Mac Forum / Applications / Word / March 2007

I am using Microsoft Office Word 2003 with Windows XP Home Edition.  Word
keeps shutting down on me.  If I'm working in a document it will give me a
message asking if I want to save changes to the document.  I can just click
on "cancel" and continue with the document.  If I'm ...

I've previously posted this request.
Original Question:
I can't figure out how to get Word to allow for more than about 22
lines of text.  With so few lines it makes it look as thought this

First, I use Word 2004 on OS X 10.4.8
I am trying to spell and grammar check a long document.  One of my
styles, "Code", is set to "do not check spelling and grammar" because
it is computer code. I have verified this by looking at the Format/

I have encountered a problem that many of you have also had.  I have 2
sections to a word document (one portrait, one landscape) and when
trying to save as a PDF, it saves as 2 different documents.  I have
resorted to using PDFLab, or CombinePDFs (both freeware that can be

    I am trying to automate the insertion of a picture into a Word
document.  I have created a VBA macro which inserts a particular
picture at the current insertion point.  However, I would like the
inserted picture to be placed behind the existing text of the

Can someone solve the mystery of my disappearing Formatting Palette?
When I try to access it, the palette races off the lower right of my
screen. I cannot see it to use it. It's fine in other Office Suite
programs: Excel, Entourage - the problem only exist in Word.

Everytime I open a blank document the word "now" is already written on
it.  It can be erased to start a new document, but that's a real
headache when I'm trying to print multiple envelopes.  This is a new
computer and Office was installed by the retailer,  so the gentleman

I am helping someone edit a document that is a Word .rtf file. She
tried emailing the file to me as a backup, and the attached file does
not come through correctly. We have already email each other attached
files before with no problem. She is panicking because she needs to

I migrated Word from my old G4 to my newish used G5 and in the process
seemed to have lost my dictionary and grammar checker. I've got the original
install disk. Can I just do a partial install and if so, of what?

I'm using a computer with Office 2000 "Standard" and it doesn't have the
range of fonts that my own '97" professional" has.
Is there a way that extra fonts can be imported.
Thanks for your attention to this post.

I have a problem that is driving me nuts, since it is creating a lot more
work for me. I am writing a test for my high school students. I have turned
off Tools>AutoCorrect>Capitalize first letter of sentences.
The reason I have done this is I create a table. It starts with a ...

On my old Word (v. X), I had a template for legal pleadings. My new
Office 2004 (mac) has no such and I cannot locate it on the MS site,
except a reference to it for the Office 98 Mac Version. Anyone know
where I can get the template to install in my Office 2004 (mac

I want to use XXs as a place holders in a Word document.  I intend to
go back afterward and replace all the XXs with the appropriate words
later.  To make it easier to find the XXs scattered about the text, it
would be nice if the spell checker didn't recognize the XXs and

Hi. when i double click on microsoft word, it says "microsoft word
cannot load the microsoft office shared libraries. the files may have
been moved from their original locations. try the following: move word
back to its orgiginal folder, reinstall word." i've tried both of

I use my mac primarily for text editing and always like to have the
text I'm writing immediately accessible and visible on my desktop.  Is
there a way when I first do a Save command and name the document, I
can have it default-save it to the desktop and not to Documents?