Aside from ease of editing and maintaining individual documents, are there arguments for the use of styles in Microsoft Word? [more inside]
posted by chocolate_butch on Sep 1, 2009 - 6 answers

MS Word 2007, PC - how to open second document in SEPARATE window? [more inside]
posted by rexruff on Aug 30, 2009 - 4 answers

My company has decided to change our style guidelines to use straight quotes rather than smart quotes. We frequently run document comparisons of revised documents. Is there a way to stop the quotes from showing up as a revision when we compare versions of a document? [more inside]
posted by thewalrusispaul on Aug 11, 2009 - 6 answers

How can I make my Word documents look less....boring? Seeking tips & tricks from people with an eye for design. [more inside]
posted by Miko on Jul 8, 2009 - 26 answers

Tracking Changes in Word 2007: I want to only see the insertions. Word only allows me to choose Show Markup -> Insertions & Deletions. How do I hide the deletions?
posted by Apollo's Favorite Mistake on Jun 4, 2009 - 2 answers

Please recommend beginning MS Excel and Word classes (offline) in Los Angeles for a computer-antagonistic but somewhat -knowledgeable almost-senior. [more inside]
posted by tyrantkitty on May 22, 2009 - 3 answers

I need to make a sticker sheet in MS Word updatable -- all the stickers on the sheet look the same, but if I type "Q" in the first sticker, "Q" will appear on all the other stickers. Is this possible? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on May 14, 2009 - 9 answers

If I slap a ms word clip art image on a business flyer, are their any legal issues to take into consideration? [more inside]
posted by silkygreenbelly on May 13, 2009 - 10 answers

MS Word insists on keeping lines of paragraphs together even after I turn off Widow/Orphan control. How can I stop this? [more inside]
posted by MasonDixon on May 2, 2009 - 6 answers

Is there a Word plugin or standalone program that will search a Word doc and list all occurrences of a given string, preferably with surrounding words for context? [more inside]
posted by Naberius on Apr 9, 2009 - 4 answers

No matter what I do, the US-ENGLISH setting on my spellcheck keeps returning from the dead like a bad guy in a horror movie. [more inside]
posted by the latin mouse on Mar 14, 2009 - 8 answers

I Screwed Up My Wife's Computer and I'm In TROUBLE!! HELP! [more inside]
posted by snsranch on Mar 13, 2009 - 40 answers

I have Quickbooks Pro 2008 for Windows. How can I tell Quickbooks to use OpenOffice, or some other free non-Word app, when I want to print or edit Quickbooks form letters? [more inside]
posted by zippy on Mar 4, 2009 - 3 answers

How can I best OCR an oddly formatted document using Adobe 9 Standard? [more inside]
posted by Sheppagus on Feb 24, 2009 - 5 answers

I need MS Excel and Word to play together nicely. I can do what I need to in Word, and I can do what I need to in Excel; it's the Relationship that's Complicated. Maybe I need workflow advice? Basic knowledge? Please, please keep reading. [more inside]
posted by cheeken on Feb 5, 2009 - 14 answers

I'm using "Track Changes" in MS Word (or, well, its near-clone in Open Office). I've already made a number of changes — under the wrong name! How can I get those changes attributed to the right name? [more inside]
posted by nebulawindphone on Jan 25, 2009 - 3 answers

Simple q: a way to supplement the dictionary/thesaurus in, ugh, MS Word, Macintosh, to extend its vocabulary and synonym choices? I don't want to have to pop out of word to go look elsewhere. I just want the built in dictionary/thesaurus enlarged. I know there have been N previous queries about dictionaries but I didn't see anything about this specific issue. thanks.
posted by cogneuro on Jan 21, 2009 - 3 answers

How do I use two different pagination styles in one MSWord 2007 document? [more inside]
posted by Mr. Gunn on Dec 16, 2008 - 4 answers

PhD Filter: First year into my course, one chapter written, MS Word can no longer take the strain. It's a humanities PhD, I need a cheap/free alternative... all help appreciated. [more inside]
posted by Augenblick on Aug 29, 2008 - 37 answers

Can you help me view and print background colors in Word? I'm trying to reproduce a form that has a purple background. This form will be completed on screen, but may also be printed. For reasons that we won't go into, it has to be in Word. I'm having trouble getting a purple background that shows up when viewing it on the screen and also when printing. Is there a way to get both? [more inside]
posted by willnot on Jul 8, 2008 - 6 answers

how do you construct a correlation matrix in APA format in Microsoft Word 2007 without killing yourself? [more inside]
posted by esolo on Jun 14, 2008 - 5 answers

is there a way to combine a set of Word documents into one large file without cutting and pasting? I am using Office 2007 and I have a folder of about 20 files, all of which are lists of references. I need to have them all on one document. Is there a quick or easy way of doing this?
posted by Nayano on Apr 12, 2008 - 3 answers

Word 2003 won't open after double-clicking on a document, and the mouse doesn't work in the document area. [more inside]
posted by BeerFilter on Jan 9, 2008 - 5 answers

Another infuriating episode with your favorite source of aggravation and psychological trauma: MS Word! Experts and embittered veterans, click here and help me figure out where my "Undo" function went. [more inside]
posted by foxy_hedgehog on Jan 7, 2008 - 10 answers

Since I transferred all my data to a new mother board, when I switch from writing emails to writing in Word the 'insert' function changes, that is, if I have been writing an email and something getrs overwritten and I press 'insert' to overcome that, all is good until I switch to Word and the stuff gets overwritten until I press 'insert' and so on, ad infinitum. Is it possible to set the same default for both? I use Windows XP, and am in South Australia.
posted by Nayano on Nov 10, 2007 - 3 answers

How can I make Microsoft Word's Find-and-Replace feature work properly with regular expressions when Track Changes is on? [more inside]
posted by Partial Law on Oct 31, 2007 - 6 answers

Is there a way I can only use the user dictionary in MS Word, without using the built-in dictionary? In other words, let's say I have three words in a user dictionary: "cat", "mouse", and "fish". I want MS Word to underline every word that I type, other than "cat", "mouse", or "fish". Solutions involving other software or scripts are welcome, as long as they are free and aren't too complicated.
posted by strangeguitars on Oct 29, 2007 - 9 answers

Where can I find a repository of Word macros? [more inside]
posted by Zinger on Oct 3, 2007 - 3 answers

I created an MS Word document with a host of hyperlinks. When I saved it as a webpage, the links turned all wonky. Blocks of text beneath where I put the link showed up as linked to the URL. Blocks of text that should have been linked to one URL are instead linked to the previous URL. And now the Word file itself shows wonky formatting--every link connects to what should be the URL above it. [more inside]
posted by LarryC on Sep 10, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me ditch Word, yet still deliver a document that uses Word templates. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Sep 3, 2007 - 17 answers

Is it possible to export pictures from Microsoft Word documents? I need to re-color a graphic that's been inserted into a Microsoft Word 2003 document. Unfortunately, that is the only copy I have of the graphic. Word doesn't seem to provide a way to color over graphics. Even getting it into Paint would work fine--but first I need to get it there. Am I screwed?
posted by schroedinger on Jul 27, 2007 - 7 answers

Microsoft Word Filter: Why does anything typed in 12pt Times New Roman decide to pile up on top of itself? Character spacing issues? [more inside]
posted by buriednexttoyou on Jun 21, 2007 - 4 answers

I am typing up reports in MSWORD 2003 and need to have it show a future date instead of todays. When I go to print the file it shows the current date no matter what I do. Any changes just revert back to todays. Is there a way to correct this? Surely this is possible?
posted by beautifulcheese on Jun 18, 2007 - 2 answers

In MS Word, is there a simple way to change every underlined word in a document into italics?
posted by azure_swing on Apr 20, 2007 - 6 answers

So we know that OpenOffice.org is a better value than MSWord...but is it really BETTER? [more inside]
posted by sarahkeebs on Feb 15, 2007 - 41 answers

My MS Word (2003 version) macros keep disappearing! What gives? While I'm at it, what macros do you use? [more inside]
posted by timnyc on Feb 13, 2007 - 2 answers

What word processing program will allow most easily allow me to do unusual things with form--with the way text appears on the page? [more inside]
posted by scarylarry on Feb 5, 2007 - 10 answers

Creating and maintaining a master document in Word with sections from other documents. [more inside]
posted by liet on Jan 18, 2007 - 2 answers

When you open a .doc out of a yahoo email (just open - not downloaded) then edit it, and click the save icon, where does it go? What happens after you close that window? [more inside]
posted by amethysts on Dec 11, 2006 - 11 answers

Reasons Word tells me a document passed spell check when it has misspelled words in it? [more inside]
posted by You Should See the Other Guy on Dec 8, 2006 - 10 answers

Is there an easy way to automatically generate an MSWord (or text) document that contains the titles and folder structure for all files on a hard drive? In other words, to create an index of a hard drive's contents? [more inside]
posted by lionelhutz5 on Nov 7, 2006 - 8 answers

When I copy text from my web browser and paste it into Word, I get an awful awful awful Lucinda font. It's too big and i hate it all over. But how do I change it?
posted by lockse on Oct 24, 2006 - 13 answers

Microsoft Filter: Please help me transfer my Word autocorrects from work to my new laptop. There's [more inside]
posted by Lucie on Aug 29, 2006 - 3 answers

Creating PDF files from a word document - one button, one click conversion no longer available on the Word toolbar [more inside]
posted by 543DoublePlay on Aug 18, 2006 - 5 answers

Help! What is making my MS Word program suddenly seize up and look like scrambled pink and blue static? [more inside]
posted by applemeat on Jun 25, 2006 - 9 answers

I have a directory which is swell for printing, but I need it in a database. [more inside]
posted by Classic Diner on Jun 22, 2006 - 3 answers

How can I convert OpenOffice formatted files to MS Word? [more inside]
posted by mikewas on May 10, 2006 - 4 answers

How can I change the number of "undos" I can do in MS Word X for Mac? [more inside]
posted by generic230 on May 4, 2006 - 4 answers

My computer crashed, the HD was reformatted and now when I try to use the following fonts, there gone. I use windows EX, MS office and want to use the following fonts in Photoshop CS. I would like to reinstall the following fonts; Amaze, Bangle, Bickley, Broadway, Stencil, Stop, Surfer, Wide latin, MS gothic. I don't want to pay too much, if possible -- I had the above fonts before the crash. Thanks in advance for any advice...
posted by orlin on Mar 29, 2006 - 11 answers

How do I disable one-touch printing in Word? [more inside]
posted by Wet Spot on Sep 25, 2005 - 7 answers