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Questions tagged [microsoft-office-2008]

The Mac counterpart of Office 2007.

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Two-page view in Word, shouldn't the first page be on the right?

Greetings Superusers, I'm putting together a lengthy document in Word, and it's going to be printed and bound duplex. I've put page-numbers "outside" etc, and all is pretty. The problem is, in the "Two Pages" view, it puts p1 on the left, then p2 on…
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Is it possible to convert paragraph breaks in Word to line breaks?

When I paste text from Eclipse into Word, it puts each line on its own paragraph. Manually correcting these to line-breaks (shift+enter) is a hassle, is it possible to automate this? I'm using Word 2008 for Mac if that makes a difference (but would…
ZoFreX
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Why does Office for Mac prompt me to close Google Chrome? Is that suspicious?

Office for Mac 2008 just asked me whether I wanted to update. However, on continuing with the update, a Window popped up saying that I needed to close Chrome before the update could continue. I find this rather suspicious, since Office should not…
Chinmay Kanchi
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DOCX to PDF conversion loses hyperlinks on Mac OS X

I have a DOCX file that I'm trying to export from Word to PDF, but any way I try this, the hyperlinks stop working. Both the native PDF "Save As.." option and Print → "Save as Adobe PDF..." that comes with Acrobat Pro, all lose hyperlinks. How can…
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DPI setting on OSX

When I open my Excel spreadsheets or Word docs on my MacBook Pro 15" (in MS Office 2008), I always need to zoom in to 125-150%. Since the zoom settings are saved with the document, I'd rather not have to change the zoom level back and forth when…
Arjan Einbu
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Is it possible to set a style to show line continuations in Microsoft Word?

Sorry if the title is a little unclear. Here's the situation: I have a bunch of code in a Word document, with a style specifically for code. However, in a few cases it is not clear that a line has been wrapped, and so in these places I have manually…
ZoFreX
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What is the keyboard shortcut to clear formatting on Office 2008 Mac?

I recently switched from a PC to a brand new Macbook Pro. I was happy to see that most of the keyboard shortcuts in Word 2008 where the same or almost the same than in Word 2007. However, there is one keyboard shortcut that I dearly miss : the clear…
Laurent Bourgault-Roy
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Non-functioning AutoFilter on Locked Cells in Office 2008 - works in Office 2007

I'm looking into a problem for someone, who works in a mixed OS environment. She has created an Excel spreadsheet in Office 2007 to act as a directory, with AutoFilter turned on for names, email addresses, departments etc. To make sure no one…
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How do I remove Office 2008 from OS X when the "Remove Office" tool says no version of office are installed?

I have Office 2008 for OS X through Microsoft's HUP (Home Use Program). I want to reinstall, so I need to first remove it. For Office on OS X, Microsoft provides a binary called "/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Additional Tools/Remove…
kbyrd
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Excel list lookup, returning multiple values separated by a "|"

OK... So I have a list of products, with the product name like this: "CC973" in column A. i.e.: A CC969 CC972 CC973 CC975 CC976 CC977 CC978 CC996 CC997 CC998 CC999 DS009 DS022 DS046 DS088 DS096 I also have a list of product images like this in…
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Is it possible to buy Microsoft Word for Mac as standalone?

I couldn't find a standalone Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac. I just need/want Word and nothing else. Any ideas?
Another Registered User
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How to add graphical signatures to Entourage 2008 for Mac

I was wondering if its possible to create graphical signatures ( as opposed to plain signatures) on Entourage 2008? And please no Entourage sucks replies ( i have to use this for work)
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How can I tell if a user's MS Entourage 2008 (Mac OS X) has been patched to use EWS

I have a Mac desktop install of MS Office 2008 that's experiencing problems connecting to an Exchange 2007 server. Is there an easy way that I can determine from the desktop files alone if the owner has updated their copy of Entourage with the…
Viktor Haag
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How do I make Office 2008 always append the .docx extension?

When my mother saves a document in Office 2008, she frequently, accidentally erases the .docx extension from the default filename in the save dialog when she names it. Now, you would think that Office 2008 would append the extension anyway like the…
Matthew Horner
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Why is my Excel document printing on legal paper, but with letter margins?

I am trying to print an Excel spreadsheet, which is rather large. I want it to be only one page wide, and as many pages tall as is necessary. I want the font to be as large as possible, as long as it is only one page wide. So, in the print dialog,…
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