Application suite from Microsoft which includes always Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Depending on what edition of Microsoft Office you have you can also have OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access.
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How do I compare two Excel documents? [closed]
The compare function in Word 2007 is very handy -- is there a similar capability in Excel 2007? I can't seem to find it...
The documents I'm trying to compare are essentially two versions of the same ...
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5answers
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How do I get rid of all caps ribbon titles in Office 2013?
Installed Office 2013 on Windows 8 today. It's great, except for one thing, the all caps ribbon titles are inconsistent with the title case titles everywhere else in Windows 8. Is there a registry ...
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14answers
3k views
Microsoft Office alternative for Windows?
Is there something similar to office for Windows but free? I am student living on a budget, office is not an option at the moment.
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2answers
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Export PowerPoint to PDF with each animation on a separate slide
I have a PowerPoint presentation where I extensively use simple animations, only appear/disappear effects triggered by the mouse (not time based), without any smooth transitions.
Is it possible to ...
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4answers
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Can I delete MSOCache?
I need more space on my SSD drive and I found that MSOCache is occupying 1.3 GB. I have Microsoft Office 2010 installed.
Can I safely delete MSOCache?
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5answers
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How to simultaneously rename a file in MS Office and delete old version?
In Microsoft Office, when wanting to save a file to a different file name without keeping a copy of the previous file name, doing so requires two steps:
First, File -> Save As... and select the new ...
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1answer
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Outlook does not show desktop notifications on a message recieve
I have a number of accounts in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, a folder for each and a rule which moves message for appropriate folder. Also it have to show a desktop notification.
But it doesn't!
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2answers
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Tab key in Microsoft Word does not increase indent in bullet lists
I create a bullet list, of any type and after pressing Enter then Tab instead of increasing the indent it just injected white-space.
I'm using the default template (.dot), there's been no changes to ...
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8answers
2k views
Microsoft Office “retro” look and feel
Recently the look and feel of my Microsoft Office 2007 products (on a Windows XP system) has taken on a "retro" look. I'm not sure what caused this to happen but I would like to return it to the ...
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2answers
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What type of file is ~$file?
When I had opened msoffice file that I had previously saved on my desktop, I saw another kind of file named ~$doc. What type of file is this ?
I have marked both the files.
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4answers
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How do you customize Excel 2010 keyboard shortcuts?
How do you customize Excel 2010 keyboard shortcuts? This article from microsoft.com provides instructions for "Microsoft Office 2010" but seems only apply to Word, not Excel.
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8answers
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Microsoft Office document is “locked for editing by 'another user'”
A few of my users are in and out of various Excel 2007 spreadsheets all day. One of them reports that "50% of the time" she tries to open a spreadsheet from the file server, an information message ...
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4answers
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How can I use custom colours in the Microsoft VBA editor?
I'm working on a few projects for work using Excel and VBA, so I have no choice but to use the Microsoft Visual Basic editor. I normally wouldn't mind, but I can't figure out how to set a custom ...
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4answers
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Can't change text color in Microsoft Word 2010
I have Microsoft Office 2010 32-bit running on Windows 7 32-bit. When text is highlighted and a color is selected from the mini-toolbar or the ribbon, the text does not change color. If I change the ...
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2answers
1k views
Canadian English on Apple products
Apple is an American company. As many of you probably know, Canadian English is different from American English, and closer to British English (e.g. colour instead of color). I use iWork and Microsoft ...
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23answers
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Converting .doc files to .pdf
Anybody aware of a piece of software which could do MS Office .doc to .pdf conversion for me?
I already tried OpenOffice but it appeared to be rather slow and resource-hungry for large documents.
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3answers
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Where is a database shape in Visio?
I am trying to document an architecture in Visio, and I can't find a shape for a database. I see servers, clients, etc. - but no database.
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3answers
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Undo send email in Outlook
Is there an equivalent of Undo Sent Gmail feature in Microsoft Outlook?
I believe that once that feature is enabled in Gmail the sending of email is postponed by 5 to 30 seconds (depending on ...
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3answers
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How do I submit a bug report for Microsoft Office?
I have found a number of bugs in Microsoft Office 2007, but I can't find anywhere to submit bug reports. Does anyone have any experience submitting bug reports to Microsoft, especially on Office?
I ...
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6answers
42k views
Automatically resize picture/image in Word?
I'm using Microsoft Word 2007. I have several large screenshots that need to be inserted into the document at various places. When I paste the pictures, I have to manually resize them to fit within ...
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3answers
15k views
Does Microsoft Office 2010 have version control?
Does Microsoft Office 2010 have version control? In other words, does it automatically save old versions of files?
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4answers
2k views
Where to find a VBA function's source in Excel
I have a workbook that uses a certain vba function which doesn't appear in the Insert | Insert Function... dialog box list of available functions.
How do I find it's source (to see what it does)?
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2answers
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How can I dismiss the floating “Auto Fill options” button in Excel 2010?
Reproduce the issue
Go to Excel and type fill in the first 2 rows of a column
Select both rows of the column
Drag down the anchor of the selection (bottom right) 1 row down
Now you will see this:
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2answers
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How to change office shortcuts?
My office is not in English, so to save the document the shortcut is Ctrl B.
For me this should be bold, how can I change the mappings to the same as the English version? Is there a file I can ...
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3answers
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Set Excel to search within entire workbook by default
In Microsoft Excel, when I search using CTRL+F, by default it only searches within the current worksheet.
How can I set it to search within the entire workbook by default? I have Office 2010. Is ...
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4answers
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Office & Visual Studio stuck in 256 colour mode
For no reason I can determine, all of Office 2007 and Visual Studio 2008 have started running in what looks like 256 colour mode on my (up to date) Windows XP machine:
Other apps: Firefox, IE8, ...
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7answers
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Fastest way to type in math formulas out of the box?
There is no restriction on platform in the answers, but a few things to keep in mind:
Dragging a mouse and clicking on any button is far too slow and should be excluded from any answer.
Latex is of ...
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4answers
37k views
How do I determine which Office 2007 service pack is installed?
How can I determine the service pack running for Office 2007?
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4answers
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Microsoft Home Use Program - use more than one computer
I purchased a copy of MS Office through Microsoft Home Use Program (HUP)
It basically allows you get a very cheap copy for home use if your employer owns the licence.
My question is:
Can I install it ...
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2answers
792 views
Why does Office for Mac prompt me to close Google Chrome? Is that suspicious?
Office for Mac 2008 just asked me whether I wanted to update. However, on continuing with the update, a Window popped up saying that I needed to close Chrome before the update could continue. I find ...
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2answers
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Excel Conditional Formatting Escaping a Question Mark
I would like to use a conditional formatting rule in an excel file that would color any box with a question mark in it red. It seems that Excel is using a question mark as a wild card and will turn ...
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2answers
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Migrating from VBA Excel 2003
I have a series of big excel files that work like a program, but I hate beeing tied up (stuck in VBA for excel 2003), so...
Whats the best way to implement a gui over a excel vba program (office ...
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1answer
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Recovering a word file (Select the encoding that makes your document readable)
My girlfriend requested me to recover a word file which is her 2 months of work :(, and this is her thesis for graduation.
It shows the "Select the encoding that makes your document readable" screen ...
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1answer
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How to enter a carriage return in an Excel file
How do you enter a carriage return or CHAR(13) in a worksheet cell manually ? I'm not talking about a line feed or CHAR(10).
I've seen this in a file and the carriage return had a very weird effect ...
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7answers
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How do you keep Microsoft Excel running at full speed even when it does not have the window focus?
I've noticed that when Excel 2007 (and probably earlier versions) has the window focus, Excel runs at full speed which means that files open fast and long-running VBA macros execute quickly.
If the ...
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8answers
4k views
Microsoft Word files have weird icons suddenly?
All of a sudden, my Microsoft Office files have the generic file icon, and it happens with Powerpoint and Word, but not Excel. I can open the files just fine, and I tried restarting my computer, ...
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6answers
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How install office 2010 under Wine in Linux Ubuntu?
How do I install office 2010 under Wine in Ubuntu Linux? What is the difference between the installation of office 2007 and office 2010 ?
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4answers
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Is there anything to open .docx documents on Linux (Ubuntu)?
My mother has some serious issues using Windows (viruses, spywares, and so on) and I seriously think about setting up Ubuntu as a replacement. (That would ease my "job" as well)
The only concern I ...
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3answers
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Is it possible to assign a specific style to all cross-reference in Word 2007?
Nothing more to add, I would like to change the style of all cross-reference I have in a Word 2007 document at once. But I have not idea how to do it.
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2answers
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What is the difference between Office 365 and Office 2013
Microsoft recently released the preview of Office 2013. When I went to the download site, it was filled with Microsoft Office 365 information. I am curious; what is the difference between the two ...
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3answers
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Speeding Up the Ribbon in Microsoft Office
Has anyone found a Registry Hack or some other way of making the ribbon in Microsoft Office faster? I'm talking about load time. On every computer I've ever used Office 2007 or 2010 there is a slight ...
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2answers
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What is the Office Source Engine and what does it do?
What is the purpose of the Office Source Engine service that Microsoft installs for newer versions of the Office suite?
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3answers
5k views
Outlook 2010 changes formatting after pasting text
Every time I paste a link from say Google chrome to an Outlook email I am composing, all text I type from that point on has different text than the one before it.
How do I tell Outlook to stop ...
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3answers
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Custom one-key keyboard shortcuts in Outlook 2010?
I'm a gmail junkie, and one of my favorite features is the keyboard shortcut "a" inside an email to archive the message. I can't remember if that was the default or if I set it to such a quick little ...
6
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1answer
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Which version of Office Professional should I install? 32-bit or 64-bit?
I have a 64-bit OS, but I seem to remember reading that Office 64 has issues with various plugins, etc.
Anyone have a recommendation for when I should install the 64 bit vs. when I should install ...
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3answers
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Office 2007 32 bit to Office 2010 64 bit upgrade
I have Office 2007 32 bit installed. I want to install 2010 64 bit.
I understand there is no direct upgrade. I have to uninstall and then install 2010.
Is there a way to save all my settings, ...
6
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1answer
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Force style usage in Microsoft Word
Background
Develop a consistent, professional-quality corporate template using Microsoft Word.
Problem
People use their own fonts, change styles, and generally make a mess of standardization. This ...
6
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2answers
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MS Office 2010 refuses to let go of the Swedish Language
I am trying to change the default interface language (menus, buttons, shortcuts etc) of MS Office 2010. I find it very annoying that they have made up ad.hoc. Swedish names for loads of things making ...
6
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1answer
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Microsoft Word: never save personal information
There is a button in Word Document Properties at the bottom of the Details tab: "Remove Properties and Personal information".
I got tired of clicking on it, then saving a copy, then renaming it back ...
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3answers
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Paste textbox from Powerpoint to Word as an editable control
I have a Powerpoint 2007 file that contains a number of textboxes and shapes with text on them. I can edit, resize, change the text, etc. in these boxes in Powerpoint. However, if I select an item, ...
