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SpeedType not working properly in MS Word 2000 -- GracefulPeg 2010-Aug-28

My AutoText won't save entries I make into it from day to day! -- joanaroja 2010-Aug-27 On your own computer, AutoText entries are stored in the -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Aug-27 My AutoText won't save entries I make into it from day to day! -- joanaroja 2010-Aug-27 Go to the Tools/Options/Save tab to see if the prompt -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Aug-28

When I type "n's" + enter, it expands to something weird -- joanaroja 2010-Aug-25 Something like this is usually caused by AutoCorrect. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Aug-26 When I type "n's" + enter, it expands to something weird -- joanaroja 2010-Aug-27 Be aware that you are technically running two AutoCorrects at the same -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Aug-27

auto numbering in word 2007 with Vista -- nan 2010-Jul-16 auto number: I found it... -- nan 2010-Jul-16 Office Button/Word Options/Proofing/AutoCorrect Exceptions -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jul-16 auto numb list..Thanks! -- nan 2010-Jul-16 auto format on quick access tool bar -- nan 2010-Jul-16 There are several AutoFormat commands. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jul-16

Top Margin Flush w/ no white space -- WLVeith 2010-Jul-05 Switch to Print Layout view, then go to options -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jul-05

Repair made by MS Word -- Debra4432 2010-Mar-10 Since the error message gives you no clue where the problem is, -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Mar-12 Repair made by MS Word: Corrupt / SAVE CUSTOM SETTINGS + FIX THIS! -- Marge 2010-Jun-10

trying to make an underline -- nan 2010-May-20 Word creates several varieties of border lines when -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-May-21 tools -- nan 2010-May-21 Which version of Word? -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-May-21

placeholders to jump to in a document -- nan 2010-May-20 You can add blank fields in your template with Ctrl + F9, -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-May-21

At end of line... -- Lola 2010-May-12 Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar inserts the nonbreaking space in all versions. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-May-12

Autocorrect still won't work...???? Word 2003 -- WLVeith 2010-Apr-27 How did you transfer your entries? -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-May-12

Spell check function in Word 2007 doesn't seem to be working properly -- mmcrosbie 2010-Apr-17 Is the custom.dic file checked when you go to -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Apr-17 Reply -- mmcrosbie 2010-Apr-17 The Windows and Word language settings must match exactly. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Apr-17 Not sure how to set default language in Word 2007 -- mmcrosbie 2010-Apr-17 The Set Language option is on the Review tab in the Proofing section. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Apr-17 I was able to select Canadian English and save it as the default but. -- mmcrosbie 2010-Apr-17 Have you rebooted since you made the default change? -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Apr-18

trying to run IT with new platform, not linking right? -- kgap 2010-Apr-06 platform -- kgap 2010-Apr-06

Hi, I see my question is gone? Did I do something wrong? (sm) -- cheshirecat 2010-Mar-16 It sounds like the document may be corrupt. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Mar-16 Thanks (sm) -- cheshirecat 2010-Mar-16

Word 2007 help -- stuck 2010-Mar-16 Try to right-clicking the first numbered item after pasting and -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Mar-16 You da bomb, Cheryl! sm -- stuck 2010-Mar-16 You're welcome. Glad it worked because the simple fix doesn't -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Mar-16

Word 2007 help -- stuck 2010-Mar-16

Word 2007 / Smartype / Instant Text -- sajehill 2009-Sep-29 Check out the Instant Text overview at -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Sep-30 How do you GET to instant text on the ribbon? TIA nm -- bertabel 2010-Mar-02 Instant Text is a separate program (text expander) and does not -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Mar-02

Word 2007 - How do I double indent paragraph? -- bertabel 2010-Mar-02 Word has a built-in 'Block' style that indents from both margins. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Mar-02

The expansions l for left and r for right have disappeared -- mmcrosbie 2010-Mar-01 Are you referring to the Singles glossary? You may not be using -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Mar-01

Command Key to Jump to text in document -- sylvester 2010-Feb-26 Never answer yes to renaming the normal.dot. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Feb-27

Backspace/Cap entire word -- cooperlv 2010-Feb-23 Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow to highlight word, Ctrl+Shift+A to cap all. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Feb-24 Re: IT command -- cooperlv 2010-Feb-24 You would use the same commands in IT, but -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Feb-24

Spellchecker? -- ValarieR 2010-Feb-22

Can Word 2003 save as a Word Perfect Document -- dbrown022859 2010-Feb-15 Which version of WP? You can download the old WP converter from -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Feb-15 Word files saved as Word Perfect -- dbrown022859 2010-Feb-15

Good morning! My question is re: going from Word 2000 to 2007 -- cheshirecat 2010-Feb-12 Yes, 2007 is significantly different. Go to the Microsoft site -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Feb-12 Thanks! (sm) -- cheshirecat 2010-Feb-12

Autocorrect -- osavage 2010-Jan-26 Which version of Word? -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-28 Word version -- osavage 2010-Jan-28 You can use the AutoCorrect Utility in the support.dot -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-30 AutoCorrect Utility -- osavage 2010-Jan-30 Open the support.dot template and scroll down -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-31

Shadow -- kgap 2010-Jan-25 Go to AutoCorrect/AutoFormat as You Type tab a make sure -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-26 continuous numbering. -- kgap 2010-Jan-26 There is no shortcut to turn auto numbering on and off. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-26 auto numbering -- kgap 2010-Jan-26 Some users don't like auto numbering because -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-26

Line Count -- Joe Will 2010-Jan-17 You can modify your default paragraph style to automatically double -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-18

underline. -- kgap 2009-Jul-11 You can underline nonbreaking spaces. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-11 underline -- kgap 2010-Jan-15

Autocorrect and Normal.dot -- FarmerM 2010-Jan-08 Make sure you are checking the option to search hidden files and folde -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-08 AutoCorrect and Normal.dot -- farmerm 2010-Jan-08 Are you working in a Word-based platform? -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-08 Yup. And nothing else -- farmerm 2010-Jan-09 AutoCorrect entries are language specific. -- Cheryl Flanders 2010-Jan-09

MS Word 2003 F8 to select to text to punctuation at end of sentence. -- Debbie 2009-Dec-09 Setting 2 spaces in the grammar settings only flags 1 space after a -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Dec-09

SOAP note indents -- Alfie 2009-Nov-10 Which version of Word? If 2003 or earlier, -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Nov-12 SOAP indents still a problem -- alfie 2009-Nov-12 Are you using the hanging indent command (Ctrl + T)? -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Nov-12 SOAP Note indents -- alfie 2009-Nov-12 SOAP note template not correct -- alfie 2009-Nov-12 I can only suggest that you recreate your template -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Nov-13 SOAP indents -- alfie 2009-Nov-13 Try inserting Ctrl+Q before the Ctrl+Home command in your cc. Also -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Nov-14 SOAP indent problem -- alfie 2009-Nov-12

Word 2003 spell check problem -- SpellcheckStinks 2009-Oct-31 This is a problem with ExText, not Word. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Oct-31 autocorrect not saving -- elainesoven 2009-Nov-01 Only formatted AutoCorrect entries are stored in the normal.dot. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Nov-01

When you can't restore autocorrect document in word -- jjhamilton 2009-Sep-14 If you used the AutoCorrect Utility macro, -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Sep-15 Re: Autocorrect -- jjhamilton 2009-Sep-15 The AutoCorrect Utility *is* a macro that you can use to back up -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Sep-15 The AutoCorrect Utility in Word 2007 -- gsteenstra 2009-Oct-13

.xls attachment -- Lori Miller 2009-Oct-10 You can download the free Excel viewer from the Microsoft site. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Oct-10

Size of Word document -- happygal3 2009-Oct-08 You can use the mouse to resize the window. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Oct-09

"flash forward"/macros -- Lori Miller 2009-Oct-07 Are you talking about text expansion or true macros? -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Oct-07 shortcut keys -- Lori Miller 2009-Oct-07

Margins bad when opening a Word '03 document in Word '02. -- medikal_ez 2009-Oct-01 Margins and page breaks can differ between printer drivers. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Oct-02

macro to alphabetize document -- met558 2009-Sep-30 Need more details on the layout of the document. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Oct-01

Word 2007 is installed, can Word 2003 also be installed on same PC -- ozgal 2009-Sep-27 The oldest version must be installed first -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Sep-28

Cap problem -- Dynamics 2009-Sep-09 Need more details about the layout of the document. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Sep-09 More Details -- Dynamics 2009-Sep-10 Even if you clear the option in AutoCorrect to cap the first word, -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Sep-10 More Details -- Dynamics 2009-Sep-10 Is there an option in MP Lite that you also need to turn off? -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Sep-10 I got it -- Dynamics 2009-Sep-11 You may have accidentally pressed Ctrl + 9 that toggles -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Sep-11 If I understand you correctly, -- Dynamics 2009-Sep-11 Yes, Ctrl+9 is just a shortcut so you don't have to drill down -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Sep-11 Thank you -- Dynamics 2009-Sep-11

Alt key in macro -- happygal3 2009-Aug-26 You don't need a macro. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Aug-27 Start IT lower layout -- happygal3 2009-Aug-27 What program/platform are you working in? -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Aug-27 Syngo and Word 2003 -- happygal3 2009-Aug-27 You need to contact IT tech support. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Aug-27 I tried this -- happygal3 2009-Aug-28

deleting misspelled words in Microsoft Office Word 2003 -- pennyr1953 2009-Aug-25 Are these words you added during spell check? -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Aug-25 incorrect words added -- pennyr1953 2009-Aug-25 incorrect words added -- pennyr1953 2009-Aug-25

All the letters I type in Word don't show up -- maryc 2009-Jul-29 When was the last time you ran a virus scan? -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-29 Virus scan -- maryc 2009-Jul-29 A virus can attack Word without interfering with other programs. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-29 Safe mode -- maryc 2009-Jul-29 Okay in safe mode can indicate an add-in that is conflicting with Word -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-29 there's absolutely nothing listed in my add-ons. -- maryc 2009-Jul-29 Is this a document you received from somebody else or -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-30 it's just in Word, all the time -- maryc 2009-Jul-30 Try renaming your normal.dot. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-30 that would also explain the exclaimation point! -- eruthk 2009-Jul-29 Word 2007 with Vista -- typing fool 2009-Jul-29 Do you mean multiple numbered formatting? -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-30 reply to your e-mail -- typing fool 2009-Jul-31 keyboard settings -- eruthk 2009-Jul-30

Question regarding the name of the Word 2007 Normal in this situation. -- mcrosbie 2009-Jul-28 Word 2007 templates that are macro enabled have that mark on the file -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-28 Yes I have done that. Things are fine with Word 2007on my laptop...sm -- mcrosbie 2009-Jul-29 Word 2007 requires much more memory than earlier versions. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-29 My RAM on my Windows XP Computer -- mmcrosbie 2009-Jul-30 autoclose macro -- eruthk 2009-Jul-29 Thanks. -- mmcrosbie 2009-Jul-29

Keys to press to get the degree sign in Word 2007 -- Marilyn Crosbie 2009-Jul-22 There is no built-in shortcut for the degree sign. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-22 Thank you for clarifying, Cheryl -- mcrosbie 2009-Jul-23

Problems with Stedman's Plus Standard 2009 versus another brand -- mcrosbie 2009-Jul-16 I purcahsed Sylvan Spell Checker -- Marilyn Crosbie 2009-Jul-22 Yikes! I sure do need my spell checker to catch my typos! -- Marilyn Crosbie 2009-Jul-22

Keys to press to get the degree sign in Word 2007 -- Marilyn Crosbie 2009-Jul-22

MS Word 2007 -- MeMT519 2009-Jul-10 Check the Advanced Word Options. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-10 That works! -- MeMT519 2009-Jul-11

Is it possible to import autotext entries from Word XP into Word 2007? -- mmcrosbie 2009-Jul-06 Yes, it's possible but can be confusing to do. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-07 I do have a text expander. -- mmcrosbie 2009-Jul-08 Absolutely. Just import your AutoText into your Instant Text. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-08

Setting language for Word 2007 and using various templates. sm -- mmcrosbie 2009-Jul-06 I think you'll find it easier to work with different languages if you -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jul-07 Thanks. -- mmcrosbie 2009-Jul-08

Change Case Button in Toolbar for MS Word 2007 -- mmcrosbie 2009-Jun-30 You can also use the keyboard shortcut to cycle through case options. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jun-30 Thanks Cheryl. It's interesting that before "mice" became popular .. -- mmcrosbie 2009-Jun-30

normal dot (from below) -- cheshirecat 2009-Jun-25 Only if you're upgrading to Word 2007. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jun-26

command entries in IT -- kgap 2009-Jun-20 whoops posted on wrong page. Will repost on IT page -- kgap 2009-Jun-20

reassign shortcut key -- kgap 2009-Apr-19 A workaround is to assign Alt+S to another command -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Apr-20 reassign keys -- kgap 2009-May-07 Ctrl + S is the default Save command in Word. How do you -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-May-07 control S -- kgap 2009-Jun-20

Word 2000 to Word 2003 transition -- Brenda Hamlin 2009-Jun-01 Check the Stedman's site to make sure your -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jun-01 Word 2000 to Word 2003 or 2007 -- Brenda Hamlin 2009-Jun-01 When you buy a new computer, -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Jun-01

Word 2003 Docs opening in Header 1 style, but saved as body text -- Sherri 2009-May-06 When copy/pasting between documents, use the -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-May-07

When sharing other Word 2003 dot files, not normal.dot files.... -- ozgal 2009-May-03 Yes, you can share macros via separate templates (.dot files), -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-May-03 Sharing macros via separate templates (.dot files) -- ozgal 2009-May-03

typing at bottom -- kgap 2009-Apr-19 Page Up, then Ctrl+ End will set your cursor at the -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Apr-20

minimize windows and jumping back and forth between open windows -- kgap 2009-Apr-16 If you have a Windows key on your keyboard, you can -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Apr-16 thanks for the keyboard shortcut suggestions. -- kgap 2009-Apr-17

normal dot file -- cheshirecat 2009-Apr-04 Word 2003 can use the normal.dot from previous versions. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Apr-04 normal dot -- cheshirecat 2009-Apr-07 I'm assuming you have those addresses in AutoText? -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Apr-07 autotext -- cheshirecat 2009-Apr-16

Converting from Word 97 to 2007: reinstall vs upgrade, how to... -- Cindy Franke 2009-Mar-27 Install 2007 over 97. Check the option that you do not -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Mar-27 It sounds easy! I have Windows XP. If I install the whole office... -- Cindy Franke 2009-Mar-27 Yes, just install over 97. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Mar-27

Helping others use Instant Text -- skinney001 2009-Mar-18 Please repost this on the Instant Text board, this is MS Word. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Mar-19

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indenting in word -- flnj 2009-Mar-11 Use the hanging indent command (Ctrl + T) when -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Mar-11

Word and Excel 2007 conversion -- FLsonshine 2009-Feb-21 Have you checked for an updated printer driver? -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Feb-23 No, I haven't printed anything yet. sm -- FLsonshine 2009-Feb-24 The printer driver dictates the layout of the document. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Feb-24 I'm still confused...sm -- FLsonshine 2009-Feb-25 I don't have any experience with iBackup -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Feb-25

Creating glossaries in EditScript 8 with Word 2007 -- rseckinger 2009-Feb-23

How to merge? -- JohnK 2009-Feb-21 See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article link inside -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Feb-23

Upgrading from Word 97 to Word 2007 -- FLsonshine 2009-Feb-14 Yes, you can continue to work with your 97 documents in 2007. -- Cheryl Flanders 2009-Feb-14

Dictaphone ExText Problem -- Andi T 2009-Feb-12