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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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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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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 stop table of contents listing itself as the first chapter?

I'm using Word 2011 on OS X and have a problem with the table of contents. It lists itself as the first chapter. How do I stop it from doing so?
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Can I change keyboard shortcuts for Redo in MS Word for Mac?

All Mac applications use ⇧-Cmd-Z to redo the last undone action. All, that is, except Microsoft Office. Office prefers that you use Cmd-Y instead. ⇧-Cmd-Z is mapped to something else – worse, it'...
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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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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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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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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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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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Keyboard Shortcut to Fit Column Width to Text in Mac Excel?

On a PC this is Alt+O,C,A, as explained here. Is there an equivalent keyboard shortcut in Excel for Mac, to fit the column width to the width of the text? I'm using the 2011 version.
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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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Display 24h time in Outlook 2011 for Mac

How do I display 24h time in Outlook 2011 for Mac? I´ve looked around in all menus but can´t seem to find out where I can set this. I can live with AM/PM, but 24h would work better for me.
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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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How do I set my profile picture in Outlook for Mac 2011?

How do I set my profile picture so that people can see my smiling face when they read e-mail messages from me? I've tried Outlook > Preferences > Accounts, but there are no options for a photo in ...
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Find the product key I entered for MS Office on Mac

I have several legal license keys for Office:mac 2008. I want to do a quick audit of the two machines I've installed office on and verify which license keys are being used where. But I don't see the ...
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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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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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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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Changing Word's default document zoom

Word for Mac (Office 2011) defaults to a ridiculous 100% document zoom, that leaves more empty margin than readable text. Is there a way of changing this to something that usable, such as page width?
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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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DPI setting on OSX

When I open my Excel spreadsheets or Word docs on my MacBook Pro 15" (in MS Office 2008), I always need to zoom in to 125-150%. Since the zoom settings are saved with the document, I'd rather not ...
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How To Make Microsoft AutoUpdate Update Automatically on a Mac

Lots of programs that I run on my mac update themselves automatically in the background without any action required by me. The ones that come to mind immediately are Chrome, Dropbox, and Plex. ...
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How to disable tracking of formatting changes in Word for Mac 2011?

I use change tracking in Microsoft Word to collaborate with others while jointly editing a document, however, I am not interested in tracking formatting changes. On the Windows version of Word, I was ...
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Tie stock quote value to cell in Excel 2011 Mac

I've been working on a mock stock portfolio in Excel, and I've been looking for ways to automatically update the data, eg. stock price and P/E ratio. I have tried using a web query to MSN Money, but ...
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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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Enter "return" in excel?

It took me a while to find out how to do it on Windows. Now, how do I do the same in Mac? What's the equivalent for Alt+Enter for Excel on Mac?
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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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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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Disable OneDrive Office 2016 for Mac

Is there a way to hide the OneDrive option when using the File Open dialog in Office for Mac 2016? I don't store anything in OneDrive, and I always have to switch to "On My Mac", which is irritating ...
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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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Outlook for Mac: Filter Unread never matches the Inbox badge count

I've looked through the various answers about counts being wrong, but none of them seem to address this issue directly. I have a current version Outlook for Mac (v16.39 - Office 365) When I read ...
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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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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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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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How can I select the region that should be viewed in Word from an embedded spreadsheet object?

Embedding Excel worksheet objects directly into Word seems like a killer feature to me, but it would only be useful for publication if I could choose the "printable area" of the spreadsheet that gets ...
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How do I crop an image in the Mac version of Microsoft Word?

I know how to do it in the Windows version of Word but I can't work out how in the Mac version. In Windows there's a crop tool where you can just drag to move the edges in to crop the image, how do I ...
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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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How do I make macOS native Contacts the default application for adding a contact instead of Microsoft Outlook's Contacts?

My Outlook Version is 16.14.1. Elaboration: I'm in the native Messages client. Someone sends me a contact through iMessage. I add that contact through the UI in Messages. Expectation: the contact ...
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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 remove protection from a table cell?

I have an old Word 2007 file, which I already worked on for a while using Word 2011. Unfortunately I ran into the issue of a locked cell, which I cannot edit nor remove. Even the Edit / Cut ...
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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 "/Applications/...
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Sort/filter a protected sheet

I want to enable auto filter on a protected sheet in Excel. When I protect the sheet I make sure to allow sort/filter, but I'm still not allowed to use it. Solutions online (like https://answers....
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Excel Mac VBA Loop Through Cells and reset some values

I currently have 12 copies of a Workbook - one for each one of our company's locations. There are multiple columns, and one row for each day of the month. Every day the Location Manager fills out 2 ...
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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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Enable template Footer and Page number in PowerPoint 2011

My PowerPoint 2011 for Mac template has master pages with Page number and Footer text fields. When adding normal presentation pages, these are missing from the page. They are just not there. Here's ...
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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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Microsoft Word text underline layered over text different to preview

I am having an issue with Microsoft Word where the underline of underlined text is showing layered on top of the text (specifically drop letters). I've coloured this underline, which is why I've seen ...
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Excel opens all files in directory

Excel 2011 is behaving strange. When I open a file, Excel responds by opening all (.xlsx and .csv) files in the directory! I'm running OS X Mavericks. Tried several ways of opening: double click, ...
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Can I disable Excel's warning when saving CSV files? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Excel: Is there a registry setting to suppress the warning messages when saving spreadsheets in CSV format? Excel always says ...may contain features that are not ...
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