How do I keep a particular tab in Word2007 from automatically disappearing? And other Word2007 and Excel 2007 questions inside. [more inside]
posted by jujube on Dec 17, 2009 - 15 answers

How consistent is MS Office between Windows and OSX? Will using MS Office on my Mac solve this formatting problem I'm having? [more inside]
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints on Nov 19, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm looking for a job doing presentation graphics (in law firms, possibly financial firms); this is about 30% of my current job at a law firm. I'm one of very few "experts" at my firm which isn't very technologically advanced in this area, so I'm afraid that my skills won't cut it in the outside world. I need advice on how to upgrade my skills. [more inside]
posted by kenzi23 on Sep 30, 2009 - 2 answers

Can I download only OpenOffice Writer? [more inside]
posted by ptsampras14 on Jun 18, 2009 - 4 answers

WordMacroFilter: So my new boss is great but he has some crazy grammar and wordsmithing quirks. I received a list (no joke) of the edits he wants to see of documents that come to his desk (use affect instead of impact, effect instead of impacts, etc). I'd like to create a Microsoft Word Macro that will automate the task. [more inside]
posted by roundrock on May 19, 2009 - 7 answers

Microsoft Word crashing shortly after start-up. Tried common solutions with no success - other ideas? [more inside]
posted by Pontius Pilate on Apr 22, 2009 - 11 answers

Has anyone taken the Office Proficiency Assessment and Certification (OPAC) test recently, or have documentation on what exactly it tests for in Word and Excel? [more inside]
posted by limeswirltart on Mar 6, 2009 - 3 answers

I have a Mac user whose Word documents are suddenly opening as lime green text on lime green background. This is only on her machine, anyone else can open the same documents and have them show as black text on a white background. Office 2008, OS X 10.5
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey on Mar 2, 2009 - 2 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

How do I make previous revisions, "track changes" comments, and other marginalia disappear, and be unretrievable in Word? [more inside]
posted by roofus on Nov 27, 2008 - 19 answers

How do I get 'rock hard' Microsoft Office skills? [more inside]
posted by greytape on Oct 29, 2008 - 8 answers

Why are we getting incomplete printouts when attempting to print wirelessly from a laptop? [more inside]
posted by newfers on Aug 19, 2008 - 3 answers

Creating a form template for colleagues to use at work that needs to meet the following criteria: 1. Allow text fields and drop-down selection boxes. 2. Allow users to add additional text in should they see fit (i.e. doesn't disallow all input outside of form fields). 3. Will allow rows (the form will be arranged like a table) to be duplicated/copied & pasted, including the form fields contained within those rows. 4. Is formatted nicely enough to be passed along to a client and read clearly. 5. Is openable/usable by your average user who doesn't have access to super expensive/specialized software. [more inside]
posted by freudenschade on May 1, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I prevent Microsoft Office from going online? [more inside]
posted by Unsomnambulist on Apr 10, 2008 - 10 answers

Is there any way to view pages in a Microsoft Word (2002) documents side by side instead of top to bottom? [more inside]
posted by bigcheesegump on Feb 25, 2008 - 6 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

Arg! Help me figure out Word 2007! [more inside]
posted by unexpected on Dec 10, 2007 - 9 answers

Question on converting numbers into formatted text with Excel. [more inside]
posted by Optimus Chyme on Nov 7, 2007 - 5 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

Should be simple to insert a "text field" in a form template in Word 2007. Why isn't it? [more inside]
posted by RavinDave on Oct 21, 2007 - 4 answers

I have a Word merge document with merged variable info sandwiched around a preprinted area in which I want no text - is there a way to insert some sort of break on the page that says to Word "No matter how big section 1 is, don't start printing section 2 until this point"? Thanks for any help! [more inside]
posted by deliriouscool on Sep 21, 2007 - 8 answers

When I open a blank document in Word, why is it not blank? [more inside]
posted by metacort on Sep 11, 2007 - 4 answers

How do I easily insert special characters in Word on Mac OS X? [more inside]
posted by deansfurniture5 on Sep 10, 2007 - 9 answers

How can I integrate Google Docs to Microsoft Word 2007? [more inside]
posted by enriquem on Aug 2, 2007 - 2 answers

How do i turn off Markup once and for all in Word 2007, for real? [more inside]
posted by yeara on Jul 18, 2007 - 4 answers

How to change the program Word opens embedded audio with? Alternatively, suggestions for foot-pedal software that plays well with audio embedded in Word or RTF documents. [more inside]
posted by icebourg on Jul 16, 2007 - 3 answers

Microsoft Word Training Filter: Can anyone recommend any good, comprehensive online training courses for Microsoft Word 2007. Bonus points for: free or cheap. [more inside]
posted by Zinger on Jun 26, 2007 - 4 answers

Annoying changes to my MS Word at work... [more inside]
posted by BigBrownBear on Apr 12, 2007 - 10 answers

How do I get a the rows in a table to stay clumped in fives even if I add or change the data?I have a long list of data that I need to arrange in a table, and I want the rows grouped together in fives. I'm currently working in Microsoft Word, and what I've got looks something like this Google Doc. I want the table(s) to stay grouped like this even if I add, delete, or change the data. If I just use the Word tables, adding a new line to a group will just create an extra row. [more inside]
posted by bokinney on Mar 12, 2007 - 7 answers

Unicode Filter: Converting an Office 98 document to Unicode has caused formatting problems. [more inside]
posted by AArtaud on Feb 22, 2007 - 4 answers

Legal forms: I'm looking for a free or low-cost application that will permit data entry in a user-friendly environment and integrate that data with an indeterminate number of predefined MS Word forms (and output .doc or .rtf documents). [more inside]
posted by socratic on Nov 16, 2006 - 3 answers

Word is starting to drive me insane. Is there any way to force it to use only the styles I defined, and not clutter the list with every minute variation of those styles? [more inside]
posted by Harry on Sep 16, 2006 - 6 answers

MSWord formatting filter: Is my PC possessed? Suddenly, when I select a line of text and make it bold, italic or bulleted, the ENTIRE DOCUMENT assumes that formatting. What gives? [more inside]
posted by wordwhiz on Aug 4, 2006 - 7 answers

When I try running long complex macros in MS Word for OS X, created in Office for Mac OS 9.2, some of the macros are freezing/crashing. Perhaps even worse, the macros don't seem to be failing at the same point each time I try to run them. [more inside]
posted by ParisParamus on Jun 15, 2005 - 1 answer

My workplace has developed a training curriculum using various Office documents. I need to figure out a way to 'bind' them into one large document... [more inside]
posted by FloryTric on Jun 8, 2005 - 6 answers

I've been given 700 Word documents some of which I'll need to edit, based on content. The values to be queried are stored in named fields in the documents. [more inside]
posted by punilux on May 26, 2005 - 3 answers

I'm working on my MA thesis and so have an enormous jumble of books, articles, and references kicking around. I am looking for an easy way to manage this. [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on May 4, 2005 - 31 answers

MicrosoftWordFilter. I'm having trouble with Word. During the span of a few weeks, I work on a document - nothing too fancy, a couple of fonts, a couple of tables, perhaps a graphic or two - and yet the 29 pages bloat to 44MB. What settings are mis-set? [more inside]
posted by seawallrunner on Nov 29, 2004 - 11 answers

ColorFilter
When I create a background color is MS Word, and then print it out, the yellow on the screen takes on a green cast, and after a bit of fiddling, I can't seem to compensate for this effect. Is this inevitable, or, is this a function of working on a 5 year-old iMac, whose screen is losing it's phosphors? Any suggestions on how to efficiently match the screen color to the paper color? (I've adjusted the screen options in the OS already)
posted by ParisParamus on Oct 3, 2004 - 4 answers

I have something on my MS Word window I can't get rid of, and I think it's spyware. Pic of offending thing inside. [more inside]
posted by johnnydark on Aug 5, 2004 - 8 answers

Is there a way to cut'n'paste charts from Excel into Word, without generating huge Word files? I've tried varieties of paste, 'paste special,' and so on, and I can't figure out why an Excel file of charts that's several hundred KB, always turns into a Word file that's at least several MB. I guess I'm missing something obvious, but have no idea what it is.
posted by carter on Jun 24, 2004 - 8 answers

MS Word 2003 task panes: when I start Word, I get a "getting started" side bar and an Adobe Acrobat tool menu that I can't seem to permanently disable. This is driving me bonkers. [more inside]
posted by muckster on Apr 20, 2004 - 3 answers