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Hi I am running Windows XP and have just installed WORD 2007. Can someone please tell me how I stop the parser auto-completing dates for me? I like to write...

I use Microsoft word (2003 office) templates for writing letters and faxes. Those documents automatically update to the current date. I like that. But....

Hi, In WORD, when one selects "files" from the menu the last four (4) documents are displayed. Is there a way to change this default to, say, six (6)...

Does anyone know the DDE command sequence to open a template as if it had been clicked? We want to be able to open a template from a third party product. If...

After I used msconfig to resolve a problem and then specified normal startup, it continues to appear on startup, with the message that I have specifed a...

I am getting a failure notice every few minutes saying that I need to debug. When I select yes it sends me to the script editor. What am I supposed to do to...

How do I debug script editors?

Using XP and I'm admitting to a brain fart. Word has decided that it won't convert "th" or "st" into superscript and I couldn't find the box that should be...

I'm trying to set up a page size and also a table that include eighths of inches in the dimensions. I'm unable to do so because it seems Word 2000 only uses...

Is there a way to stop Word from filling in a filename when a file is first saved? I find the need to delete the suggested filename annoying. I found this:...

Whenever I save a document created from a Word template (.dot) file, the default filename is 'Address.doc' or 'Wednesday.doc'. Why is this? It's been this...

I use GreenBrowser as have set it as the default browser (via the GreenBrowser interface). However, whenever I click on an Internet hyperlink from within Word...

I have Office XP and my locale is set to English(United Kingdom). When I run spell-check in Word it uses English US but I want English UK. Every setting I can...

Word 2003 - Even though I have chosen a particular path for the file location under tools/options, when I open Word and go to File Open it goes to the last...

How do I modify the default file location so that when a new user logs in they will have the right file location that they need to have?

Does anybody know of a way to set the default file location within word to the same location for all users who use a machine? We are running Office XP on our...

Hi all. I know how to setup the default folder, but as soon as you open another folder, it defaults to theat folder until you close word and re-open it. I...

Is it possible to set Word 2007 to always save as an earlier version of Word by default? The problem has arisen since replacing a WXP desktop (one of three)...

I have Word 2003. Is there any way that I can set up Word to open at a specific folder when I choose Insert--- Picture--- From File? Thanks Tony

I am using Office 2003-Word The default font is Times Roman 12 I want to change it to Arial 12 Opened Format/Font. I select Arial 12 and then clicked on...