Cannot Insert Excel in Word with Office 365
When adding an Excel object in Word, it fails and returns the following error: The program used to create this object is Excel. That program is either not installed on your computer or it is not responding. To edit this object, install Excel or ensure…
Custom dictionary in Word web app?
How can I create a new custom dictionary for the word web app? I can't add words directly to a custom dictionary. I made a new account recently and when I try to access Review>Editor>Personal dictionary I get this message "unable to fetch the…

need a program to translate MS Works docs to Word docs, keeping formatting if possible
I have been using Microsoft Works word processor for many years, and i have scores of Works documents on my old laptop. But I had to buy a new laptop in December, 2024, and of course I have to use Word now. I don't thinks Works exists any more, and I…

How to auto-populate combobox values in Word 365 form based on other content control (text) inputs on same form
I've set up a form in Microsoft Word (365) containing a number of Rich Text Content Control inputs. I would like to add Combo box content control with values that auto-populate based on the Rich Text Content control inputs. The image below shows the…
How to add tracked change to xml in docx file programatically
My goal is to programmatically manipulate the document.xml file of a docx word document in order to create a new word document with tracked changes. I've attempted to do this using Python's native xml.etree.ElementTree module. The script I've written…
Is there a way to pull term GPA's for a certain year?
Good morning, I have been using Infinite Campus to pull term GPAs looking for growth and decline. I have just found out that the term GPA's are not reflecting both of our schools (Park High School and our SoWashCo online). It is only showing me the GPA…
I have word stand-alone, what data is collected?
I have word stand-alone, what data is collected? I have the option of signing in or not. Thank you.

I have a 4707 error with Word for the Mac, Beta Version 16.97
I'm running a Beta version of Word for Mac, 16.97 and I recently encountered a 4707 error whenever opening Word and I can't debug or clear the error message without Force Quitting the application. Thanks in advance for your help. Norm.

Restoring Fonts
What is the best way to restore fonts to Microsoft Word? ex. Segona Book

My letter head will not show up in Word anymore. Why?
I exported a Word document from a PDF document and now none of my letter heads can be seen either in Word or after in saving as PDF. How do I fix this?

Macro causing Word to crash in latest Office builds
We have a macro enabled template which is causing Microsoft Word to crash as soon as it is opened. The template macro includes a feature to pull user data to the file using LDAP. We have identified the following line in the macro as the cause: Set…

How to convert English letters to uppercase and lowercase in Microsoft Word?
How to convert English letters to uppercase and lowercase in Microsoft Word?
Error message opening files instead of opening them in protected view
My wife is using word from the lastest Microsoft 365 software version on a Windows 10 machine. For a few months, she has only been able to open a subset of word files. For any others, Word would show the following error message: Word experienced an…
How to fix the Style portion of the Word Ribbon?
I don't know why it changed, I didn't ask it to and I don't think I approved any updates. But either way, I need to change it back. Any help would be appreciated.

Word cannot be opened
Word cannot be opened, and the following dialog box will appear. It will close after clicking the "Do not send" button. Run Word again and you will be asked if you want to start Word in safe mode. If you choose 'Yes' here, Word will enter' Safe…
How do I stop "Paste with Co-Pilot" without completely turning off co-pilot?
How do I turn off "Paste with Co-Pilot" in Word. I don't want to complete turn off co-pilot, but every time I paste something, instead of using my saved settings it pops up "paste with co-pilot" and pastes it a completely different…
About the Track Changes Options
We are using MS office 2016 & LTSC 2021. Users inquiry how to configure the Track Changes in MS office word. The are 3 options of balloons in Track Changes. However, user ask for the display of track changes can be Show Revision in Ballons AND…

How to set an intonation in words?
For example, when I type something which contains 'co' in a word (e.g. concord), how do I make the word automatically turn into 'cawncawrd'? I know the AutoCorrect box could do the thing, but it would take a long time to set a huge list of words. Is…
Opening word addin using url with custom parameters
Hello Community, I hope you're all doing well. I'm currently working on a project where I need to open the Word application with a specific add-in hosted on the Microsoft Store. I have a working link that successfully opens Word with the add-in loaded by…
How to disable Copilot for Word on a Business Account?
Just got a new computer for word and when I downloaded Microsoft Word there is a terrible Copilot greyed out logo next to the text, pictured below. This is very annoying, and I have no interest in utilizing copilot for my job. I also don't have a…