Threads Replies Last Post 14 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14   Exporting Styles Creating numbering and a fully functional Table of Contents were eloquently explained by Microsoft MVP's John McGhie and Shauna Kelly. Following their suggestions, I spent a few hours to modify styles and format bullets & numbering the way I needed. Now I'd like to have the same formatting and styles available on my PC at home. Does anyone know how to export the styles (Heading 1 thro... 3 24.07.2006 08:24:13 FAQ - Frequently Aske Questions - please read before posting - unofficial July posting FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions - unofficial This FAQ is posted weekly.- more or less Please save yourself some time by reading it before posting to the news group. --- BEFORE POSTING ANYTHING PLEASE READ THESE --- http://www.mvps.org/word/FindHelp/Posting.htm http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html Reading these articles will h... 3 26.07.2006 15:14:50 Format Painter Makes Unwanted Format Changes I've got a very long document with many heading levels. When I try to use the format painter to transfer the style of one heading to another, I get an unwanted change in format. First, I click on the heading that has the format that I want to copy, and then click the format painter icon on the tool bar. Sor far, so good. Next, I click on the heading that I want to recieve the forma... 7 23.07.2006 01:05:52 Cross Reference display problem -- deletes surrounding text Help! I'm creating a multi-section doc to be used as a merge form, with numbered styles (created using the MacPac numbering suite, not using the native Word headings). I have multiple cross references showing only the paragraph numbers, and cross references within the main section of the doc work just fine. But I'm having horrible trouble inserting cross references in a different section... 1 20.07.2006 20:27:07 Table of Contents special page numbering I am working in Word XP, creating a manual with several sections. One section is a summary section, another is a glossary section, etc. The summary section needs page numbering of S1, S2, etc. while the glossary section needs page numbering of G1, G2, etc. I am trying to generate a table of contents with page numbering that matches ie. S1, S2, etc., but can't seem to format the T of C... 6 20.07.2006 12:25:20 Sorting a Table of Contents I was able to sort a Table of Contents alphabetically rather than in page number order once before (might have been an earlier version of Word), but now Word says it can't do that. Is there a way to do this? Or, is there an easy way to create hyperlinks to all entries in an Index? I'm using Word 2003 in XP. thanks, dave green ... 4 20.07.2006 09:09:37 Document Mapping Does anyone know how to change the document mapping properties. Right now it is not picking up the headers I want it to and I do not want to apply the heading styles that are listed. My headers are all in text boxes. -- MT... 2 19.07.2006 22:06:47 Table of Contents - formatting I am working in Word XP. How can I control the look of TOC 1, TOC 2, etc. so that the text is bold, but the page number is regular font? It seems I can only set the formatting for TOC1 style to bold, which means the page number as well. TIA, Ricki ... 2 19.07.2006 19:32:03 Headers and Page Numbering Problem Hi, I've been scouring the net with Google's assistance to find a solution to my problem. So far I have learned a lot about the topic but not enough to actually resolve my problem. I am hopeful that someone here can point me in the right direction. I have a rather long document. It consists of several pages of introduction material and then about 50 policies and procedures. I would li... 3 13.07.2006 16:34:13 Changes to manual I am using Word XP and need to maintain several manuals ("Emergency Preparedness Plans" and "Operation, Maintenance and Surveillance" manuals) for generating stations. There are essentially two levels of updates: simple and comprehensive. The simple updates cover changes to names and contact info, org charts, and responsibilities and these can be (should be) carried out at least annually.... 6 12.07.2006 16:16:06 "versions" feature in ms word you know how in ms word 2003 there is this option called "version" in the file menu? well, i started using it like a month ago because i found it usefull for keeping older versions of some of my files. now a days i am testing Windows Vista and i am using MS office 2007 beta 2. in ms word 2007 i can't seem to find the versions option. can someone please help me find the "versions" option ... 7 11.07.2006 21:38:22 Creating Template Variable for a RecordSet? I have a template which I would like to put a place holder to display 1 of 2 values depending what the user has selected as a preference. I know very little of the Word Template operations, but is this possible. If so where should I look for some help. Thank you.... 5 11.07.2006 17:19:02 styles renaming I have my standard styles (Word 2000) that i know i will not be able to delete: Normal Default Paragraph Font Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading . . .etc. In my template, I want a certain paragraph style for the first paragraph, and a second style for paragraph 2 (with a first line indent), for example. All okay. But I cannot rename them as Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 in my Style list, instea... 5 10.07.2006 09:37:11 What about character styles? Although I use paragraph styles religiously, I have never used character styles. Is there anything to be gained generally by using them, or do users invoke them only for special purposes? Stephen R. Diamond... 12 10.07.2006 09:34:57 Is there a way to get color to appear when you click in a cell in an MS Word 2003 table? I am trying to help a colleague with a checklist they have created in Microsoft Word 2003. We are trying to color code the table so that when the document is opened, all the cells are clear (empty), but when someone clicks in a particular cell of a table, the correct color shows up. Is there a way to get color to appear when you click in a cell in an MS Word 2003 table? Thank you for you... 8 07.07.2006 11:36:10 Reconstructing Styles Here's a good mvp article for a Microsoft MVP or aspiring one to write. In fact, I nominate Jezebel. Users make a lot of mistakes in setting up styles. They use Normal as a variable base style; they fail to use Word's ready-made heading styles; they fail to incorporate their list numbering into styles, etc. Take all of these common errors and address the situation of the user who ha... 3 07.07.2006 08:54:59 Table of contents, need to swap the first 2 lines to the end of TOC Hi, I have a TOC and I would like to delete the first to lines and copy in to the end of TOC. Looks like this: table of tables table of figures chapter 1 chapter 2 ...... Would like to have: chapter 1 chapter 2 ...... table of tables table of figures The tabel of content is updated regularly. How can this be done? Thanks for all help Best regards Georg ... 3 06.07.2006 16:51:26 Macros for booklet printing (Word 2000) And just one more query, thankyou ever so kindly for any help. This is an MVPS.org (lifesavers) file on booklet printing: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BookletMacro.htm Is the DuplexPrinter Macro able to print out on paper just in one go, without turning the sheets over, as I can do this when I get to photocopy stage. (I don't want to print both sides initially because the ink sh... 4 05.07.2006 15:25:41 Do styles help with drafting? (Reposted from word.general, as this location seems more suitable) It surprises me that I find not a single MS Word newsgroup oriented toward the composition process. Question: What is the canonical method for altering the format of a document between drafting and producing a finished document? I know about the Draft font option and the Normal and Outline views. What if the user prefers a different paragraph style, say single spacing for drafts (to... 7 02.07.2006 23:11:00 scrolling in the wrong direction If I have two word docs open at once (side-by-side, for comparison purposes, in Normal view) when I scroll with my mouse, often it scrolls vertically on one document but horizontally on the other. I want to be able to scroll veritcally on both documents. I tried going into tools --> options and disabling the horizontal scroll bar, but this disabled scrolling altogether on both documents.... 1 30.06.2006 14:53:59 help on formatting cell on form When I type into my form into a text field inserted into a cell, and my line exceeds the width of my cell, it continues to a new line but at the same time it adds a line to the cell height. There is room in the cell for more lines. How can I stop it from adding new lines to the page and just use the available space within the cell?... 3 27.06.2006 08:44:44 New Newsletter I'm making a new newsletter for the first time and want to have a vertical "text box" or frame on the left side. This text would be the staff, etc. that doesn't change from issue to issue. I make a text box ok but I can't enter text in it and the help is no help in this instance. How do you enter text in a text box? Thanks and perplexed, Dennis ... 5 26.06.2006 14:44:00 FAQ - Frequently Aske Questions - please read before posting - unofficial June posting FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions - unofficial This FAQ is posted weekly.- more or less Please save yourself some time by reading it before posting to the news group. --- BEFORE POSTING ANYTHING PLEASE READ THESE --- http://www.mvps.org/word/FindHelp/Posting.htm http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html Reading these articles will h... 2 23.06.2006 16:17:28 Word 97 document falls apart when opened in Word 2003 on XP - please help I've been sent a 200 page manual created with Word 97. Tons of graphics of application buttons, hyperlinks and such. When it's opened in Word 2003 on XP, a large amount of cleanup is needed. Is there anything that can be done in Word 97 to open cleaner in Word 2003? Or, are there settings to make in Word 2003 before opening the document? Many thanks, Charlie charlie6067 ... 2 22.06.2006 18:58:19 Numbering Style System Problem Hello, I have a weird problem with my word xp document. I have 3 Numbering Styles: one is called "NumberFirst" one is called "NumberMiddle" one is called "NumberLast" I usually use it this way: The first paragraph where I use a number uses the style "NumberFirst" The following paragraphes until the last use "NumberMiddle" The last paragraph of that list uses "NumberLast" It loo... 8 19.06.2006 07:41:16 14 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14