraph, it had block paragraphs with spaces between...

    Started by Thomasja‎, 2012-04-22 22:12
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    2012-05-07, 08:33 Go to last post
  30. Word Add-in in SharePoint

    Has anyone figured out a way to have Word add-ins in SharePoint? There is now pressure at work to make everything "SharePoint-centric". The idea is to open workgroup templates from SharePoint,...

    Started by Stylus‎, 2009-11-15 01:49
    • Replies: 8
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    2012-05-07, 06:55 Go to last post
  31. Free template for writing a training manual?

    Hi everyone, I've been asked to write a training manual for a new software app we're deploying next year. I'd like the manual to have a nice professional look, but I'm up against really tight...

    Started by itsjustb‎, 2009-11-18 20:33
    • Replies: 7
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    2012-05-06, 17:11 Go to last post
  32. Moving a document with embedded objects

    Our company uses Office 2010. We have a class of documents for which we need to embed tables created in Excel; that is, insert links to the tables in a Word document. I'm trying to figure out how to...

    Started by jsachs177‎, 2012-05-02 16:57
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    2012-05-02, 16:57 Go to last post
  33. How to manage hyperlinks in Contents, cross-references, citations?

    I'm working in Word 2010. In my document, hyperlinks to external locations (Web pages) display with hyperlink coloring. Hyperlinks to locations inside the same file -- listings in the table of...

    Started by jsallen‎, 2012-04-27 22:24
    • Replies: 7
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    2012-05-02, 06:57 Go to last post
  34. Office XP (Word 2002) runtime error on start up in Win 7

    Office 2002 Professional SP 3 Win 7 Professional Word 2002 runtime issue Office 2007 integration library installed (read only) Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional I have subscribed to Windows Secrets...

    Started by omegatx‎, 2012-05-01 10:31
    runtime error, win 7, word 2002
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    2012-05-01, 10:31 Go to last post
  35. One list style not indenting nicely

    I have a number of list style paragraphs, a round bullet, a numbered bullet, an alpha bullet, a square bullet, etc. All work nicely and do what I want. They left align. If I click the indent...

    Started by Peter Grainge‎, 2012-04-26 06:00
    • Replies: 11
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    2012-04-30, 12:07 Go to last post
  36. Extract name, address, phone number, e-mail, and birth date from Word doc

    What is the likely hood a procedure could convert this document into a list with all the names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail, and b-dates instead of having to manully extract those items out so I...

    Started by jrb‎, 2012-04-29 16:15
    • Replies: 6
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    2012-04-30, 10:06 Go to last post
  37. Macro in Word 2010 to print in footer the page number

    How to make a Macro in Word 2010 to print in footer the page number and amount of page. I have to repeat the instructions every time I need the page number in my document. All the help is welcome.

    Started by carottemi‎, 2012-04-27 10:00
    • Replies: 3
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    2012-04-30, 08:54 Go to last post
  38. Post Word 2010 Text Boxes Float on Some PCs, Not Others

    What is the source of the problem when documents I write contain some text boxes whose wrap text is square and others that are in front of text, these boxes move -- I say float -- all over the place,...

    Started by CarolineSd‎, 2012-04-26 08:27
    printer driver, text box, windows 7, word 2010 .docx, wrap text
    • Replies: 1
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    2012-04-28, 20:43 Go to last post
  39. Fix 'errors' en masse

    The Grammar Settings in Word 2007 has 3 "Require" settings - Comma required before last item, Punctuation required with quotes and Spaces required between sentences. Is there a way I can...

    Started by northwood2222‎, 2012-03-30 05:34
    • Replies: 6
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    2012-04-28, 20:14 Go to last post
  40. Finding Direct Formated Styles

    I’m trying to get a list of a all styles in a document. However, some styles are not named other than by their direct formatting notation (such as “16 pt. Italic, Shadow”). These styles do not show...

    Started by ForEachLoop‎, 2012-04-25 13:19
    vba, word 2007
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 278
    2012-04-28, 13:25 Go to last post

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