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Endnote/Footnote Jumping Broken
Operating Word 16.96.1 on Mac Sequoia 15.4.1 There was an update for Word a week or two ago, and since then, my endnote functionality has been broken. When you double-click on endnote numbers, it should jump to the corresponding note. This is not working. (For footnotes either.) If the cursor is located at the endnote number, I can click "Show Notes" in the header, and it will jump, but that takes too much time. I have restarted the computer, uninstalled and reinstalled Word, opened Word in safe mode, moved files from the library to the desktop (per support instructions)... nothing has fixed it. I have updated the computer software since this happened, and completed another Word update, but otherwise, I haven't installed any other apps or programs. I am a professional editor, so I spend all day in Word checking endnotes, and I lose so much time not having the jump functionality. Any help would be appreciated!
C# Automating Printing from Word
I am exploring the use of C# to automate a printing process we currently have. It looks like the PrintOut() method might be able to work for me, but I had a few questions. Question 1: Can I specify the printer easily in c sharp? I found this stackoverflow question, and it looks a bit complicated to specify a specific printer, but this was from 2012, maybe it is easier now? Question 2: Can I specify the save as type dropdown below? I need to specify .png. This screen appears after hitting print on the screen shown in question 1. Reviewing the parameters for PrintOut(), I do not see a way to specify this. Thanks!
problem with table of figures
Hello, I've been having problems with creating table of figures for some reason the figures are much more that they need to be and some of them are multiplied. I selected the cross reference button and it shows the same figure caption many times. Does anyone know how to help me? Thank you Kia
Microsoft Word file names changing to .~WRD[4 Digits] and then deleting themselves
I have multiple word documents saved on an external hard drive. After upgrading to Microsoft Word for Mac Version 16.55 (21111400) and upgrading my mac to Mac OS Catalina Version 10.15.7, I started noticing issues when trying to save Word documents on my external hard drive. When I try to hit Command+Save (and sometimes before I even try to save), the file name changes to .~WRD followed by 4 random digits. Then I get an error message stating "Additional permissions are required to access the following files: /Volumes/G-DRIVE mobile USB-C/.Te...ing Saved by Word 170)/.~WRD3512." When I hit the "Select" button, I am then taken to a menu that says "Please select the file .~WRD3512." But no file appears and I cant select "Grant Access." So I click cancel. When I try to select File > Save, I get the message: This document’s file has been changed by another application since you opened or saved it. The changes made by the other application will be lost if you save. Save anyway? If I select save, I get taken back to the Grant File Access page described above. So I cant save the document. Then, when I try to close out the document, it gives me the prompt: Do you want to save the changes made to the document “.~WRD3512 [Compatibility Mode]”? Your changes will be lost if you don't save them. In the case of the lost document, since I couldn't save, I had to click "Don't Save." Then, I saw that neither the original document was in the folder nor was the renamed document. So my document completely disappeared, despite years of working on it and saving it multiple times. Since it was on an external hard drive, Time Machine didn't back it up and I have no idea where it is. Im absolutely mortified and stressed as this was a very long and important document. I simply cannot understand or believe how this happened. Has anyone had a similar problem to this? Do you know how I can recover the file? Does anyone know why this happened / what is happening? Any info would be greatly appreciated
Word's TTS voices have changed on their own.
I am dyslexic and use the “Read aloud” function in Word to find errors in texts. For no apparent reason, the TTS voice has changed to the basic Windows voice. Now it is very difficult for me to find the errors because the voices are very simple and basic. I have tried to change them in a thousand ways, but to no avail. - I have restored the system, - uninstalled and reinstalled Word. - formatted the PC. In short, the TTS voices I bought Word for are gone. I use Windows 11 and Office Professional Plus 2021 (purchased on April 8, 2023 in the Fnac Store) This has happened to me on all my PCs. I feel robbed. SPANISH: Soy Disléxico, y utilizo la función Leer en voz alta de Word para encontrar errores en los textos. Sin ningún motivo, la voz TTS ha cambiado a las de base de Windows. Ahora me cuesta muchísimo encontrar los errores porque las voces son muy simples y básicas. He intentado cambiarla de mil formas, pero no lo he conseguido. - He Restaurado el sistema, - Desinstalado y vuelto a instalar el Word. - Formateado el PC. Simplemente, ya no están las voces TTS por las que compré el Word. Uso Windows 11 y Office Profesional Plus 2021 ( Comprado el 8 de abril de 2023 en Tienda Fnac) Me ha pasado en todos mis PCs. Me siento robado.
Custom Bullets Transparency Issues
So I've been using custom bullets for years, in January 2025 there was no issue. I was unable to work on my document since then because of issues with my PC. Yesterday when I opened my document, my bullets no longer had transparency. Normally, it wouldn't be a problem because the background is also white, but in this document, I have background images as well. As you can see the background on the bullets stand out. The file is a PNG with a transparent background. I have tried replacing it more than once, I have 2 different bullets in this document and they are both doing it. I checked another document that was fine in the past and it too is having the issue. I opened a brand new doc and changed the background color of the doc and it does the same thing. I contacted M365 support, it was painful they didn't even know how to do a custom bullet, they were looking for picture settings... Hehe. Anyway, they told me to post here. To me it's something in Word itself because it was working before. The doc is NOT in compatibility mode or anything like that. I can't find anything on the Internet and its frustrating me to no end. Of course I could take the custom bullets out but this is going to be a publish book, that little extra flair is everything, and this is the 4th book in the series, and having it differ from the first three.... Again it's in the details, readers might not care, but I care.Linking Table of Contents to Inserted PDF Documents
I have a table of contents but I want to link the first page to a PDF document, then have word automatically create sub-table of contents from the remaining PDF documents. Currently, when I import a PDF as an object, it places the object on a page by itself but I have no way to link the first page of my table of contents to this document ? Table of Contents First Page .............1 (link to first page of PDF by having it inserted into word as an object) --------- sub of table of contents automatically links to second page of PDF document but doesn't have to be inserted and so forth etc etc as there are multiple PDF documents.Macro Security appears to be broken when docs are opened programmatically
Is anyone else experiencing this problem? It seems that when opening Word and Excel documents programmatically via the application object, macro security is bypassed. Its as though the security settings do not exist. E.g. create a Word dotm file or a DOC file with an AutoOpen macro. Set security to the highest level (disable without notification) then programmatically open the document. the macro runs. It happens in semi-annual channel 32 bit and 64 bit and both Win 10 and Win 11, Word and Excel. It cannot just a vba bug because we are also experiencing it with iManage documents when the opening is initiated from within the application. If anyone knows of a solution for this problem, your sharing would be very much appreciated.
