The Microsoft Office versions released for the Mac OS X operating system.
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Office for Mac 2011 does not start, how do I repair the database?
After a TimeMachine restore; Office 2011 is having kittens over permissions it would seem. Having attempted a 'repair' out of Disk Utility, am still seeing:
there is a problem with the Office ...
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Does the search in Microsoft Word have a proximity operator?
I need to search for a word within a certain number of words of another word. Is that possible in Microsoft Word?
For example, word1 *3 word2 would return the results for 'word1' where it is 3 words ...
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Show embedded images in Mac Word
I have a client who insists on sending me screenshots as images embedded in MS Word docx files. I can view these images by opening the documents in Word on my Windows machine but on any Mac machines ...
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PowerPoint for Mac Office 2011 Doesn't Save Hyperlinks to PDF?
Related to this question without an answer, I'm using the latest PowerPoint for Mac (14.2.3) but when I save a PPTX as a PDF the links are gone. Is there some trick to getting them to remain?
Links ...
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How to edit multilevel list in Word 2011 Mac
I use the multilevel list feature in Word as described here to set up proper nested numbering linked to styles. I did this on Windows, and it worked well.
Now I am editing the documents on my Mac ...
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How to get rid of large gaps in text in MS Word
When formatting a document such as a resume, MS Word often inserts a large gap in the text--sometimes as much as half a page of blank space. When I try to delete the gap, moving the cursor from the ...
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How to reset footnote numbers for each page?
Is it possible to have Microsoft Word reset the footnote numbers on each page?
I'm using Mac Word 2011 but are there any Word versions which support this? If yes maybe I could figure out how to do it ...
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How to create forms in Word 2011 for Mac
Using Word 2011 for Mac, I want to create a form that other users can complete. However, the documentation provided by Microsoft is sparse.
What controls do I use for which purposes? How do I ...
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How do I delete calendars in Outlook 2011 on OSX 10.7?
How do I delete calendars in outlook 2011 on OSX 10.7
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Outlook for Mac keeps crashing with large mailbox
I have a user that just bought a brand new MacBook Air and put Office for Mac on it. He's trying to connect to our Exchange server where he has a ~17.5 GB mailbox. The inbox starts downloading, gets ...
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Keyboard Shortcut to Fit Column Width to Text in Mac Excel?
I know this on a PC. It is Alt+O,C,A, as explained in this question.
Can someone tell me please what the keyboard shortcut is to fit the column width to the width of the text in Excel on a Mac?
I'm ...
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How do I recover an unsaved, word document downloaded from an email program?
I downloaded an essay for editing earlier today, worked on it for roughly four hours, and the program crashed. Many changes have been made since the download.
I haven't once saved the document so ...
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Can't setup Thunderbird to read Outlook mail accounts
I consider myself geeky yet my soul is burning over a fairly simple problem.
I need to set-up a number of email accounts on my computer. I have a remote POSTFIX/Courier server which is able to ...
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Attach HTML as text in Outlook for Mac (2011)?
Outlook for Windows has an option when attaching files, under the arrow on the 'Insert' button on the file upload dialog box, called "Insert as text". When used with HTML files, it converts the HTML ...
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Microsoft Outlook meetings disappearing when using categories
I am currently a Mac user and I have Microsoft Outlook installed.
I am trying to run several peoples calendars, however when I select a category for the users the meeting disappears. I am unable ...
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Microsoft Office 2011 Mac - Removing individual components
I've installed 2011 fully but now need to remove Office, Messenger and maybe some other components. How can I do it in correct way, so it will clean up all related data.
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Can I customize the install package for Microsoft Office Mac 2011?
I am sending my sister a USB installer for Microsoft Office Mac 2011, for the MacBook Air I recently gave her. I don’t want to fill the limited disk space with things like Outlook and a bunch of ...
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Word spell checking in Dutch while Mac OSX, Word and dictionary set to English
The spellchecker in Word on a Mac is using a different language than what is set for the system, program and dictionary.
The language in OSX is set to English, the language in MS Word is set to ...
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Is it possible to import the Office 2011's themes (for Mac) to use them in Office 2007 for windows?
Is there a way to import(convert) the PowerPoint themes from office 2011 (for mac) to Office 2007 or later for Windows (supposing you own them both)? The themes included with Office for mac come in a ...
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Spell check doesn't work in protected forms in Word 2011 for Mac
We have a form template many staff members use. We created it in Word 2004 for Mac, and I was told a shortcoming was there was no way to turn on the spell checker (a real hassle!). I hoped this would ...
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I can't open a Word file because it's too large
I was creating a file with MS Word 2007 where I included a number of images. I didn't compress them as I was putting them into the file. I managed to save the file, but have not been able to reopen it ...
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Show messages from other folders in conversation view on Outlook for Mac 2011
On Outlook 2010 it is possible to show messages from other folders in the conversation view (it's an option in the Conversation Settings menu on the ribbon).
Is there a similar option for Outlook ...
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Resetting Styles to Default in Microsoft Word 2008
I want to reset all my MS-Word "Styles" to their default settings; i.e. fonts, sizes, spacing, etc. There doesn't seem to be an option to do this in the "Styles" panel. Is there any other way to do ...
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How to create a “poll” in Microsoft Outlook 2011
Is it possible to create a vote/poll in a message in Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac OS X?
Here's an example of how it could be done in Windows version of Outlook.
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How do I turn a table of contents into plain formatted text?
How do I turn a table of contents into a plain formatted text without field codes? I want to cut it away from the rest of the doc as an outline.
I'm using Word 2011 on a Mac.
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Tasks not appearing in Mac Outlook 2011
My current workplace uses Macs and my old workplaces used Windows. In my old workplaces I heavily used Outlook's Task functionality to manage my workload.
I understand that the Task functionality in ...
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I have registered MS Office 2011 for Mac and spelled the company name incorrectly, how do I change it?
I have registered MS Office 2011 for Mac and spelled the company name incorrectly.
Is there anyway of changing it, or do I have reinstall?
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Will uninstalling Microsoft Outlook for Mac affect other office products?
I have never used Outlook and never wish to use it. The only products I use from Office are Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Can I just drag Outlook to Trash. If delete Outlook will this affect the other ...
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Word Template to be used on Mac Office
We created a word template which works great on Office 2007 and 2010
BUT
We would like to also convert this to be used on Mac Office 2012?
Any ideas how to do this?
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How can I resize and style images in Outlook for Mac 2011?
Outlook for Mac 2011 doesn't appear to have any way of resizing or otherwise styling (cropping, adding borders, etc.) images that are dropped into the body of the email. I used this heavily in ...
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Export CSV with values enclosed with double quotes
How do I export a CSV file where the values and fields are both enclosed in double quotes (") from Excel 2004 (Mac)?
E.g.
"Name","Telephone"
"John Doe","555-5009"
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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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Open Office PST on a Mac (Mac:Office)
I have a 5Gig Outlook PST file which I want to use on my Mac with Mac::Office but I don't want to import it into Outlook on the mac, I just want to read it. If I import it, it corrupts the outlook db ...
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View full message headers on Outlook 2011 for Mac
How can I view the full headers of a message with Outlook 2011 for Mac?
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Installed Font in OS X is not available
I've installed a font on an OS X box, and it's enabled and shows in TextEdit, but for some reason, it will not show in Word 2011.
Any pointers as to why it shows in some apps, and not others?
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Where can I get the database files in Outlook for Mac?
I have a MacBook Air and want to remove Outlook from it. I cannot do am export as I don't have enough hard drive space, and also cannot export over a network.
Where can I find the OLM files as with ...
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DOCX to PDF conversion loses hyperlinks on Mac OS X
I have a DOCX file that I'm trying to export from Word to PDF, but any way I try this, the hyperlinks stop working. Both the native PDF "Save As.." option and Print → "Save as Adobe PDF..." that ...
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Clear all signatures from Outlook 2011 for Mac
When I try to open the signatures pane, it crashes Outlook 2011.
Is there any way to wipe all of the signatures other than via the signatures menu in Outlook for Mac?
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Inserted videos don't play in PowerPoint for Mac after file has been closed and reopened
I can successfully load a video clip into a PowerPoint slide, but after I save, close and reopen the file, only the opening image of the video appears with no way to play it.
The Play/pause bar ...
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Opening a file for output/input in Microsoft Visual Basic on Mac OS X
I am working in Excel for Mac 2011 and my goal is to create a simple macro that writes particular cells to a file. This is generally a simple task, but VB chooses not to accept a file path. For ...
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Microsoft Document Connection pops up every time Macintosh restarts
I'm trying to help a friend solve a minor annoyance on his Macintosh. Every time he restarts, it pops up a Microsoft Document Connection window that's asking to add a location (either a SharePoint ...
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Outlook 2011 fails to rebuild database and won't start in OS X
I installed Outlook 2011 a while back and never used it. Since then I created a new Mac user profile and tried running Outlook. I also had to do a restore from a Time Machine backup.
Now when I ...
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Microsoft Excel on Mac unintentionally clears my cells
When I navigate through cells using the arrow keys I have encountered some annoying behavior. If I stop at some cell for a second or so, it automatically enters edit mode for that cell clearing ...
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Mac alternatives for creating/editing Word documents
I want to update documents on my Mac that are in Microsoft Word format.
Other than getting Office for Mac, do I have other options that work seamlessly?
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How to send HTML emails in Outlook for Mac
I'm not able to send HTML emails using Outlook for Mac. The emails I send are all in plain text and not in HTML.
How do I change this?
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How can I make lined paper using Microsoft Word?
I have a small personal project that I need lined writing paper for; though, I don't want to use notebook paper.
So my question to you is: How can I make lined paper using Microsoft Word?
Btw, I'm ...
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How do I remove Office 2008 from OS X when the “Remove Office” tool says no version of office are installed?
I have Office 2008 for OS X through Microsoft's HUP (Home Use Program). I want to reinstall, so I need to first remove it.
For Office on OS X, Microsoft provides a binary called ...
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How might one create custom “Smart Folders” in Outlook 2011 Mac?
As soon as was possible, I left Entourage in favor of Outlook 2011 Mac. I'm using Exchange 2010.
I seem to recall being able to create custom "Smart Folders" when I used Outlook on Windows, but can't ...
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Word 2008 Mac not printing to bottom of page (even to PDF!)
I'm trying to convert a (basic) InDesign newsletter to word (so it can be offloaded to other people), and am having real trouble printing to the bottom of the page (on top of the usual issues of ...
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Does Microsoft Word for Mac save files with extensions?
When you save a document in Microsoft Word for Mac, does the resulting file have an extension (e.g. ".doc" or ".docx")?
