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How to set Excel2003 to automaticall include file name and path on printed spreadsheets

Wroksie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:21:16 -0800

How can I set up Excel 2003 to automatically include the file name and path on every spreadsheet when printed? I have been tasked with figuring this out and setting it up every computer in the office (as the only person here who doesn't poke the actual screen when asked to press 'start', I am the default IT guru - yes, it's that bad).
Anyway, I used this tutorial to figure out how to do this using a macro, and it works great - but I have to go in and add the code to every spreadsheet, which is a pain, and which I doubt my coworkers would be willing or able to do. What I need is a way to set the default template to automatically include the file name and path on every spreadsheet without the user having to do anything or even think about it. I would prefer it be in the footer so that it only shows on printed copies, as per the above tutorial, and not included in an actual cell, but at this point I will take what I can get.

Oil: More than Strategic and Corporate Interests

atmosphere — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:02:49 -0800

Please help me understand the role of oil in the motivations for the 2003 Iraq invasion. It's generally well known now that oil played some role in the US invasion of Iraq. I have been reading a lot on this subject, and when I get passed the superficial "the war was all about oil" type statements, I find the subject to be very complex, incorporating history, economics, regional politics, etc. I was reading an article titled Blood for Oil? linked in a comment on the blue, and I was trying to understand what the thesis of the article was when it said this:

American empire cannot forgo oil – its control is a geopolitical priority – but strategic and corporate oil interests cannot, in themselves, credibly account for an imperial mission of the sort we have witnessed over the last two years. Rather, what the Iraq adventure represents is less a war for oil than a radical, punitive restructuring of the conditions necessary for expanded profitability – it paves the way, in short, for new rounds of American-led dispossession and capital accumulation...It was intended as the prototype of a new form of military neo-liberalism

What, in laymans terms, is this saying? How did invading Iraq "restructure" the conditions necessary for "expanded profitability"? Who's making the profit? How does such a theory take into account the blowback from the invasion, such as the world getting pissed of at the percieved imperialistic aggression of America? Given that this was written 2005, has anything changed/been validated/disproved since then (oil contracts etc.)?

I know that is a lot of questions, but I guess overall I am just looking for help in understanding the complex role oil played. Additional or competing in depth analysis on the role of oil in the invasion (going past "strategic and corporate oil interests") would be much appreciated. Thank you hivemind.

Access Denied.

mwhybark — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:20:27 -0800

Access 2003 transfer text method oddity: Why is the character "#" being replaced with "." in my column heading? I am finishing a data-export widget which takes a set of records and writes them out to a date-and-time-stamped filenamed text file. I am using Access 2003. Everything is working swimmingly except one thing.

I am using the TransferText method within a VBA routine to export the output of a query.

The third-party-provided export schema specifies that the first column name is to be "Foo #", where 'Foo' is not the actual word in the column name.

On export, the file writes as I wish it to with one exception. The "Foo #" header has automagically transformed into "Foo ."

Searching MSDN for instances of "#" or "." is a hopeless endeavor as I am sure you will appreciate. Any insights?

I have tried escaping the "#" in various ways. I have not yet tried entering it via code. I am off to research using character codes and escaping data in and out of Access and will check back here near the end of my workday, about three hours from now.

How do I enable print layout when opening attached .docs in Outlook 2003?

stevedee — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:51:39 -0800

Outlook 2003 user here-- is there a way to open .doc attachments in print layout, instead of (what I consider useless) reading layout?

How can I help my coworkers create XML documents to store metadata?

gryftir — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:50:44 -0800

Generating XML documents help? I work with the county health department, and have been asked to come up with a way to create, store and manipulate metadata for various datasets we store internally on a network drive. Basically I think the simplest thing to do is to create an xml file stored in the same directory with any dataset. Preferably I can do this with infopath 2003 or free software, and using the Dublin Core standard for metadata. I've seen the 5 year old answers on Dublin Core Metadata from this Ask, but I need to let my coworkers create the data first, and that mostly covers storage/database solutions. Looking through various DC list archives hasn't been helpful. I realize that having an xml file for each dataset may make it hard to actually search and manipulate the data, but at least we'd be storing it somewhere in a standard form.

We have Office 2003 on all the relevant machines, to the best of my knowledge, and I think Infopath 2003 should be able to create forms which create xml compliant with dublin core (either simple or qualified, preferably the later). It would be rather difficult to have our IT department roll out any sort of complex IT solution or have a server setup with the authority I have. I could however use some sort of database file stored on the network drive.

I'd really prefer to have forms or generate the XML programatically, rather then having them hand edit a template or something. The idea is to make storing the data as smooth as possible.

Does anybody have any suggestions for me or strong useful resources that you can point me too? I'm not exactly sure how to take the XML schemas for Dublin Core and create a compliant form from it.

I'm not married to Dublin Core if there is another standard or to infopath 2003 if there is a better program that won't cost anything.

Quick and easy solution for reformatting Word documents from manual formatting to Styles?

Jacqueline — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:14:07 -0800

Quick and easy solution for reformatting Word documents from inconsistent manual formatting to Styles? I am helping someone combine 5 Word documents into 1 book with consistent formatting, a Table of Contents, chapter-specific headers and footers, page numbering, etc. If it matters (for text formatting) the documents are all in French. There are 300+ pages.

Problem: The original source documents were all manually formatted (inconsistently!) and thus each one seems to have 100+ different Styles, with only a few (or sometimes one) instance of each Style. The original document authors also did other fun things like use tabs or spaces to position text instead of tab stops or indentation.

Right now it appears as if I will have to go through the document page-by-page, reformatting the text into a consistent set of Styles. Or wipe out all formatting and start from a clean slate. Is there a quicker, easier way to do this or are we just screwed?

If we are screwed, do you think that wiping out all the formatting and applying Styles to the unformatted text (using the original documents' appearance as a guide for different sections, header levels, etc.) would be the fastest way?

I am using Word 2007 and she is using 2003, are there any 2007 formatting features I should avoid because they won't be backwards-compatible?

(Also, I am relatively new to working with Styles in Word so any other large document design/formatting tips you'd like to share would be much appreciated! :))

Please let me know, thanks!

Replying to [blank]

imjustsaying — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:06:54 -0800

Why is there no email address to reply to in MS Outlook 2003 from one out of many people? My POP email client is MS Outlook 2003. I have a newish client who emails me on occasion. Unlike every other received email in Outlook 2003 to which I hit the Reply button, when the window pops open for me to write my reply, there's no email address in the "To..." field.

What's up with that?

How can I easily backup Outlook?

mr_silver — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:56:38 -0800

Is there an easier and less manual way to export your calendar, contacts, tasks and notes in Outlook? Every month, I perform the following:

1. Create a folder with the current date
2. Export Outlook's calendar to a PST within that folder.
3. Export Outlook's contacts to a PST within that folder.
4. Export Outlook's tasks to a PST within that folder.
5. Export Outlook's notes to a PST within that folder.
6. Zip up the folder.
7. Upload it to a backup side and another computer.

The exporting of the data from Outlook to a file is easily the most time consuming part. Especially since it takes 10 clicks per task to get it into a PST file. As such, I can't help wondering if I'm doing it the most efficiently.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can speed up the exporting of this data?

(I don't want to purchase or use a backup service as I have my own storage area and feel more comfortable with something under my control. Nor would I like to backup to an alternative proprietary file format.)

How do I increase the size of the font in my viewing pane without effecting outgoing mail in Outlook 2003?

lattiboy — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:18:03 -0800

How do I increase the size of the font in my viewing pane without effecting outgoing mail in Outlook 2003? Have googled this endlessly and all I can come up with is changing your composition font also. Just want this for reading emails, not sending. Don't think people would appreciate 16 pt. times new roman on every message.

Where are custom settings stored in Word 2000?

roxie110 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:57:31 -0800

What file are settings (created macros, custom toolbar buttons, etc.) stored in in Word 2000? I want to try upgrading to Word 2003 but don't want to lose all the custom stuff in my current version of 2000 (in case I decide to go back). When I reinstalled Photoshop in a new computer, I was able to find a settings file that preserved all of my created actions. I think something similar must exist with Word, but I haven't been able to find it. Help!

Extra credit points if you know whether it's possible to import custom stuff from earlier versions into 2003 after you upgrade!

How to "select all" drawing objects in Word?

roxie110 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:46:13 -0800

Is it possible to "select all" drawing objects at one time in Word 2000 (in order to move them together) rather than holding down the SHIFT key and selecting them individually? I need to add titles to the axes of a graph that's a picture embedded in a Word document. Right now, the margins of the picture don't allow room for this. I can adjust the bottom margin of the picture but when I try to adjust the left margin, the graph just moves to the left, so I can't make room for the axis title that way.

The solution I've come up with, since I can't seem to enlarge the canvas of the picture (does anyone know how?), is to move all the elements of the graph to the left. Currently, I have to select each element using the SHIFT key, then move them together, which is time-consuming (there are TONS of little "pieces") and can lead to errors. I'd love to be able to select all elements at once and move them at once. I thought "Group" might work, but you still have to select individually. Help!

(PS--If more recent versions of Word provide a solution, I'd love to hear it.)

Users cannot connect on Windows Server 2003

panboi — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:39:41 -0800

I've been asked to look at a network that runs three machines (XP) which apparently stopped working: Users cannot connect to the server (Windows Server 2003) due to some connection error. I've been asked to look at a network that runs three machines (XP) which apparently stopped working on Monday. The power supply to the internet router also decided to stop working, then the server (Windows Server 2003 SP2) deciding that no machine could connect to it.

The server also fell over towards the afternoon with blue screen issues. I suspected hardware issues somewhere. I cloned the drive and replaced what appeared to be a glitchy video card.

So the server is now functioning OK - but still have the original problem. Attempts to access the networked drives bring up this specific error message: "This connection has limited or no connectivity. You might not be able to access the Internet or some network resources". Unplugging and reconnecting the network cables causes the PC to think for a while trying to assign an IP address but this then leads to the same error message.

It could be that something on the server setup has been corrupted, but I'm stumped as to how to solve the problem.

Cheap camcorder - 6 years old

philip-random — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:12:00 -0800

What was the cheap cool camcorder to have in 2002? This question concerns some research I'm doing for a screenplay set in 2002/2003 (eve of the Gulf War). Setting is North America so we're talking NTSC. Other flashes of insight as to cool, cheap audio-visual gear of the period (and related extrapolations) welcome.

Exchange 2003 calendar delegates

slagerst — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:15:20 -0800

How do I give my CEO's exchange calendar a new assistant? CEO had assistant 1. former IT people set it up that any calendar invite sent via exchange (2003) was copied to the assistant, who could then answer on the CEO's behalf.

assistant 1 became assistant 2. deleted a1 from exchange, added a2, and assigned delegate rights for CEO to a2.

the problem: i cannot find the mechanism that copies a1 on invites to the CEO. it is not rules on the CEO's profile. i see nothing referencing a1 in the CEO's exchange properties. meeting requesters get the following bounceback referencing a1 when they send request to CEO.

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

Subject: meeting
Sent: 9/2/2008 11:18 AM

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

a1 on 9/5/2008 11:18 AM
The e-mail account does not exist at the organization this message was sent to. Check the e-mail address, or contact the recipient directly to find out the correct address.

Problems with Access 2003 Wizard

sandpine — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:06:17 -0800

Access 2003 UnMatched Query Wizard is not returning expected values. I am attempting to use Access 2003 to find unmatched records between two tables. The story so far...

Table_A and Table_B both contains account numbers, names, addresses, etc for customers. My task is to compare the two tables and produce a list of customers from Table_B that are not in Table_A. Table_A is about 2mb and Table_B is about 200k.

Initially, I had the data in .xls and used the import wizard to bring the data into a fresh Access database, creating two tables. I tried to use the UnMatched query wizard to produce a list of customers. It returned no matches. However I *know* there are matches. I then tried different formats for the data (.txt & .csv) but received the same results.

To test the problem, I created two tables inside Access and used the UnMatched wizard on them. That process produced expected results; it found the no-matches records.

I then created two small versions of Table_A & Table_B (less than 50 records each), imported them, and ran the UnMatched wizard. That process also produced the expected results; it found the no-match records.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? It seems I'm running into some kind of record limit but I can't find any reference to that sort of problem in Google-Land.

(Office 2003, with SP2 installed)

Thanks!

SandPine

which windows server?

cowmix — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:28:25 -0800

Which version of Windows Server do I need? I have a timecard application that requires IIS on Windows 2003 or up.. That's all I need.. I don't need CALs (I don't think) or anything like that.. Just IIS..

What is the cheapest / best version of Windows 2003 to get.. and where should I buy it?

thanks!

How to buy Office 2003 online ?

southof40 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:57:59 -0800

Buying Office 2007 Small Business Edition online - new, sealed, licensed and legit. Where from ? I want to buy a copy of Office 2003 SBE online and am looking for a supplier. Because this is the previous version of Office it's not commonly available from the big retailers.

Must be fully legitimate copy (which I think more or less precludes second hand copies). Extra points if they ship to New Zealand but OK if they are able to ship to either USA or UK.

Would welcome suggestions of businesses that might sell this.

Amazon has a number of people offering this but they are all 'newly registered' and I'd prefer a slightly more established outfit with a fully comprehensive description of what's being offered.

How do I perform a tricky search, select, and export in Outlook 2003?

Roach — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:11:03 -0800

How do I search across multiple PSTs in Outlook 2003 and export messages that contain a certain keyword or email address in the To: or From: field? At the request of my boss, I am searching across 4 PSTs for a particular couple of keywords in the body of the message, and a particular couple of email addresses in the To: or From: fields. I have indexed her hard drive using Google Desktop, which greatly improves the search functionality of Outlook.

Using the Google Desktop search shows me that there are 179 emails that meet the search criteria. My question is, how can I then take these 179 messages and export them, without going back through Outlook and individually selecting them? Or, if there is a superior method I haven't thought of, I would love to hear it! It doesn't matter what format the export is in, as long as it is readable.

I'm on Windows XP Pro, if it makes any difference.

Thanks!

Phantom files?

dozo — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:43:11 -0800

Windows Server 2003 - Best way to see what files (and their locations) disk quotas are counting against a user? I am running a 30 user 2003 domain using roaming profiles and 2GB disk quotas with XP Pro. All are working well except one user.

For some reason quota entries claim that she has 4GB used in her profile, but I cannot find what the quotas are talking about. Her profile is around 200MB, same on the server. I've searched through the server to find these files (music files from a year ago when the profiles was first started - all were erased from server and station) but I haven't found anything.

My question... What's the best way to list the files quotas are seeing?

There may be something obvious here I'm missing, but I'm a Linux man working with 2003 and nothing I can find online mentions how to list the files attributed to a user in quotas.

Help with IPAQ

CollectiveMind — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:25:01 -0800

I have an HP iPAQ 2750. Around the same time it was manufactured, lots of aftermarket hardware and software came out with promises to enhance the device. One of those applications was a GPRS/GSM plug in modem (via the CF Card slot) and software from a company called Enfora. The modem was bundled with software from a company called BVRP. There was other software without a modem which also installed phone tools on the PDA from another company called WebToGo. HP sells the modem from Enfora which it claims is compatible with the iPAQ. But after many tries to install it, it seems ActiveSync 4.0 (which is what the iPAQ came with) was preventing it. I upgraded to ActiveSync 4.5 but still no luck with the Enfora/BVRP software.

I assumed the modem to be generic enough to work with any phone tools software, so I found different phone tools from WebToGo. Their phone tools did load onto the iPAQ. But after lots of calls to TMobile and more onliine chats with HP, I can't get the modem to see the TMobile network - this even after getting TMobile's cell to network number (*99#) and its modem string and web address.

I also thought there might be some issues with Windows Mobile 2003. I tried to upgrade to Windows Mobile 5, but the connection kept dropping. After going through that a few times, I decided the upgrade was more trouble than it's worth. Besides, all of the hardware and software says they work with Pocket PC 2002 and Windows Mobile 2003 anyway and the latter is what the iPAQ came with. So I decided that probably wasn't the problem.

I know I could just buy a smartphone, but I really like the iPAQ. But I don't want to keep carrying an iPAQ and a cell phone around - cluttered. If there are hackers who can break open an iPhone, it seems there should be somebody who can make this work? It seems like I'm almost there. Does anybody have any advice?

Please save my sanity from PowerPoint 2007.

SampleSize — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:04:38 -0800

I do PowerPoint design for a living and -- finally, begrudgingly -- I am switching to PowerPoint 2007. So far, do not like. So, a two-part question: 1. Can anyone suggest a text or video tutorial on moving to PowerPoint 2007 for 2003 power users? 2. I've seen some "make PowerPoint 2007 work like PowerPoint 2003" add-ins. Does anyone have experience/recommendations for any of those? Thanks!

MS Outlook help, please.

ASM — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:52:27 -0800

MS Outlook 2003: a couple quick question about customizing the default settings in Outlook. To begin with, I feel like a moron for not being able to figure this out. That being said, I just started a new job and am trying to customized Outlook so that the default settings are like I had them on my old PC.

In my previous job we were using Outlook 2007, I believe. I am now using Outlook 2003.

How do I enable the calendar/tasks panel while I'm looking at my inbox? When I click on the 'Mail' tab I would like the view to be as follows:

Panel 1: folders
Panel 2: 'Inbox'
Panel 3: Quickview
Panel 4: Calendar/Tasks

I haven't been able to enable the 4th panel.

Also, how do I set the calendar to pull the 5 day work week as a default? Right now the default is the current day. I can change the view to 5 day but it always reverts back to single day view.

I can't imagine that these 2 options are exclusive to Outlook 2007.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks!

A phantom process was eating my CPU!

Burhanistan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:22:26 -0800

Has anyone ever heard of a Windows Server process called "daupbsvc.exe"? This was using a significant amount of processor time on a VMWare Windows 2003 server. Google and Microsoft return no results, as do all of the relevant support forums for the applications that server runs. I seriously doubt it was a virus as that would've returned many search engine results, and that server doesn't contain any end user files nor is it used for any type of web browsing (though it can connect to the internet). I killed the process and it didn't come back. It also isn't showing up in any of the directories of that server, hidden or otherwise. Any ideas?

Replacing fuel filter

Aanidaani — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:42:03 -0800

I'm looking to replace the fuel filter on my 2003 Chevrolet Tracker. It's a relatively easy process, but I'm having some difficulty locating the exact position of the filter. Does anyone happen to have a diagram or link to where can I get this information?

What can I do with Windows 2K3 and old hardware?

Ziggy Zaga — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:40:24 -0800

I've got a copy of Windows Server 2003 and a bunch of old computers. What are some things I can do with it? I've got a copy of Windows Server 2003 and a bunch of old computers. I am also taking some courses in Server 2K3 administration, but I'm not really getting a feel for what I can *do* with 2K3 besides setting up Active Directory, DNS and DHCP. I can get a client to join a domain, but as it stands it's pointless since the domain provides no additional functionality to the client-- just slows down logging in.

What are some ways in which 2K3 is deployed in an enterprise environment? I'd appreciate some example setups, projects or scenarios to try to emulate so I can get a feel for what I might expect if I did this for a living.

Thanks!