Is my external HD enclosure killing drives? Or is it bad luck? [more inside]
posted by Admiral Haddock on Nov 20, 2009 - 10 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

Is there any way to solve Pages' funny behaviour with long footnotes? [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on Nov 2, 2009 - 1 answer

in what format should I have contributors submit pieces to be posted later in wordpress? [more inside]
posted by bingo on Oct 11, 2009 - 16 answers

Can you help me figure out how to change the color of the line down the right side of the page in this document? It's from a template and I don't know how "grab" the line to change it. [more inside]
posted by orsonet on Aug 23, 2009 - 4 answers

A former professor and I are meeting tomorrow, as she's writing me a recommendation for getting a PhD. She's requested that I bring a CV along with my writing samples. I've been employed as an editor, freelance writer and blogger for the most of my post-undergrad career. None of my articles are particularly serious or scholarly. What's the best way to format this info in a CV? [more inside]
posted by Hwaet on Jul 29, 2009 - 4 answers

After reformatting an OS 9 ibook, it won't boot (I get flashing question mark). Yes, I chose "install OS 9 drivers" when reformatting! And I need to fix this in an hour.... [more inside]
posted by jimmyjimjim on Jun 12, 2009 - 8 answers

HELP! I've been bluffing for years about my graphic design abilities, technical knowledge, and general printing skills. Please recommend some books so I can actually understand what I am doing. [more inside]
posted by Classic Diner on Jun 9, 2009 - 11 answers

I have an xls file I got from a survey I created on Google docs. Now I want to make it pretty without copy-pasting every bloody cell into an Indesign document… [more inside]
posted by monocultured on May 17, 2009 - 7 answers

Quick and easy solution for reformatting Word documents from inconsistent manual formatting to Styles? [more inside]
posted by Jacqueline on Apr 23, 2009 - 10 answers

What formulae do I need to cause Excel to highlight a cell on one worksheet if the data is found in a different worksheet? Formulae I have attempted (using named ranges) under the cut. [more inside]
posted by mccn on Apr 21, 2009 - 5 answers

How do I view .csv (comma-separated values) files IN Firefox in a nice fixed-width column format? [more inside]
posted by shmooly on Apr 15, 2009 - 4 answers

MS Word formatting issue: it applies any changes to entire document. How do I make Word only apply formatting changes to the selected text? [more inside]
posted by sulaine on Mar 12, 2009 - 11 answers

Dear Hivemind: Where can I find examples of treatments for Reality TV shows? [more inside]
posted by Elle Vator on Mar 8, 2009 - 1 answer

I did a dumb thing. I put together a book list in this format: first-name last-name (tab) book-title Note that there *isn't* a comma between the author's first and last name. Is there any "computer magic" I can perform to change it to this format: last-name first-name (tab) book-title The list is just in text format, for what it's worth. I'm on a Mac but also have access to a PC. I'd rather not have to cut-n-paste the last names, it's a pretty long list.
posted by edjusted on Feb 17, 2009 - 16 answers

In ms word, in endnotes, there's this little two-inch line in the upper-left corner to symbolize that you're in "footnote land," even on the second page of the endnotes and after. It's the same line that's at the bottom of the page before a footnote. Is there any way to remove this line? I have a mac, but I think the same issue comes up with PCs. I need to get rid of this line to fulfill the formatting requirements to post my dissertation, so any help would be much appreciated!
posted by jefsolo on Nov 29, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm thinking of getting rid of Windows XP and switching to a Linux distro....and I have some questions. [more inside]
posted by pilibeen on Nov 10, 2008 - 23 answers

How to bypass Excel macro warning or alternative to macro. [more inside]
posted by emjay on Nov 4, 2008 - 13 answers

Latex filter (not that sort). I'm using Latex (with TexShop and Bibdesk) and I need to format a bibliography in a particular way. Please help! [more inside]
posted by jonesor on Oct 8, 2008 - 9 answers

ChicagoManualofStyleFilter: I'm trying to figure out what Chicago dictates (is there even guidance here?) for proper setup of title page info for a short paper of perhaps five pages or less without a title page. That is to say, how does the information that would go on a title page get formatted when one isn't used. Name/date/course/prof/etc., moved to the top of the first page. Can anyone point me to a specific section in the manual? Bonus question: I know what it vaguely looks like (LastName PageNumber), but I'm also looking for specific guidance for last name and page number info in the short paper's header. Thanks!
posted by jroybal on Jul 7, 2008 - 4 answers

MS Word 2004 for the Mac: Annoying unexpected behavior when editing tables. [more inside]
posted by ottereroticist on Jul 1, 2008 - 3 answers

How do I format an entire data series for a chart in Illustrator CS3? [more inside]
posted by special-k on Apr 23, 2008 - 4 answers

You know the pop up format menu that comes up in Word 2007 when you highlight something? How do I turn that off? [more inside]
posted by misanthropicsarah on Apr 17, 2008 - 3 answers

FirefoxFilter: How can I use keyboard shortcuts in rich text boxes? [more inside]
posted by sjuhawk31 on Apr 15, 2008 - 3 answers

I think I'm finally switching to Ubuntu on my main machine. I have two 160GB external drives, currently both with NTFS, currently mirrored (by software, not a RAID). With what and how should I format/use these guys? [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Mar 14, 2008 - 8 answers

Software that will format a large amount of text? [more inside]
posted by Ctrl_Alt_ep on Mar 13, 2008 - 10 answers

How do I make Outlook 2003 not be such a jerk when I'm trying to quote emails in replies? (that blue bar on the left... grr) [more inside]
posted by aubilenon on Mar 11, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm interested in designing a notetaking markup system for writing & the web. Before I put much more effort into it, does it exist? [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Feb 28, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I conditionally format an entire row in Excel 2007 based upon the contents of a particular column in that row? [more inside]
posted by ChasFile on Feb 1, 2008 - 8 answers

Probably ridiculously obvious Excel question: how do I set it so that a URL is never turned into a hyperlink? [more inside]
posted by Dreama on Dec 19, 2007 - 7 answers

Excel Experts: Is there a way to apply a custom formatting template to an unformatted worksheet? [more inside]
posted by kmtiszen on Dec 12, 2007 - 4 answers

How to wipe a dead hard drive? After backing up my data to a recently purchased external drive, it promptly failed (and produced a horrible, burning electronics odor). As I'm still within the 14 day return policy, I shouldn't have any trouble returning it. However: I want to wipe all of my personal data from the drive first. How to do that with a drive that won't mount? [more inside]
posted by aladfar on Oct 29, 2007 - 16 answers

APA formatting question. How do I cite a study/article that's cited in a study/article that's the chapter of a book made up of individual studies/articles? [more inside]
posted by CrazyLemonade on Oct 10, 2007 - 16 answers

Recent Gmail trouble: no text box showing when "rich formatting" selected, using Firefox and XP. Works fine in IE. [more inside]
posted by fish tick on Sep 24, 2007 - 2 answers

Word Processor formatting screwy filter: I use a few different word processors from time to time and I try to use .rtf since I understand that is a universal format yet when I load a document in a different word processor the formatting always seems to get screwed up. [more inside]
posted by GleepGlop on Sep 22, 2007 - 4 answers

When word processing, how do I make long URLs break at the end of a line (and continue on the next, rather than starting a new line) while maintaining the hyperlink? [more inside]
posted by sarahkeebs on Aug 8, 2007 - 2 answers

In Microsoft Word 2003, I'm trying to format a document so that there is both one-columned and two-columned text on the same page. Whenever I apply two columns to the text I want to be in two columns, it always shunts all that text to a new page, as if I had inserted a page break. What do to? [more inside]
posted by midatlanticwanderer on Jan 30, 2007 - 18 answers

Coding question: What is the best/easiest way to preserve typographical formatting (like nbsp's, line breaks) of pasted text that will be stored in a database and later displayed in boxes of arbitrary size? [more inside]
posted by shownomercy on Dec 31, 2006 - 6 answers

Is there an online application that will take an HTML page with an external stylesheet and make the styles inline? e.g. style="color:#000000" [more inside]
posted by destro on Dec 11, 2006 - 8 answers

How can I strip the seconds off when displaying a MYSQL datetime variable, using only PHP commands, not MYSQL commands like "DATE_FORMAT"? [more inside]
posted by Bugbread on Nov 28, 2006 - 14 answers

Hullo. I'm compiling some weblog traffic reports for a site running on two servers (for load balancing). As they are wont to do, each server has collected differnt data... [more inside]
posted by missmobtown on Oct 20, 2006 - 5 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

Recipe formatting and XML/XHTML - what am I getting myself into? [more inside]
posted by rossination on Jul 27, 2006 - 9 answers

How can I make Outlook 2003 "adopt" current text formatting when replying to an email by inserting text in-line? [more inside]
posted by toomanyplugs on Jul 20, 2006 - 1 answer

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

You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much disk space... [more inside]
posted by AmbroseChapel on Mar 12, 2006 - 10 answers

It's not how I'd choose to spend my Friday evening, but for the last few hours, I've been trying to replace carriage returns that have turned up in an Access and Excel file, and drawing a blank. [more inside]
posted by godawful on Feb 10, 2006 - 9 answers

Could you please show me some excellent examples of recipe formatting? How would you improve upon standard recipe formatting? (I don’t mean storing it in XML etc, but when displayed on the screen or on paper.) [more inside]
posted by riffola on Feb 2, 2006 - 8 answers

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

PDF from html with extensive css. How do I resolve my formatting issues? [more inside]
posted by mystyk on Sep 19, 2005 - 8 answers