I have a table and would like to colour the entire background of a
cell in the table. I am able to colour the text in the cell, but not
the entire background of the cell (so I have a rectangular block of
colour). I am using Word 2003.

Hi. I created a calendar in Word 2003 using a Microsoft template. Every time
I open the calendar a "Template Help" sidebar opens, squeezing off about 25%
of my screen space. I close the sidebar each time but is there a way I can
stop it from coming up?

On the formatting toolbar, there is only an option to center text in the
middle of a page, table or cell.
How do you center text vertically within a cell, so that the text has equal
space above and below?

There is a feature that will expand text horizontally, in Format, Font,
character spacing....expanded, condensed. However, this only seems to affect
the characters horizontally.  Is there one that will expand the characters
vertically?

form the box using "Tables" before I enter text and set tab leaders, because
when I hit TAB, I create a new box.....it doesn't work inside a cell the way
it does without. I can't format the text and then wrap a box around it
because it covers all the text...this is the same with ...

Do I have to use a text box rather than a table, because if I tab inside a
cell, I end up creating duplicating cells rather than a line followed by some
text.

The option exists when I'm using Word 2000, but not 2003. Please help. Thanks
in advance.

Some how, I inadvertantly asked word to show paragraph returns, spaces
between words, etc. Can someone please direct me as to how to reset things
so that such do not show up on screen.
Appreciatively,

I have scanned a form into My Documents and saved as a Microsoft Word
Document.  I know want to open that form and type on it...How Do I Do It???  
I NEED HELP!!!  Thanks!!!  Suzy

When I moved from XP to Vista on a new computer and transferred my files and
settings over to it, all my Word '97 files were changed from Word to ".txt"
files.  I now understand that my Word '97 won't work on Vista and that's why
this happened.  Now I've bought a registered copy ...

I am creating a mailing list from a database and have got to the stage of
making labels. I have got a page of labels and would like the UK postcode
to be on a new line rather than alongside the town.
I can do this on an individual label, but would like all my labels to

WOW... what a very RUDE awakening!  I've "upgraded" from 2000 to 2007 and I
am totally LOST...
In 2000 I was able to add the bar code to my envelopes... I don't see this
option in 2007, nor can I find any help on this...

I have several documents saved in Word 2007 format, .docx,  and I have
found that the Windows Explorer search function does not find a "word
of text in the document" in any of them, even tho I know the search
item is in some of the documents. I find the words when they are in

I have access to two machines - one at home and one at work.
I am running Office 2003 on both. When I print on the one at
work I am given the option to send the document/output to the
MS "Document Image Writer."

Would someone please tell me where to find the drawing commands?
I'm afraid I hate 2007!