Archive for the ‘Microsoft Word’ Category


How To Create a Table of Contents in Word

Dear Computer Lady, I am one of your followers that reads all your letters throughout the year. Thanks for sharing your expertise with computers. I’m working on a document which requires a “Table of Contents” and I have no idea on how to do this. I have Microsoft 2007 at work, and I’m familiar with [...]

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How To Change Default Word Template

Dear Computer Lady, Thank YOU for all your helpful advice. I referred others to you. How can I change the default settings of Microsoft Word such as line spacing and space after paragraph so that when I open a document it is already set to my personal style? Thanks, Anne

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Trying to Merge Word Documents

Dear Computer Lady, I’m running Windows 7 Professional and Microsoft Office word 2007. Using the instructions as offered via the help button, I’ve tried twice to merge two documents by adding one document to the bottom of another one, but both times it didn’t merge. In addition, I lost the document that I was trying [...]

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Convert Works File to Word

Dear Computer Lady, Years ago I used a recipe template in Microsoft Works to load recipes to keep as a cookbook. Now years later and with computers that have Word and not Works, is it possible to transfer this file from Works to Word even if they were done on a Works Template. Your help [...]

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How To Stop Date From Automatically Changing in Word

Dear Computer Lady, I am using Microsoft Word and Windows 7. When I open a letter with date on it the date automatically changed to the current date. I want to manually change the date each time. This happen if I just open the document/letter to see how it reads. Thank you so much for [...]

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Accidentally Replaced MS Word Document

Dear Computer Lady, I feel so embarrassed but I did something so stupid last night. I opened a document in Word, and when I went to save it to a document, Recipes – Cakes, I realized that this was a pie recipe and I didn’t have a pie document. I proceeded to change the name [...]

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Footer Not Printing

Hi Computer Lady, I have a Word document. I added a footer. I can see it (it is grey) when I’m editing the document. However, when I go to the file tab on the menu bar in order to print it, the footer does not show. When I print the doc, there is no footer [...]

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How To Create Curved Text in Word

Dear Computer Lady, I recently purchased a new computer and MS Word 2010. With my previous program — MS Word 7 — I was able to create text going around in a circle and other shapes. However, I cannot figure out how to do this in Word 2010. I’ve purchased a couple workbooks, but I’m [...]

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Printing Labels in Word

Dear Computer Lady: I really need your help. I cannot find anyone who knows the answer, even in Word 7 for Dummies. When making labels, the options given do not match the Avery product code so it is impossible, unless you know the secret, to choose the correct label size. I can not understand why [...]

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Free Word Program?

Dear Computer Lady, I just purchased a new computer  Microsoft 7. How can I get a free download program that is similar to Microsoft word ? Thank You,  Alvin

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