Unanswered Questions
2,763 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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How to disable MS Word from locking opened files
Microsoft Word has a annoying habit of whenever it opens a word file to prevent other runtimes from accessing it.
As far as I can perceive, it's to prevent a lost update scenario with word files.
So ...
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Disable or prevent Teams global keyboard shortcusts
I use Ctrl+Alt+M to add Comments in a Word document. However, with Microsoft Teams installed it captures that shortcut for Microphone Mute/Unmute, no matter if the application is running or a call is ...
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Can I configure Microsoft Word to scroll to the correct "next" line when pressing the down arrow (viewing two pages wide)?
I like the feature within Word that shows two pages on the screen side-by-side (not using the "View Side by Side" feature, but simply editing the document at a high enough resolution with the zoom low ...
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Maintaining word order when copying Hebrew from and SE site to MS Word
When I try to copy text from Mi Yodeya (the Judaism SE site, which I usually render in Chrome) into a MS Word document (using Word 2007 on Windows 7), e.g. this one, I find that Hebrew text comes ...
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Can't make changes to word document opened as read-only
I've some documents on a network share that are password protected.
I need to open those files, make some temporary changes and then print them. Since I don't want those changes to be saved, I'm used ...
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My font in Word always returns to italic after I change it to regular
I write papers in Word in 2 languages in the same files. My other language except for English is right-to-left language. When I write in my language, word changes my font in English only to italic. ...
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Shrinking text to fit in MS Word table
I'm writing some software that takes a Microsoft Word document, replaces variables inside, then prints the final document onto an ID card. The document has limited space and must fit on a single page, ...
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MS Word -- Unable to open <link>. Cannot open the specified file
RE: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-word/some-hyperlinks-to-pdfs-will-not-work-in-word/79274141-b55e-4ce1-9a37-e07f7f77c816
I'm experiencing the same problem as above, ...
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How in Microsoft Word via styles can I highlight text only and not the entire line / paragraph
I can do what I am asking about manually by first selecting the word and then clicking the Text Highlight Color button.
I am using Microsoft Word 2007.
I want this:
and not this:
More Info (though ...
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How do we view and resolve the difference between my version and the server version of a file?
In our MS Office Upload Center, I have a file:
Name MyFile.docx
Location d.docs.live.net/2234hksjdfhk2j34/Documents/Work/ (this is OneDrive)
Last in Sync 10/26/2014 2:50 PM
Status Please Refresh
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Export for PDF/A results in low-quality PDF
I have a thesis written in word with some figures. I was required to write it in Word, but in the end I managed to deal with the figures.
I exported to PDF for printing, and it looks fine on screen ...
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Is it possible to put headlines into table cells (and thereby make them show up in the navigation outliner)?
At my workplace I have to work with Word documents which serve as meeting protocols and contain very long tables. Basically, a typical document has 2-4 pages of introductory text, and then the ...
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Can I have LaTeX-style floats in Word?
I'm a (rather experimented) LaTeX-user... but unfortunately, I have to use Word (2000 (!)) at work. One of the things I miss the most (I mean, except the typographic quality, the macros and the math ...
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Creating Text Style with Colors using Pandoc to Docx Converter
I am creating a simple Word document (*.docx) using Pandoc. My input text file is fairly straight forward. I would like to create text with Red/Yellow/Green highlight. I am aware of creating a custom ...
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In Word, is there a way to increase the size of the triangles used to collapse and expand headings?
I'm using Office 365. Is there a way to increase the size of the triangles used to collapse and expand headings? They don't have an expanded click area, so you have to click right on the triangle, ...
