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Section Page Count and Section Pages field Bugs
Posting for Greg Maxey I have Microsoft® Word 2019 MSO (Version 2508 Build 16.0.19127.20302) 32-bit. There are bugs in program related to accurately returning section page count. To produce, open a new Word document and perform the following: Type single short line of text e.g., Hello World. Apply an end note to that text. Hit the enter key until empty paragraphs push the end note to the very top of the next page. In the header enter a {Page} field and a {Section Pages} field. E.g., Page {Page} of {Section Pages} pages Update the fields. Look at pages 1 and 2 in the document. The Header {Section Pages) field incorrectly returns Page 1 of 1 pages and Page 2 of 1 Pages. The human eye and the {Page} field obviously are correct. The Section Pages field is wrong. Run the following macro: Sub ScratchMacro() 'A basic Word Macro coded by Gregory K. Maxey Dim oRng As Range Set oRng = ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Range MsgBox ActiveDocument.Sections.Count 'Correct. Word knows the document has 1 section MsgBox oRng.Information(wdActiveEndSectionNumber) 'Correct. Word knows the range is in that 1 section MsgBox oRng.Information(wdNumberOfPagesInDocument) 'Correct. Word knows that the document has 2 pages MsgBox oRng.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber) 'Bug. Incorrect, should return 2. lbl_Exit: Exit Sub End Sub
Chart Changed
I have an Excel Spreadsheet I have been using for several years. Today, one of the tabs is no longer formated like it should be. It is not displaying the color Key and the lines of my chart, save one, are so small you can barely tell they are there. I cannot figure out what happened or how to fix it. Every other tab is how it should be. I'm not sure how to attach a screenshot here. I have deleted and readded. Same result. I have checked a previous document and compared formatting.
HEIC codec is not working with Windows 11
My client has 350+ users, no one has this kind of issues with their windows machines. This laptop has Windows 11 v 25H2. In his team, coworkers shared some pictures over the shared drive and teams app also (remember I already checked its NOT application or file corruption issue) because same file opens everywhere except by this laptop. While opening the .HEIC file in windows the "Photos" app said there is no codec installed and give the link to download from MS store. After, moving on MS store, the codec asks us to purchase it. We proceed to buying the codec it says use only personal Microsoft ID. In my research I found that MS restricted to buy anything using any business account. The problem is not buying this codec in actual, the purpose to ask and provide further solutions. Why this particular laptop or windows 11 missing this codec? (low priority question) What is the other easiest way to fix the problem? like copy some file from healthy system and paste in somewhere. or whatever else. The client is not agree to reformat the OS and Download any Third party app from MS store, as they said to find the way in fixing this problem.
Make Your Test Data Less Boring with M365Mutator
Testing Microsoft 365 scenarios often involves test data. If the data is stale or always the same, it might not generate good results or help to identify lurking problems. The M365Mutator app helps to solve the problem by mixing things up in your test data. The app can change properties of Entra ID accounts, send email, update calendars, and generally make sure that whatever you’re testing has fresh information to run against. https://office365itpros.com/2026/07/10/m365mutator-test-data/Make Your Test Data Less Boring with M365Mutator
Testing Microsoft 365 scenarios often involves test data. If the data is stale or always the same, it might not generate good results or help to identify lurking problems. The M365Mutator app helps to solve the problem by mixing things up in your test data. The app can change properties of Entra ID accounts, send email, update calendars, and generally make sure that whatever you’re testing has fresh information to run against. https://office365itpros.com/2026/07/10/m365mutator-test-data/
OPENED FILE AND ALL CHARTS WERE MISSING
So, I have been using this spreadsheet since 2014 and have always upgraded it to stay current. I had a file in Jan 2024 that I added data to and saved. Last month (Apr), I opened the file to add new data as I always have, and all my charts were gone. I've searched and cannot fight how these charts were deleted. It was not me. I've looked for fixes and there is little to no similar issue to mine unless my search was weak. I'm looking for ideas, and while I am not a computer engineer, I know Excel and lots more. I already tried the options, checkmark solution. Thanks in advance charleyOneNote breaks if I move it onto an external display
Hi guys I use OneNote extensively for work as my virtual notepad. At most of my working locations, I use my laptop - Dell Latitude 7440 - connected to either a Dell Docking station + 2 monitors, or a pair of samsung monitors which have an inbuilt hub, connect via USB-C and are daisychained together. I've never had any issues with OneNote in the past, but recently have found that if I try and move my OneNote window onto either external monitor, it seems to break OneNote - the whole window becomes just the index list which is normally a column on the left (where it shows all your notebooks and pages) and it won't actually display any of the content from the notebooks/pages. If I try minimizing that column, it has a complete breakdown as if its unable to properly load the actual page content. The only way to fix this is to drag the window back to my laptop screen and then close it and reopen. Has anyone else experienced this? It's really frustrating and affecting my productivity as I often need it side-by-side with other screens.
Markdown and OneNote
2025 and still no markdown support in OneNote(touch supported version). This is Post ChatGPT era and all the LLMs generate text in markdown format. And I am pretty sure, a lot of people out there nowadays generate quick and concise notes through LLMs. But no, OneNote does not wanna render markdown. However, keeping source formatting can format text somewhere close to LLMs output. But not perfectly. The code snippets and tables does not render and appear as a mess. In simple words, I cannot copy LLM output for "Give me code examples of Rust's thread::spawn() function" directly into OneNote because it will be just appear gibberish. NOTE: There are two types of copying. 1) Select text and copy 2) Dedicated copy button in LLM output. So when I say copy I mean *2 as it preserves the markdown syntax.Word Similarity Checker fails in desktop and web: “Something went wrong”
Hello, I am having an issue with Microsoft Word Similarity Checker. The Similarity Checker consistently fails with the message: “Something went wrong. Try again.” This happens in both: - Microsoft Word desktop - Word for the web / Microsoft 365 web version Product/account details: - Microsoft 365 subscription is active - Word shows activated under File > Account - Connected experiences are enabled - Word desktop version: Microsoft 365 Apps, Version 2606, Build 20131.20112 Click-to-Run Current Channel Troubleshooting already completed: 1. Confirmed Word is activated under File > Account. 2. Confirmed connected experiences are enabled: - Experiences that analyze your content: ON - Experiences that download online content: ON - All connected experiences: ON 3. Ran Office Update Now. 4. Restarted Windows. 5. Ran Quick Repair. 6. Ran Online Repair. 7. Tested in a brand-new blank Word document. 8. Tested on mobile hotspot instead of normal network. 9. Confirmed ProtonVPN was turned off. 10. Cleared Office Wef cache contents at: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Wef\ 11. Checked Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime. The installer says it is already installed for the system. 12. Signed out of Word/Microsoft 365, restarted Windows, and signed back in. 13. Tested again in Word desktop. 14. Tested again in Word for the web. 15. The same “Something went wrong. Try again” Similarity Checker error still occurs. I also previously saw a script error when clicking Update License in Word: URL shown included: https://oc.officeapps.live.com/odc/v2.1/hrd Error: 'Hrd' is undefined Because the issue occurs in both desktop Word and Word for the web after these troubleshooting steps, this seems like a Microsoft 365/Word Similarity Checker service-side or account-side issue rather than a local installation problem. Can someone from Microsoft confirm whether there is a known issue with Similarity Checker right now, or whether this needs to be escalated as an account/service-side problem?
"Allow edit range" permission on Azure AD joined device
Hello. Many of our users use "Allow edit range" permission in excel. On domain joined devcies, users can search Windows AD to select the user to assign permission. However, on Azure AD joined devcies only local system is listed and thus permission cannot be assigned to a user. Has anyone faced this issue ad have found a resolution for this? How to use "Allow edit range" permission and select a user from Azure AD?Are Microsoft partners using the Business Process Catalog? Looking for real-world adoption insights
Hi community, I'm curious to hear from Microsoft partners about your experience with the Business Process Catalog (BPC)- Microsoft's structured library of end-to-end business processes for D365 implementations. Specifically, I'd love to understand: Are you actively using the BPC in your D365 engagements? If yes, how and where does it fit into your delivery methodology? If not, what's holding adoption back — awareness, tooling, client readiness, or something else? We're seeing increasing attention on BPC as a foundation for structured implementation approaches, and I'm interested in how partners are (or aren't) integrating it into their practice. Would love to hear honest takes from the field. -Ellie
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