If Word, Excel, PowerPoint automatically reset settings on exit, follow these instructions e.g. check folder and Reigtsry ...

If Microsoft Word tables are not splitting across pages, check Table properties, inspect Paragraph Formatting, disable Text ...

The two most recent versions of Microsoft's word processor let you paste plain text rather than formatted text and graphics when you press Ctrl-V or click the Paste button. Dennis O'Reilly began ...

If you encounter problems in Word 2007 to the point that it's nearly unusable, you may want to reset Word to its original settings. You do have the option to reset your personal settings and ...

Q On two different new computers, I've created Word files and they're automatically saved with the extension ".docx." What is that? When I send these files via e-mail, no one can open them. Can you ...

Overstrike is an old printing term that usually referred to stamping a character twice in the same spot to make the character look darker, or stamping one type of ...

Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2015. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function. Q: I’ve grown weary of ...

You may recall that Microsoft disabled automatic Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) in Word back in December. I wrote about the problem and its solution in “Office as a malware delivery platform: DDE, ...

The beginning of the year is a great time to do some basic cyber hygiene. We've all been told to patch, change passwords, and update software. But one concern that has been increasingly creeping to ...