26 Answered Questions for the topic Microsoft Office

06/27/19

How to find document variables in MS Word without using a Macro?

I have document with some document variables in and I'm trying to use those variables in the document. But since the variables are set by an external system (which is not well documented) I'm... more

06/19/19

Uninstall individual Office 2016 programs?

I installed Office Professional Plus 2016 on my windows 10 system. When I installed it, it didn't give me an option of which office programs to install, like it did in the 2010 version (ex. word,... more

06/15/19

MS Word: How to disable spell/grammar checking on a custom style?

I often write documents that contain code snippets in them. I created a custom `code` style so I can quickly differentiate words or paragraphs that are code.However, C++ code is not easy on Word's... more
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06/14/19

How to remove table in MS Word while retaining the text inside of it?

Is it possible to remove table in MS Word, while retaining the text inside of it? I'm using Word 2010.
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06/05/19

Force style usage in Microsoft Word?

Background: Develop a consistent, professional-quality corporate template using Microsoft Word. Problem: People use their own fonts, change styles, and generally make a mess of standardization.... more

06/05/19

Automatically resize picture/image in Word?

I'm using Microsoft Word 2007. I have several large screenshots that need to be inserted into the document at various places. When I paste the pictures, I have to manually resize them to fit... more

Word 2010 Beta - Vertically center content on a single page?

I am writing a paper using Word 2010 Beta and need to horizontally and vertically center my title page. I can horz. center but when I do a vertical center it applies that to the entire document.... more

06/05/19

Is it possible to convert paragraph breaks in Word to line breaks?

When I paste text from Eclipse into Word, it puts each line on its own paragraph. Manually correcting these to line-breaks (shift+enter) is a hassle, is it possible to automate this? I'm using Word... more
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06/02/19

Prevent Office 2013 from creating "Custom Office Templates" directory in My Documents?

Office 2013 keeps creating the directory `C:\\Users\\user\\Documents\\Custom Office Templates`. I like to keep My Documents tidy for quick access.Is there anyway to prevent Office from continually... more

05/31/19

copy styles from office 2010 word document to another?

Can anyone tell me how to copy styles from one word (2010) document to another? Seemed like a very obvious thing but is apparantly not. Also, is there a command, script that I can run against a... more

05/23/19

Disabling auto-hiding of vertical scrollbar in Word 2013?

I'm wondering whether there is any option/control to disable the automatic hiding (fade-out effect) of vertical scrollbar that happens after few seconds of mouse inactivity in Microsoft Word 2013?I... more
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05/21/19

LaTeX Equations in MS Word/OpenOffice?

How can I turn something like: \\[ H = \\sum_{x \\in X} p_x \\log p_x \\]into an image file that can be used to place into a MS Word or OpenOffice Document?

Microsoft Word 2010: Assigning a KEYBOARD shortcut for deleting one line of text?

How can I assign a keyboard shortcut to delete just one line of text in Microsoft Office Word 2010? A macro based solution (in Visual Basic) which could be assigned to a custom keyboard shortcut... more
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05/16/19

Keeping a whole table on one page?

I have a MS Word 2010 document with many small tables. I would like to prevent those tables from breaking up over pages. I know it is possible to prevent a single row to break up. But I would like... more

05/12/19

Microsoft Office 2010 Word not saving?

I create a new file on Word 2010. I type a few words. Then I press Ctrl + S to save it or click on the diskette icon on the toolbar. But Word does not save. Does nothing. When I want to close the... more
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05/07/19

Change the language of fields in Microsoft Word?

I am using Word 2010 and some built-in features with fields, such as bibliography. My Word installation is English and I am writing a report in US English. However, my computer has its locale set... more
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05/06/19

Prevent heading from being located at the bottom of a page, but without setting it to always be at the top of a new page?

I am working on my thesis and I keep running into a very annoying issue. The heading of a new section is located on the bottom of the page, and all the content of that section is located on the... more

04/29/19

How to change the saved Office 2013 Product Key?

I installed Office 2013 and put in the product key when it asked me to. After typing in the product key, it allowed me to use MS Word once. After I closed MS Word and went to reopen it the next... more
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04/20/19

Can I lock (or make uneditable) portions of a word document?

I am looking to make a letterhead for my company. Right now I currently have an image within the header of the document and an image within the footer of the document.Is there any way I can lock... more

04/16/19

Get Table of contents to include "title" style?

I know Word automatically generates a table of contents using heading levels 1 and 2. I was wondering if it was possible to make Word include the Title formatting also? I am using both Word 2010... more
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04/04/19

Why does Illustrator CS6 "Save for Microsoft Office" use PNG format?

I recently made some graphs in Illustrator CS6 to insert into a MS Word document. I created my original images using the Print profile with PPI set to 300. I used the "Save for Microsoft Office"... more

How to simultaneously rename a file in MS Office and delete old version?

In Microsoft Office, when wanting to save a file to a different file name without keeping a copy of the previous file name, doing so requires two steps: - First, File -> Save As... and select... more

03/22/19

How can I prevent Word/Excel from trying to reach the printer?

Whenever I perform certain operations in Word or Excel (2007), these applications are trying to reach the printer. I work on a laptop at work and at home. When I'm at home (not connected to my... more

03/19/19

Is it possible to assign a specific style to all cross-references in Word 2007?

Nothing more to add, I would like to change the style of all cross-references I have in a Word 2007 document at once. But I have no idea how to do it. How can this be done?

03/19/19

Hotkey (or similar) to quickly switch to a monospace font ("teletype") in either LibreOffice or Microsoft Office?

I find myself doing a lot of writing where I would have to change fonts for certain parts of the text. The obvious example is writing code documentation, where you'd have to reference code... more

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