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Re: Search for URL string in multiple Word documents
You seem to have posted this question more than once? There are more replies in your other thread: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/word/search-a-specific-string-in-urls-across-multiple-word-documents/4494250 .21Views0likes0CommentsRe: Problem with the "save" function on Word.
We see some reports like yours in the Q&A forum as well. It seems to affect both Word for Mac and Word for Windows, and it isn't consistent across all installations. I would suggest that you report the issue to Microsoft using the Feedback facility in Word. Also/alternatively, you can report this in the portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/fb6d67e3-301c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472 or vote for an existing report. See also the support article at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/users-are-prompted-to-save-locally-saved-documents-after-being-idle-with-no-edits-made-524c4e03-d0ae-4de1-ac1c-866fc528f029 .18Views0likes1CommentRe: Word - Same Line Page Breaks Visibly Change Formatting
Typically, a manual page break would move the text to the next page. Are you displaying the document in Draft view or Web Layout view perhaps? If you mean that formatting applied to the text is "inherited" by the text that follows the break (on the next page), that may happen with manual page breaks. It is a known limitation, especially in older versions of Word which didn't necessarily add a paragraph mark with the page break. As Charles suggested, it would help if you uploaded a screen shot with nonprinting marks displayed.97Views0likes0CommentsRe: Same number at several places in document. When I change one I want them all to change?
I immediately think of mapped content controls, but it may depend on how these numbers are supposed to work in your document. For example, are we talking about one number which occurs in multiple places and may need updating, or could there be more than one set of numbers in one and the same document? In other words, would one document have only "BC#6543" which may need updating, but there are never "BC#6543" and also "XX#1111" in that same doc?26Views1like0CommentsRe: PAGE BREAK 365 WORD DOC doesn't work
You need to look at the pagination options mentioned by Kidd_Ip. The actual problem may be a combination of these options or one particular option applied to "too many" paragraphs. For example, if many successive paragraphs are set to "Keep with next," you may get unexpected page breaks, because Word has to start a new page at some location. Displaying nonprinting characters will also be helpful; click the ¶ icon on the Home tab.34Views0likes0CommentsRe: How do I Stop Word Switching to Multiple Pages View
Sparkywater Note that you can use Jay Freedman's add-in, which provides more flexibility with saving view settings than the user interface has ever made, even in older versions of Word. Side-note: I have no idea how Microsoft prioritizes suggestions. Only Microsoft would be able to answer that, and they rarely discuss these things publicly. EDIT: Since I originally posted this reply, I have been reminded that issues which may lead to data loss are given high priority (which isn't surprising, of course).117Views2likes0CommentsRe: Open Word in same-sized and -placed window
If I could reproduce the particular issue you are describing—that you do not see the last used window position and size as you restart Word—I would obviously report it myself. As far as I can remember, Word has never been able to store the size and position with individual documents. Older versions, prior to Word 2013, did store the view and zoom ratio with individual documents. Removing that was a mistake, in my opinion. I don't know why it was done.29Views0likes1CommentRe: Open Word in same-sized and -placed window
Since it doesn't work for you, using the add-in is your only option at the moment. You can of course send feedback to Microsoft by using the portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/fb6d67e3-301c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472 but that would be a long term solution, and there is no guarantee that your suggestion will be implemented.40Views1like3CommentsRe: Why does original document close when saving a copy or selecting Save as and renaming a copy?
What happens will also depend on if you are saving locally or to OneDrive. If you are saving to OneDrive, the behavior will be different, though. Because of the automatic saves, Save As will create two documents with the same content. On the other hand, if you are saving locally, any changes made before you Saved As will be added to the newly created document, only (unless of course you saved before you save as).36Views0likes0CommentsRe: Can't control spacing after paragraph
Use Ctrl+Q to remove any direct paragraph formatting which has been applied to selected paragraphs (or to the paragraph that contains the insertion point, if nothing is selected). Also, keep in mind that if Spacing After "meets" Spacing Before in the following text paragraph, Word will only apply the larger of the two values (spacing won't be added together). I'm not sure if this could be part of the issue in your document.38Views1like0CommentsRe: How to separate non-indented number points from indented number points?
Anthi, multilevel lists haven't changed much over the years. The rules for setting them up discussed in Shauna Kelly's article at https://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html (initially written for Word 2007 and Word 2010) still apply.15Views1like0CommentsRe: Table Style - Top Left Cell
Have you also set the first row as a repeated header row in the Table Properties dialog box? That way, the formatting from "header row" should be used in the table. I don't know which formatting takes precedence but I suspect that "header row" is prioritized over "first column." Text formatting in Word tables (and table styles) is unnecessarily convoluted, and it is also connected to the document defaults associated with your template.14Views0likes0CommentsRe: Open Word in same-sized and -placed window
Word won't remember the position of individual document windows. Instead, it is the last size & position in the Word session which determines what you see the next time you start Word. Do try Jay Freedman's add-in which will actually save settings with documents.74Views0likes5CommentsRe: Inconsistent spacing between styles
Thanks for the follow-up. Using blank paragraphs is usually NOT the best policy. As editing moves text around, any blank paragraph at the end of a page may end up at the beginning of the next page, and you usually don't want that to happen. There are some exceptions to the rule, though. You do need a blank paragraph or two following a table of contents field (and sometimes you may want a blank paragraph after a table). Beyond that, para spacing (Before/After) will do the job.26Views0likes0CommentsRe: Make numbering independent of position
As an alternative, it should be possible to create a macro which increments a sequential list and inserts a number at the insertion point. You'd need a text file (for example) to keep track of the sequence. I believe such a macro has been suggested by forum contributors such as Graham Mayour, Doug Robbins or Jay Freedman.29Views1like0CommentsRe: Word glitching table headers to look like wingdings
Which font is used for table headers in the affected document? See if (re-)installing the font on the computer helps. Microsoft-provided fonts such as Aptos can be downloaded from Microsoft. P.S. I specifically mention the Aptos font here, because it has been reported that it may not be correctly interpreted unless you take action to install it locally (by default, Aptos is a so-called cloud font which isn't necessarily present in the Fonts folder on Windows).57Views1like1Comment
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