250 Answered Questions for the topic Microsoft Word
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...
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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...
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03/19/19
How do I add a Word document to an HTML website that I made so people can download the form?
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?
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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03/19/19
How do I open multiple Microsoft Word documents in the same location as the previous time at once?
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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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,...
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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...
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03/18/19
Can I get the spellchecker in MS Word to remember my grammar decisions?
Sometimes Word will make a incorrect grammar suggestion which I can just ignore.However every time I go to spellcheck it again, it will keep making that suggestion. Is there any way I can get it to...
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Microsoft Word Microsoft Outlook
03/18/19
Can't select text with mouse in Word or Outlook?
I cannot select text with my mouse in Word and Outlook. I can for a little while, then I can't, so, I close and restart the applications again and all is well. This also means that I can't drag...
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03/18/19
How do you change the image placeholder in a Word 2016 letterhead template to an actual image?
03/18/19
Transform linked images to embedded images?
I have imported a HTML report into word by opening it (open `index.html` in Word) and copy / paste the result as an annex into my Doc.It worked fine, except that all the images (200 of them) are...
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Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel
03/18/19
How do I copy Word tables into Excel without splitting cells into multiple rows?
I have data in a Word table that includes line and paragraph breaks. When I copy the data into Excel, it splits each line and paragraph I want into multiple cells. How do I copy the data to Excel...
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