256 Answered Questions for the topic Microsoft Word

03/27/19

Microsoft Word is skipping table caption numbers - how to debug?

I have a series of tables in a document. The caption numbers should be Table 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 etc. Unfortunately however, there is one being skipped (i.e. 3.1, 3.3, 3.4...). Perhaps this is because I... more
Microsoft Word

03/27/19

How to change a format of inserted date in MS Word?

There are shortcut keys in MS Word to insert a date: `Shift + Alt + D`. But it inserts a date in this format: `1/26/2015` even when my Windows system wide settings are set for this format:... more
Microsoft Word Microsoft Office 2007

03/27/19

Can't edit a specific document in Word 2007?

I have a document in Word 2007 that seems to be read only. There are forms in the document that I can type in, but I can't edit or reformat the rest of the document. There is probably a setting... more
Microsoft Word

03/27/19

While editing a document in Word 2007 the document suddenly becomes read only?

For work, I received a new computer with Word 2007. As I'm working on a document, everything will be going normally (write a bit, save, write a bit, save, etc) but at some apparently random point,... more
Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Virus Security

03/26/19

How can you find out if .xlsx and .docx files are safe to open?

I have received an email from a not entirely trustworthy source, it might be legit but I'm not really sure. It contains, among other things, information on a `.docx` Microsoft Word file and a... more
Microsoft Word Linux Conversion Pdf

03/26/19

How to convert Word (doc) to PDF in linux?

I have a set of files in **.doc** format, that need to be converted to **.pdf** format. I am using Ubuntu linux.

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
Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts

03/19/19

Is there a keyboard shortcut in Word for typing an arrow (symbol)?

You often see people using `->` as an arrow, but I hate how it looks. I always use the `→` symbol. However, I always have to `insert < symbol` to use this, which is annoying.Is there anyway... 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?
Microsoft Word Html Css Styles

03/19/19

Is there a way to export Word styles as CSS?

We have a standard document template in word for internal documents. The Graphic Design / Technical Writing staff have all the styles rigged such that we don't have to do any formatting... more
Microsoft Word

03/19/19

How to get the colour of text in Word?

Given that I am not using a proper stylesheet/style, is there a way of making the colour selector the same colour as an another existing word? I can copy and paste the texts to keep the colour, but... more

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
Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Word

03/19/19

How can I populate a Word template with data from Excel?

Microsoft Word Formatting

03/19/19

Create a Microsoft Word Quick Style for a Code Snippet Box?

I'm trying to format some text in my Word doc to have a background color of gray. This is for me to have a Quick Style to apply this formatting. I want to use a monospaced font, like Consolas, and... more
Microsoft Word Macos Docx

03/19/19

re-zipped docx files don't open in Word?

I've had success unzipping and examining the interior of a .docx file, but I can't seem to get the re-zipping to work properly. I've tried no compression (command line: zip -0r ...), the archive... more
Microsoft Word Documents Headers

03/18/19

In MS Word, how to prevent orpahned table headers at page bottom?

I'm using MS Word 2010 to write a document. I have a table with a header row (indicated as such, 'Header Rows Repeat'). Now, the table starts pretty low on the page, and Word decides to break it... more
Microsoft Word Word

03/18/19

How do you change print settings in Word?

Microsoft Word Microsoft Word 2010

03/18/19

How can I give a paragraph a negative top margin in Word 2010?

With some combinations of paragraph font sizes, the spacing between paragraphs is much too large. I want to squeeze them together by giving the second paragraph a negative margin/spacing on top (or... more

03/18/19

Any way to set a default view in Word 2007 or 2010 and keep among restarts?

Every time I open a document in Word 2007 or Word 2010 on a wide-screen display I get the two-page view (which is actually very annoying for me). I would like to make Word display the one-page... more
Microsoft Word Acronym

03/18/19

Can you automatically generate an acronym list as a table in Microsoft Word?

What is the easiest way to create an acronyms list as a table that may be automatically generated, such as a table of contents? I'm assuming acronyms are 3 letters or greater.
Microsoft Word Pgp Digital Signature

03/18/19

Microsoft Word and digital signatures using PGP?

I have a document for a project that I am working on with my team, and I need to digitally sign the document in a way that can be verified by other members of the team. The catch is, internally,... more
Microsoft Word Microsoft Word 2010

03/18/19

Word 2010: Create a Style without a font color?

Is there a way to create a Style that doesn't have a font color. The text that I want to apply the font to is already colored (different colors depending on the word), I just want they style to... more

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