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

Batch convert Word docs to text files? [more inside]
posted by yarrow on Jul 9, 2009 - 5 answers

Two questions about Word 2008, on a Mac. [more inside]
posted by interrobang on Apr 3, 2009 - 4 answers

Where did the file go after it was opened from a website and edited it in Microsoft Word? [more inside]
posted by mcarthey on May 27, 2008 - 9 answers

what kind of doc shall I see about a knee injury and how does the UK med system work? [more inside]
posted by krautland on Mar 19, 2008 - 11 answers

Is there anyone out there who can convert a .docx file into a PDF for me within the next few hours? [more inside]
posted by lemonfridge on Jul 6, 2007 - 26 answers

DC doctors - your personal recommendations? [more inside]
posted by Amizu on Jul 5, 2007 - 6 answers

I just got some second hand Doc Marten boots, but the previous owner seems to have had some weird way of wearing them which was put them out of shape, how do I get the leather to behave? [more inside]
posted by chrisbucks on Jun 26, 2007 - 2 answers

Can you please recommend a great neurologist in the New Haven County (Connecticut) area? [more inside]
posted by sneakin on Jun 15, 2007 - 2 answers

What exactly did Doc Brown mean in this Back to the Future II clip? [more inside]
posted by allthewhile on Dec 4, 2006 - 37 answers

How can I make a .pdf of a .doc file that maintains the copious hyperlinks in the original MS Word doc on Mac OS 10.4? [more inside]
posted by hwickline on Sep 28, 2006 - 8 answers

I have a resume in Microsoft Word that I use to print and an HTML resume online. Every time I update my resume, I have to do it by hand twice. How do I cut my work in half? [more inside]
posted by sdis on Mar 18, 2006 - 11 answers

Help with re-formatting a word document? [more inside]
posted by ducksauce on Jan 6, 2006 - 16 answers

I need a way to convert a pdf file to a Microsoft Word (.doc) file. It has to be free, preferably online if possible, and if there is no suitable online version it should be compatible with OS X. Any suggestions?
posted by teem on Aug 14, 2005 - 13 answers

I am having a helluva time converting Microsoft Word documents to PDF files. It's beginning to drive me mad. I am running Mac OS 10.3.9. Please to hope me! [more inside]
posted by Dr. Wu on Jul 7, 2005 - 9 answers