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
Draw Table and Eraser tools not in Table Tools Layout Tab
In MS Word for Office 365 Business and Office 365 Pro, the "draw table" and "eraser" buttons do not show up on the tool bar. I have tried to add them by using the customize ribbon features but have been unsuccessful. On two different computers, these two tools are unavailable which really makes adjusting/creating tables difficult, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Weird frame around paragraph in Word
Hello ! About two months ago, frames appeared around every paragraph in all my Word documents. I have attempted to remove them using the following menus: margins, borders, grid and rulers, spacing between paragraphs, and other formatting elements, but they persist. They remain invisible when printing or exporting as a PDF, yet they appear in both the page view and online display modes. I work on Word mac 16.92 on a 2021 Macbook Pro. See the attached pictures for an example. the frame is already there before I start writing. Could you kindly help me figure out how to remove the frames around every paragraph?Hyperlinks no longer copying out of Word
Within the last month or so I have found that embedded hyperlinks in a Word document (on desktop PC) are being lost when I copy text into another program. The links revert to text only in WordPress and between the desktop Word document and pasting into Word Online. The only way I have found to get round this is to open the document in Word Online - in which case the hyperlinks stay intact - and then copy from there into WordPress (or anything else). This is not ideal and I wondered if this was a known issue or there is a setting in Word which is causing this to happen. It feels like the copy function in Word is set to only copy text and not the links (or formatting for that matter). I wondered if I had triggered a setting that has caused this to happen but when searching in settings and tabs (or forums) I have not found anything obvious. Does anyone have the same issue?
How to fix "upload pending" error message in Microsoft word
I dealt with this frustrating issue for over a year, but here's how you can fix it. Example image: How to fix: 1. Make sure Finder is open and all office apps are closed, including Microsoft Word. 2. Click on "GO" in the top bar. 3. Once the drop down menu descends, hold down the OPTION key on your keyboard. You'll see that a folder called "LIBRARY" appears. Click on "LIBRARY". 4. Once inside "LIBRARY", click on a folder called "CONTAINERS." 5. Scroll down until you find a folder called "com.microsoft.Word". 6. Once you've found it, delete "com.microsoft.Word" off your computer. 7. Now, reopen Microsoft Word, and make sure the upload pending error message is gone. It should be, and you should now be able to delete the file if you so choose. Also, if you're experiencing this problem with Excel and/or Powerpoint, you can probably fix it the same way. You'd just have to delete "com.microsoft.Excel" and/or "com.microsoft.Powerpoint" respectively, instead of "com.microsoft.Word". All the steps leading up to that would remain the same. I really hope this helps other people who are dealing with this problem. And if for some reason it doesn't work for you, reach out to Microsoft support while signed into your Microsoft account and get into a chat room. Chatting with a specialist was the only reason I was able to figure this out in the first place.Creating unique headers and footers?
I am looking for a word processing product that I can create a template with unique headers and footers that I can share with users who can only add text content but not change or delete the headers and footers. I looked at Word, but it does not have this capability. I am trying to convince my boss to use Google doc's but he is old school. I tried telling him that Word is old, outdated tech and very limited, but he asked me to check if there is another MS product that comes with our 365 platform that can do what I described here?
Can't locate a style I created - Word 365
in the styles pane in word, i have all styles showing and in alphabetical order. however one of the styles i created is not listed. Its called 'college info' . when I try to create a new style with the same name it says: the style name already exists or is reserved for a buil-in style. if the name already exists why wont it show up in the styles gallery or style pane? And how do I find it so I can modify it or delete this style? Also, this style, college info, is not applied anywhere in the doc.Mail Merge from Access
Hello everyone, I am having a problem when merging into word from Access. I am trying to set up a document that is a work diary that merges from access. The first 3 columns are ID, Day and Date and the next 30 columns are the names of the staff members. I want to be able to group by Staff Member so that all the jobs are shown together for each date I.e. Staff Member 1 - Monday 01/01/2024 08:00 Job 1 13:00 Job 2 / Tuesday 02/01/2024 - 08:00 Job 1 13:00 Job 2 / Wednesday 03/01/2024 08:00 Job 1 13:00 Job 2 Thursday 04/01/2024 - 08:00 Job 1 13:00 Job 2 then Staff Member 2 - Monday 01/01/2024 08:00 Job 1 13:00 Job 2 / Tuesday 02/01/2024 - 08:00 Job 1 13:00 Job 2 / Wednesday 03/01/2024 08:00 Job 1 13:00 Job 2 Thursday 04/01/2024 - 08:00 Job 1 13:00 Job 2 etc. Please can someone help!create a master template with insrtable sections with prefilled lists to select to create docs easy
I need to create a word template for a fillable document with pre-outlined sections and structure for quick document creation for each job we do. The document is a JSA (Job Safety Analysis and set up) the outline of the document will have the following sections Required Tools and supplies for jobsite" then have a list of some sort of any and all tools and supplies we have and use so you can pick the items needed for this specific job and it stays structured on the document every time.. example : (5 gal drums, screw driver, shop vac, hammer, etc) so the next section would be PPE Required training required (list of various trainings needed for specific job site example : Confined Space entry, LOTO, Fork Lidt, Respiratory,) engineering controls (supervisor tasks, to dos, processes et job site hazards clickable hazards for the following categories with all relevent info for the main hazards and then ability to add new custom hazards -chemical hazards (potential hazard, task/steps to do to avoid, consequences of hazard) -safety hazards (potential hazard, task/steps to do to avoid, consequences of hazard) enviromental hazards (potential hazard, task/steps to do to avoid, consequences of hazard) Before and end of job tasks finally it would be saved and renamed and printed for our employees to check off any sections that require checkboxes such as supplies needed then can fill in anything on document during job and be turned in to office once complete. How can I achieve creating this template and what controls/fields/document properties / form controls etc are required and how to i do it ? Attached is a sample JSA for reference
