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How to position a table on Top of the text in MS Word

let's say we have some text and we would like to drag the table on top of that text, how to do this?? Because there is no such option in the table properties window
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Table of Contents is using regular (Arabic) numbers for pages whose numbers are Roman

I'm using Microsoft Office 2013 Word. Pages that have page numbers displayed as Roman numerals are displayed in the Table of Contents with Arabic numeral page numbers. Here is a screenshot of the ...
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Number unnumbered headings in TOC in Word 2010

I have a word document with a generated TOC for my headings (which are numbered). So far so good. Everything works. Now I have another document, which I have to "inline" into document number 1, so I ...
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How to find document variables in MS Word without using a Macro

I have document with some document variables in and I'm trying to use those variables in the document. But since the variables are set by an external system (which is not well documented) I'm playing ...
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Disable find&replace for some sentences in microsoft word

I have a large document that has key points about certain topics and subject. I want to be able to use the 'find' feature to locate certain words, but since there any many of the same words that I'm ...
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Office 2013 Click to Run - Primary Interop Assemblies

Given that the Office 2013 click-to-run installer allows no customisation of the installation, whatsoever, how can I install, or where can I find an installer for the Primary Interop Assemblies/.NET ...
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Author Field empty when saving a new Document in Word 2010

I use Office 2010 on a Windows XP SP3 machine. When saving a Document, either be a new or edited one, neither the "Author", nor the "LastSavedBy" properties get written. Since i made a new .docx the ...
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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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Update field removes all IncludeText fields but first

I've added multiple IncludeText fields into my master document, all separated by a section break (continue on next page). All paths are relative (documents in the same folder). I've disabled layout ...
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Office 2007: assign a different keyboard shortcut to “find”

I'm trying to assign a single key (F2) to the "find" command, but I cannot find it in the list of commands. As you can see here, I can see the "find" command when it comes to add it to the Quick ...
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OFFICE 2010 - possible cause of deactivation [closed]

we're using Office 2010 Standard to generate automatically documents on production servers. It was installed and activated about a year ago and everything worked fine. Today, when I tried to open ...
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Word 2013 Default View

So I have a new client which we rolled Office 2013 to. I had been using it for a few months so I was comfortable with the changes from 2010. The issue I am having is with the default view when opening ...
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How to config Microsoft Office Application (Word / Excel) to stop adding personal information to the document?

I have created word document (*.doc or .docx) or excel documents (.xls or *.xlsx). Sometime, these documents need to be sent to some customer and therefore require personal information to be removed ...
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Word 2007 issue - pasting images shows just the bottom few pixels of image

I'm running MS Office 2007 on Windows 8. I used MS Office 2003 on Windows 7 before this and never encountered this problem. Note that this is a clean install of Office 2007, not an upgrade. Two ...
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Word crashes on opening file for write access

I own Office 2010 Pro Plus, and despite its other features I really only use Word. The problem is, recently, when I start it, it freezes and crashes. I have run through all the Microsoft fixit stuff, ...
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ms word curly brackets for bulleted list

I am trying to make a bulleted list where some elements have the same description. I don't want to repeat the same description 3 times. Is there a way to put a big curly brackets around them? Like ...
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Opening Office 2010 (.docx) file in Office 2003 on Win2K Machine with Compatibility Pack Installed

I work for an organization that has a fairly old server running some critical apps. We have a road map to move these applications to a new server, but have to support the existing one for the time ...
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Stop Office file type associations

Microsoft Office wants to use Microsoft Word as the default HTML editor. I do not want this. I changed the value at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command However the next time I start ...
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Bring back the object browser in Word 2013

In previous Word versions there was a very handy feature called "object browser" that allowed you to quickly navigate a document. Here is a very simple explanation of what it does: ...
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How can I link an EPS file into Word for Mac 2011?

I'm trying to import an EPS file generated in ChemDraw into Word for Mac. I've used the Insert>Picture and Insert>Object options and have chosen to "Link to file". However, it appears that the EPS is ...
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Can't set default proofing language in MS Word 2010

I have English and Croatian proofing tools installed, and my Windows 7 (in English language) has Croatian regional settings. I can't set up default proofing to English. I can, in review tab switch ...
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Reference to a cell in an other table in a Word document from a field

How to reference to a cell in an other table from a field? I.e. I mean the following: I have 2 tables in a Word document and I have to make a reference to any cell (e.g. R1C1) of the first from the ...
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Can I set up the printer in Word to print in black even if the file has colours?

How can I set up the printer in Word to print in black even if the file has colours? I noticed if the file has coloured parts, they are not printed. My printer, Canon MP190, has only black ink. One ...
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Changing Table of contents direction in word 2010

I'm using word 2010 and I'm trying to create a TOC for a right-to-left language. The problem is that word creates the TOC as left-to-right, meaning that the chapter names are on the left side and the ...
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Why are my Word 2013 page size options different to other Word 2013 page size options?

The loptions in my laptop Word 2013 page size drop down are very different from those on my desktop at work. My home machine has fewer, and e.g. is missing the A5 paper size. I can only guess this is ...
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Word 2010: Editable sections become uneditable after Protected view - only TEMPLATES

I have a Word document on my server. Let's say it's a .docx document: I protect the document, and make editable only some stuff. I save it I open it, I disable the PROTECTED VIEW and have my document ...
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Microsoft Word - Styled Textboxes In Tables

I am trying to create a template for word documents for my University notes. I downloaded a template for a resume the other day and found this lovely effect where a textbox takes up the entire table ...
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Create selected lines into table in Microsoft Word/Openoffice

I want to move the entire content of an MS Word file into a table. The content consists of Objective Questions like: Question 1 a. option1   b. option2   c. option3   d. option4 ...
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Equation editor does not work in Word and PowerPoint 2013

Word crashes when trying to insert an equation. I have Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2013 (64 Bit). I am experiencing a problem with the equation editor in Word 2013 and PowerPoint 2013 (also Excel). In ...
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Excel/Word on MAC - includepicture containing url

I have the following: A excel spreadsheet with names and url's to a QR code, each in a column of the spreadsheet. The url returns a jpeg picture of the QR code. A word doc where these names and ...
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Disable Autocorrect for a certain style sheet

Is it possible to disbale auto correct (such as fixing capitalization) for a specific style template only? (Word 2013, if that matters). [edit] This is specifically for autocorrect, configured File ...
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Exporting an audio recording in MS Word 2008 (Mac)

I have recorded a lecture in Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac. Now I would like to export the recording from the Word file as an .mp3 or some other audio format. How can I go about doing that? This is my ...
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How to register a macro programmatically?

I have like 700 machines in which I need to deploy a new macro we have created. Is there any way to do this via cmd?
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How to find all field codes in Word documents?

My document has tons of field codes, pointing to sections. Now, I need to update the label of these field codes, but I don't want to skim the document for them. How do I search for all the field ...
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Fully inline non-static citations

I would like to have fully inline non-static citations in my text that do not fit with the default form of "(author et al., year)", though I would like to keep those also. Basically I would like to ...
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Word 2007/10 hide figure label in table of figures

I have a load of figures in a document with standard captions ("figure n: some caption") and would like a table of figures. However, in the table (not the captions) I don't want the label "Figure" to ...
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Problems opening sharepoint document, checked out, but opening from temp folder instead

A user at work has a problem with Office 2010 and IE 9 against Sharepoint 2010. Whenever the user clicks on a Word file (.docx) on Sharepoint, he first gets the normal dialog asking whether to open ...
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Unable to find Word and PowerPoint in start menu seach

I've recently got a new computer, and was tasked with some basic configuration. I've created 4 accounts, all of them administrators. On one of them, I've created taskbar and desktop shortcuts for ...
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MS Word mass header adder/remover/replacer tool

I have lots of MS Word .doc and .docx files that all have same headers. Now I need to change this header on all of those files. Is there a tool that be able to replace or remove/add header in multiple ...
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how to remove or change background fills in all tables in a microsoft word document

I have a bunch of large documents, with many tables that have different and inconsistent fill styles - some of them are not readable in black and white when printed. I cannot change the background ...
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Word autocompletion from inside document

Using office 2013. I'm working on big Word document. There are bunch of common words. The problem is, I wonder if it's possible to suggest words from inside this document while you type (on the fly)? ...
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How do I remove multiple hyperlinks in Microsoft Office Word easily?

As the question reads, I want to be able to select a block of text and remove all the hyperlinks in it at once.
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Insert Index entry at specific position

Selection.TypeText ("(" & Abbreviation & " placeholder )") IndexEntryRange = ActiveDocument.Indexes.MarkEntry(Range:=Selection.Range, Entry:=Abbreviation, CrossReference:=Definition, ...
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Add formatted text to Word autocorrect via PowerShell

We're using Word 2010 and have a PowerShell script that reads a table in a Word docx file and use it to populate the autocorrect dictionary. It works for the regular entries that don't require ...
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How do I remove the last page from the numbering

I have a DOCX document with the following numbering format in the footer: "Page X of Y" (e.g. Page 3 of 10). I want to have 11 pages, but I want the last one not to count. That is, even though I have ...
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Keeping a whole table on one page

I have a MS Word 2010 document with many small tables. I would like to prevent those tables from breaking up over pages. I know it is possible to prevent a single row to break up. But I would like the ...
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Filter clip art to only illustrations in Office 2013

In Word, Excel, etc. in Office 2013, when adding clip art via Insert / Online Pictures / Office.com Clip Art, how do you filter the results to only illustrations (no photos) like you could with Insert ...
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“Microsoft Office Word” option is gone from the create new menu [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: “New Word Document” missing from right-click context menu? I have Office 2007. When I right click the folder screen of the "Windows Explorer" in order to create a new ...
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How to change text direction to 45 degrees in Word 2010?

I want to add a table with the long description header but I can't find how to change text direct other than 90 degrees (Vertical or Horizontal). Is it possible?
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Delete a word in MS Word while retaining the preceding space?

I'm using MS Word 2011 on Mac OS X but I assume that it's got very similar functionality to its Windows counterpart. If I delete a word in MS Word (using ctrl-delete on Windows, and cmd-delete on ...

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