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When trying to open a very old Microsoft Word document using Word 2007 I get the message: "You are attempting to open a file that was created in an earlier version of Microsoft Office. This file type is blocked from opening in this version by your registry policy setting."
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28/10/09
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1606
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1799
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Under Windows Vista and Office/Word 2007 I would like to print the first page on letterhead and the remaining pages on blank paper. How do I set this up?
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28/11/07
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862
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1787
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When I open my Microsoft Word 2003 mail merge document I get the message "Opening this document will run the following SQL command: SELECT * FROM S:\.etc." Why is that happening? It didn't happen until recently.
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13/11/07
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796
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1779
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I need two new keyboards was the request, because the backspace key didn't appear to work in Microsoft Word 2002. When the text was highlighted pressing the backspace did not delete the highlighted text. Yet this worked on other computers.
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10/11/07
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673
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1778
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In Microsoft Word 2002 (Windows XP) when I select File -> Save As and when I then select the Look in drop down box, it takes about half a minute before anything happens.
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10/11/07
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323
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1655
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I want to protect a word document and make it read only (with password). But this doc also includes links with an excel file. When I make it read only, it does not include the links.
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18/01/07
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646
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1637
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When I copy and paste into Microsoft Word 2003 from The Age website the text is paste as American English. What should I do?
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02/12/06
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299
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1621
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When installing Microsoft Word 2002 full product on a Windows XP Home SP2 machine I received the message: "Error 1919. Error configuring ODBC data source: MS Access Database, ODBC error 6: Component not found in the registry. Verify that the file MS Access Database exists and that you can access it." This how I worked around the issue.
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10/11/06
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544
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1612
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When I select File -> Open in MS Word it goes direct to My Documents. Is there a way I can get it to go to the folder or my choice on the server?
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27/10/06
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375
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1601
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In Microsoft Word my mail merge does not work. It works for all my other data files, but not this one. When I try connecting to the data source I get a Header Record Delimiters screen which shows backward looking P's in the Preview area. What is going on?
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13/10/06
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330
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1591
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When using Microsoft word 2003 the images/pictures in my document keep disappearing. I need to minimise and reopen the window to see the image. This is quite annoying. Is there anything I can do to have the image displayed all the time?
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05/09/06
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579
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1567
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In MS Word I have numbers in columns. I use tabs for spacing but I can't line up the numbers. How do I get the numbers to line up?
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02/06/06
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668
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1541
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In Microsoft Word I've lost my toolbar with the New, Open, Save icons. How do I get it back?
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20/03/06
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42
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1516
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We prefer not to use the American spellings which are present when using MS Word 2003. We have identified over 1,800 words we don't want to use, and now have them marked as spelt incorrect. If you also want to exclude these words, the following is how to do it using MS Word 2003. We also include with this solution the file containing our list of words to reject.
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22/03/06
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2407
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1475
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Microsoft Word 2003 has the language set as English (US). No matter how many times I change the default to be English (Australia) it does not stick.
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10/11/05
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1021
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1458
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When I try to capture a paused video image using Print Screen or Alt + Print Screen for pasting into MS Word I don't get the image. Just a black area which shows the underlying video clip which is showing through. How can I capture the image?
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21/10/05
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417
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1456
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We found a user had create an MS Word document using Text boxes one under another. The backgrounds were different colours. They did not align at the right. We provided this tip for adjusting the width of the text box which gave a much better result. We have also included additional information regarding positioning.
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15/10/05
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1278
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1443
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My Microsoft Word 2002 in the Tools menu displays "Mail Merge" twenty six times. How do I get this menu back to normal?
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11/10/05
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1150
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1429
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I had a TIFF image which I could insert into MS Word. I edited the image using MS Paint and now when I insert the image it is much bigger. What has happened?
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15/09/05
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1142
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1386
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In MS Word 2002 (XP) when the user selects File -> Save As and goes to type in the file name, there is quite a noticeable delay in seeing what they type appear in the file name field. They are saving to a Linux server. This delay concerned the user (and us as there was a possibility of an infection) so we checked it out.
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20/08/05
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1451
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1383
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When I insert a picture into MS Word 2003 sometimes I cannot see the picture. It is there because sometimes I can see the picture.
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19/08/05
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788
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1378
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In Microsoft Word XP (2002) when I type a date like 25 April 2005 I get today's date suggested, and if I press enter the current month and day are placed after the year. How do I turn this feature off.
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17/08/05
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767
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1362
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In MS Word 2003 when I go to save the document with the name "Sales 11/08/2005" (without the quotes) I get the message: "The folder 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Sales 11\08\2005.doc' isn't accessible. The folder may be located in an unavailable location, protected with a password, or the filename contains a / or \.".
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11/08/05
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331
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1356
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I've just installed MS Word 2003 (as part of MS Office basic). The Data Form button is not present in the Mail Merge toolbar. I only use the Data Form button and the Merge to Document button. How can I put just these buttons on my main MS Word toolbar.
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05/08/05
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991
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1313
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We noticed whilst copying data from one Windows machine to a Linux server there was around 4GB of unexpected data. The reason was Microsoft Word documents. We explain what we found.
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23/06/05
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3589
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1286
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After upgrading to Windows XP Home when I double click on a MS Word document on my Desktop I am prompted to insert the Word 2002 CD. What should I do?
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16/05/05
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531
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1233
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When I use Save As to save a file from MS Word 2003 on my WinXP computer to a share on a Windows 98SE machine I get the message: "The folder -folder name- isn't accessible. The folder may be located in an unavailable location protected with a password, or the filename contains a / or a \." What should I do?
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22/03/05
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1727
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1228
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In MS Word XP the Tools menu now has many Merge entries listed. How do I get rid of these entries and get back the original menus.
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05/03/05
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1804
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1217
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How do I change MS Word to always open at the folder where I keep all my documents.
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15/02/05
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305
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1197
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My toolbars in MS Word XP are all over the place. How do I put them back the way they were?
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01/02/05
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1645
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1192
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I'm using MS Word 97 and producing a PDF file. The document has a lot of clipart which is 24 bit colour. The PDF document gets quite large. I have heard you can change the number of bits used to save space and produce a smaller PDF file. How do I do this?
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28/01/05
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866
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1191
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Using MS Word 97 and converting the output to PDF the file sizes are too large. Any suggestions.
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28/01/05
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5789
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1081
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I'm trying to use a box to put a border on my MS Word document but it is not working. What can I do?
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10/11/04
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562
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1033
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I have a document where I would like to enter ticks into a table. How do I do this in MS Word?
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24/08/04
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708
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1000
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I would like to produce a PDF document from an MS Word document. How can I do this without buying the expensive PDF software?
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24/05/04
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349
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980
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You mentioned in question 979 the Table of Contents feature. Can you give an overview on how to do a Table of Contents?
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01/04/04
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3234
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979
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I have manually created my contents section of my MS Word document. How do I get those repeated dots that you see in the contents of books that go across the page to the page number?
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01/04/04
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1171
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978
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I've seen professional looking business documents with a section at the top of each page which has the title, page number to the right and an underline going right across the page. How do I do this in MS Word?
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01/04/04
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1729
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932
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We repeatedly advise clients not to send MS Word documents outside their organisations. We explain some reasons why?
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21/01/05
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7187
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852
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I just bought a new machine and transferring MS Word 2002 to it. It is an upgrade so it requests the CD from the earlier version. I put in the CD but I still get an error.
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15/01/04
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246
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773
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My backup is taking much longer and giving problems.
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10/12/03
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999
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666
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When trying to open documents in MS Word the option pauses for a long time and when moiving between folders can also sometimes pause like it is froozen for some time.
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11/08/05
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1967
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601
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The animated GIF image when pasted into MS Word becomes a static picture. What am I doing wrong?
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06/08/03
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510
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596
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As user trying to draw a scale drawing of a block of land under MS Word XP asked if there was a better option?
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05/08/03
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586
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534
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In MS Word XP how can I move or rename a folder?
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26/06/03
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1015
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533
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When I go to open files in MS Word XP I see MS Excel files as well. How can I just see the Word files?
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26/06/03
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233
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532
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MS Word XP is using the default language of US. How can I change this to Australian?
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26/06/03
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692
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509
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How were you able to quickly determine the password in my MS Word 97 document?
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06/06/03
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654
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478
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I've received a document in Word and I want to add my logo. I can only type in the grey areas. How do I get to type anywhere?
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06/05/03
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190
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364
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I am copying and pasting photos from email to Word and it takes forever. I'm also getting Virtual Memory very low messages. Any suggestions?
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26/03/03
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468
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326
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Inserting a picture directly into Word
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13/03/03
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447
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324
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I have inadvertently lost my folder. I was in the Word open file dialogue and something I did cause the folder to vanish.
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13/03/03
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609
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218
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You have expressed concern about sending Word documents in emails. Why?
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14/02/03
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781
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213
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I have a brochure in Word with pictures. When I want to change the pictures I delete the old one and insert a new picture. This is quite fiddly and time consuming. Is there a better way?
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13/02/03
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1704
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207
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What upgrade paths do I have to Word XP/2002
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13/02/03
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118
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200
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I want to create a newsletter using Word. Do you have any suggestions?
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11/02/03
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331
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199
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I have a page in landscape which I'm working on in Word. How can I see the page on the screen so that I don't have to keep scrolling left and right?
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11/02/03
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150
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153
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When I go to open a file in Word XP it freezes. What should I do?
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07/02/03
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735
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126
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I have removed OpenOffice.org but now when I double click on a Word document it does not open. How do I fix this?
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25/01/03
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789
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124
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Since we have upgraded to Word XP my Data Form in mail merge is not working as it did.
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24/01/03
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1213
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95
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I have manually changed the associations of doc files to Word in Windows Explorer but I have mucked things up. What should I do?
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10/01/03
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78
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87
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I've lost my mail merge toolbar in Word. How do I get it back?
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08/01/03
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87
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