I just switched to Word XP and ctrl-y does not
work as before. Specifically when I select text and
change its font (e.g. to courier)  I want to repeat the
comment on the next selected text. But it does not

I read in some articles about Word that one should never press ENTER more
than once after a paragraph, and use space after when defining styles
instead.
Assuming I need about ten lines between a body text paragraph and the next

I have Word 2002. When I add a caption to an embedded picture I find the
caption is not 'attached' to the picture, if I move the picture the caption
does not move with it. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks

hi, does anyone know how can I add a dictionary for works
in another language? Any homepages with download links or
where I can buy this is appreciated. I needed spell check
for portuguese and french.

Does anyone know if it is possible to have oriental text
so that the characters go from top to bottom or right to
left across the page?
When it works, I use a Simplified Chinese Global IME in

I'm not sure what I did but after installing Office XP on my Windows
XP professional computer, when I go to Word's Open File screen, the
choices are no longer in alphabetical order.
My default folder view in Windows IS in alphabetical order. But I

Today, when I open documents that have inserted fields, I get the peculiar
{username mailmerge}. Help has shown me how to toggle back to the text
(Shift-F9), but it won't stick. As soon as I hit 'Print' or close and reopen
the document, it's back. Help also has shown me that I can ...

Is there any way to create letterheads in Word without
using a macro programming language?

How can I make a template availalbe to all users, current and future, on a
WinNT/2000/XP system.  Is there a way to put a template on a network share
or do I have to put a copy on each PC?
Thanks,

Working on a normal word document.
Go to save or print and the whole document goes as if the character
spacing is set to 0.  Characters of each paragraph are
displayed/printed on top of each other at the left hand margin.

Any macro gurus out there?  What I'm hoping to accomplish is to have a
simple macro that takes a directory and recurses through each
subdirectory looking for the occurrences of a specific word in each
Word document.  It should basically have the Find Next functionality

Everytime I start up Word 2003 the Start up Task Pane and
PDFMaker pop up.  I went to Tools/Options/View and
cleared the check mark next to "Startup Task Pane".  I
also went to View/Toolbars and cleared the check mark

I think I read some time ago a tip to automatically repeat a character (like
. or -, for example) till the end of line, so I could write something like
"This line will be completed by dashes ------------------" and I'd only have
to type one dash.

I'd like to create a outline/numbered list, with the ability to have a
separate right-hand column of info, aligned w/ each row of info of the list.
Using a table seems cumbersome, is there an easier way?

I was wondering if it is possible to rotate characters in Word (I'm using
Word 2002 on WinXP Pro); e.g. an m upside-down - without using a text box,
special fonts, etc.
Many thanks in advance,