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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / February 2006Word isn't letting me type... anything
I've been having this problem for the past few weeks whenever I open word on my ibook. What happens is that it allows me to open a new document-- word processing, etc., but once it is open, I try to type and no characters show up. I discovered this using word processing, but I tried the other templates like the webpage and there's the same problem. I then switched to Appleworks to make sure it wasn't a keyboard problem and it worked fine over there. I find this really strange, because I can mash the keyboard and nothing happens on my screen. I have been using Appleworks and TextEdit when I need to, but Office is really convienient because its what most of my professors use. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated! Just in case: I'm running OS X 10.4.3, and have Office 2004 on here. Thanks again! Hi, could you be more specific when you say that no characters show up? Does the cursor actually move when you type? If that is the case, it might be that somebody is playing a prank on you and they have set "white" as the default font colour. If the cursor actually moves, select the "empty" spaces you've just created and see if the characters turn visible in this highlighted bit. To change your default colour back to black, go to Format>Font, select black from the dropdown list under "Font Color", and when you've done that, click on "Default" in the lower left corner. See if that helps; if not, post back. Michel On 13.02.06 3:18, in article 1139800707.885089.273740@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "laliria@gmail.com" > I've been having this problem for the past few weeks whenever I open > word on my ibook. What happens is that it allows me to open a new [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thanks again! No, no, the cursor doesn't move at all. If the cursor had moved I wouldn't be as worried. But no, it seems like word doesn't even recognize the keyboard's existence: there is no action whatsoever when I type. I hope that helps! Sorry, I can't really help you on this one. It certainly sounds strange that you keyboard works just fine in other applications. What about other Office applications, such as Excel or Entourage? Also, do you have access to an external keyboard, just for testing purposes? Maybe someone else can help you out; keep an eye on this newsgroup. If all else fails, you should try to reinstall Office. Follow the instructions on this website: http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/RemoveReinstall.htm (when using Safari, hit "refresh" a number of times; or better yet, use a different browser to view it) Just to make sure, you are using a full version of Microsoft Office, not a Test Drive (Demo) version? On 13.02.06 23:32, in article 1139873574.653936.147730@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com, "laliria@gmail.com" > No, no, the cursor doesn't move at all. If the cursor had moved I > wouldn't be as worried. But no, it seems like word doesn't even > recognize the keyboard's existence: there is no action whatsoever when > I type. I hope that helps! It sounds like document protection is turned on. If you click the Tools menu, do you see 'Unprotect Document' listed? If you do, click it and that should allow you to 'use' Mac Word. Shawn Larson Mac Word Test  SignatureThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Find out everything about Microsoft Mac Newsgroups at: [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups] Check out product updates and news & info at: [http://www.microsoft.com//mac] On 2/12/06 7:18 PM, in article 1139800707.885089.273740@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "laliria@gmail.com" > I've been having this problem for the past few weeks whenever I open > word on my ibook. What happens is that it allows me to open a new [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thanks again! |
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