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Why exactly can't Microsoft Word close if there's a dialogue box open?
Because most dialog boxes are considered "modal" which means that control does not pass back to the main program, or calling container, until the dialog itself is closed. This is by design and the ...
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Why exactly can't Microsoft Word close if there's a dialogue box open?
The dialog box might be saying something like:
You have made changes to your document, do you want to save them? (Yes) (No)
There is no obvious right answer here. You may have accidentally ...
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If someone opens a Word document from a USB drive but does not save it to the computer, can I access the file's contents after the drive is removed?
Do this first, before restarting Word.
Depending on the settings, and what happened, search for *.doc, *.docx, *.dot, and *.wbk files in the following locations:
C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\...
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Disable spell checking in Word 2016 for one single document
You can hide spelling errors in the current document like so:
File > Options (bottom left) > (2) Proofing > (3) Hide spelling errors in this document only
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Table shading in Word leaves text with unwanted white background
OK, I think I've got this sorted. The text in my cells uses the Normal style and had exactly the problem shown in the question - a white highlight against the cell shading colour. I fiddled with ...
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Adding a vector\arrow above letter in Microsoft Word 2016 without Equation Editor
Please try this when enter equation: (ABC)\vec
After entering this, you should enter some spaces.
You can find the information in this pdf: Plain Tex Math at 3.8 Stretchy Characters.
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MS Word footnotes skip numbers when using Track Changes
I've had a similar issue. I sent a document to a reviewer, and they returned it having deleted two footnotes with track-changes enabled. In the footnotes I could see the "Deleted" balloon, but couldn'...
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Multiple instances upon opening multiple Office Documents
I apologize if I reiterate my explanations throughout, but I find this issue very complex so I tried to ensure it contextually makes sense to readers:
While it may not be known whether this is a bug ...
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How do you apply the table style of a table to another?
The easiest way is to:
Duplicate the whole original table (your publisher table).
Empty its cells.
Put as many rows as your new table requires (add one + several Ctrl+Y).
Copy/paste the cells from ...
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How do I show the page margin in Word 2016?
Thanks to bagwell005, I found a variation that works for my purposes. I went to File>Options>Advanced. Under "Show document content" I selected "Show crop marks." IMHO, this provides a workable sense ...
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Table shading in Word leaves text with unwanted white background
I have found that when the No Color options do not work, I choose the Clear Formatting icon in the Font section (AB Eraser icon). It removes the color and the formatting, but the formatting is much ...
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Pressing Enter Key gives space instead of newline
This happened to me too! If you click on the little paragraph icon that appears on the Home tab, it will show you all the formatting marks and symbols throughout your document. It showed me that I had ...
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Remove Tab After number in auto-numbering
Microsoft Word numbered lists are complex, arcane, frustrating, and easily corrupted. I'm only answering your specific question in this response but there is quite a bit to learn about numbered lists ...
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Word 2016 - Check spelling without checking grammar
You need to go to File -> Options -> Proofing -> When correcting spelling and grammar in Word and uncheck Mark grammar errors as you type and Check grammar with spelling. You also should ...
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How to permanently ignore a Proof Reading error in Microsoft Word 2016
Have no fear!
This can be done.
You do NOT need to turn off grammar (and/or spelling) checking for your document.
You do NOT need to disable any rules.
You do NOT need to add it as a "global" ...
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Custom Date Format in Microsoft Word 2016
I’ll assume that you are talking about
one of the handful of date values that Word offers in fields.
I’ll also assume that you are inserting fields through the ribbon / GUI,
and that you know how to ...
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MS word. Non-breaking paragraph / hidden paragraph breaks
So, it turns out what I needed was a "style separator" which is pretty damn arcane. In fact it is (apparently) undocumented. There is a command style-separator which is available to add to the quick ...
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Word 2016: How to align equations on the = sign when equations are in a column in a table
The Align at = option isn't available across table cells.
As a workaround, you can split your equations to three columns: the left hand side, the equals sign and right hand side. So for each equation ...
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Keeping comments in Word after deleting associated text
It can be done with a workaround. Put whitespace into the commented text.
Say you have some commented text, it shows in Word with brackets:
Insert some whitespace, e.g. just a space within this ...
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Disable spell checking in Word 2016 for one single document
All Word paragraph styles inherit from the Normal style. If you edit the Normal style not to check grammar and spelling mistakes, it will affect every style in the whole document.
To do so, go to the ...
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MS Word : Priority management between table and paragraph styles
Seems that we're stuck with old dev choices, back in the days where object oriented thinking wasn't in the users' minds.
There is some kind of Internal Root Style (lets call it IRS) which is built-in ...
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How do you apply the table style of a table to another?
If the original document did not use a custom style to create the table, it appears you will need to create one from scratch or modify an existing style to match. I have not been able to find a way to ...
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Remove Tab After number in auto-numbering
Hope this will help you:
Left Click on the number of the numbering
Right Click - Option Window opens
Left Click on adjust list indent
Change "Text after" to nothing
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How can I unlock a paragraph when co-authoring a Word document?
I had the same issue. In my case the document section was mistakenly blocked for editing by a user. Following steps helped to resolve the issue:
Select the locked section
Click on review tab on MS ...
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Word 2016: paragraph spacing not working - paragraph stuck to page top
Without having access to your document, it is hard to tell if this answer will work for you. I suspect that the problem is you might have the "Don't add space to paragraphs of the same style" selected....
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Collaborative Word 2016 without onedrive or sharepoint
From research online it appears the collaboration promised in Office 2016 is not really mature, and really relies on syncing functionality built into OneDrive (and Sharepoint).
You can try using ...
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Show 2nd level headlines in Word document header only if it exists in chapter
After another hour of painful headache over this problem, I found a solution for me:
Press Ctrl+F9 to create a field in edit mode at the current cursor location. You can switch all fields between ...
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