Many thanks to Bob Buckland for responding to my question about printing fill
effect patterns.  
Sorry to say that his suggestion did not solve the problem as it does not
appear possible to alter the dpi of my printer and to confuse matters further

Is there a way to make the text in a footer show through a fill pattern box?  
I have a large text box that has a fill pattern that covers most of the page.
I am using it as a page background.  I have ordered it so that it is behind
the text.  The page number in the footer shows ...

Everytime I insert diagrams and drawings for some reason the diagram
disappears and a line of text takes it place.  Something like {Shape*}  Can
somebody please tell me how to stop this happenning please.  
If possible explain to me why this would ever be needed.

When I create a text box, it automatically puts it in a drawing canvas and
won't allow me to place it in certain areas. If I move the box to where I
want it, Word automatically moves it down and to the left. I want it at the
top of the page (in this case), but Word won't let me ...

I understand Microsoft dropped support for PCX files in Office 2003, but can
anyone point me to exactly why that is...? I need an explanation to give my
customers who insist on sending us screen shots in PCX format for customer
support reasons. One implication I came across in ...

I'm creating a web page and i wanted visitors who scroll over a pic to see
some text. How's that done?

There is a graph in Excel that I want to paste with some text in word.  When
I try to paste that spreadsheet in Word it comes up in 2 pages, making it
look messey.  It is probably more wider in breadth than the word document
and it probably throws the half in next page!   But ...

I have used Autoformat to set a style for my Organization Chart.
Now I would like to edit the properties of the lines. Once I select 'All
Connecting lines' the Autoshape options are faded out, as well as the 'line
color' options.

I've looked all over the place but I can't find any way to get Office to work
with other graphics formats, such as targa.   Is there any way I can?

I've always liked the classic Uncial font, particularly as it is of easier,
more readable fonts in calligraphy, but can't seem to find a good, and
preferrably free, Uncial True Type font.  This isn't for any commercial use,
but for personal use, and perhaps for a university ...

I've been using Word since it replaced word perfect...am a software
engineer...write tech specs with it all the time.
I've never had a problem with cutting an image from another app into the
clipboard and pasting into a word doc.

Trying to make my own business cards and return address labels, but can NOT
get my own file pictures to 'insert' into the pre-formatted allotted area.
Have tried to 'copy and paste' with no luck, either for just the picture or
the whole card, only the typing will transfer, not ...

I have a main document that uses 2 INCLUDEPICTURE fields. The code for the 2
fields looks like this:
Example 1:    { INCLUDEPICTURE  "Image1.WMF"..\* MERGEFORMAT }
Example 2:    { IF { MERGEFIELD Qualified } = "yes" "{ INCLUDEPICTURE

I am trying to add a macro to a document so that it closes and hyperlinks to
another. I can add the hyperlink BUT I want the document automatically close
so others can have access to it. I have tried using a macro but  I am having
difficulty assigning  it to a graphic. Am trying ...

We want to be able to use our specific company colours in powerpoint etc.  
To do this we would need to add them to the palette.   Is there any way to do
this?