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How do you curve text in power point?

96698 (3/18/2010 9:32:01 PM)

microsoft.public.powerpoint
I'm trying to curve text in power point - word art contains background shapes for text boxes, but does not curve the text to fit the shape. Any suggestions? ... Report Spam

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confirmation code(product ID 89572-OEM-7332166-00021)

50071 (12/25/2009 5:49:01 AM)

microsoft.public.word.newusers
i use microsoft office home and student pack 2007.(product ID 89572-OEM-7332166-00021).product key i entered are (DDY79-433JV-2RXGX-MQFQP-PFDH8).this is my installation code:261023-026554-848036-282652-31... Report Spam

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Why is my Equation button not available

32814 (2/25/2010 11:27:02 PM)

microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
I can't figure out why I can't the Equation button is not working in the Insert Ribbon on Word 2007, its greyed out and I can't click on it. And I know I can insert an object and selection Equation Editor... Report Spam

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Counting of cells with a specific color filled

26971 (3/11/2010 2:41:01 PM)

microsoft.public.excel.misc
Hello experts, I have an excel workhseet where different cells are filled with different colors. I need to count no of cells in a specific column with a specific colour filled. For example i need to coun... Report Spam

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How do I insert Roman Numerals?

27328 (1/18/2010 2:13:02 PM)

microsoft.public.word.newusers
New to Word 2007 would someone please explain to me how to insert Roman Numerlas in my document? ... Report Spam

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How to get the value at the second column of the ComboBox?

26647 (9/15/2007 8:23:09 PM)

microsoft.public.access.formscoding
I have a ComboBox1 which has two column and the first columns is bounded. Simply like that: Supplier-ID Supplier Name 124556 Microsoft 236541 Apple "Me.ComboBox1.Value" refers to Supplier-ID b... Report Spam

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How to convert text "JAN" into number 1?

11821 (4/10/2010 2:13:01 PM)

microsoft.public.excel.misc
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to convert text "JAN" into number 1? Does excel have any built in function to do it? For all the months' symbol into numbers "JAN" into 1 ... "MAR" into 3 ... "DEC... Report Spam

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7 working days a week

18564 (1/30/2010 11:43:44 AM)

microsoft.public.project
Hi, what should i modify to make every day of the week as working day ? till now i was only able to make 6 working days per week. i'm working on a personal project and i would like to use MS project ju... Report Spam

Alain

How do I disable sharing on Excel document?

18391 (12/30/2009 8:10:01 PM)

microsoft.public.excel.misc
I have a document shared. I need to record a macro and apply validation to cells on the sheet. I must first disable sharing but just can't seem to find it. ... Report Spam

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where is the autorecovery files saved?

29204 (4/9/2010 6:28:36 PM)

microsoft.public.mac.office.excel
Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel I closed a file without saving and need to go back in timemachine to get the autosave file. Where is it and what is the suffix... Report Spam

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How to Force the logon server

8409 (12/30/2009 8:14:46 PM)

microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory
guys, Is there a way I can force which server the users login to. I see most of my clients logon server ServerA where in fact I would prefer its ServerB. Any ideas? Environment Win2K3/XP ... Report Spam

Nik

Active Directory Domain Service Unavailable. What does this mean?

26027 (12/17/2009 3:29:03 PM)

microsoft.public.word.application.errors
I am using Windows 7 on a brand new Sony Vaio laptop. I am trying to print with my Dell V305 bluetooth enabled printer. Bought bluetooth "adapter" which plugs into USB port since laptop was not bluetooth ... Report Spam

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Expland or Collapse all Tasks

20872 (11/13/2009 12:52:01 AM)

microsoft.public.project
How do you simply Expand All or Collapse All Tasks? ... Report Spam

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{ PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT } How to remove?

24184 (2/12/2010 9:54:01 PM)

microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
How do I remove { PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT } from my footer and replace with numerical page numbering? ... Report Spam

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Check to see if a value exists in a list?

8270 (3/12/2010 3:04:03 AM)

microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Hi and thanks again for your help out there... Is there any function to test if a particular value exists in a list? A simple example: Column A1= car; A2=train; A3=plane In B2 I place "car". Is there a fun... Report Spam

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"file cannot be opened because there are problems with contents"

10739 (2/21/2010 6:07:01 PM)

microsoft.public.word.application.errors
I have Word 2007 running on Windows Vista. I need to know how to repair a ".docx" file Word can't open or repair: the error details say, "Unspecified error ... Location: Part: /word/document.xml, Line: 2 C... Report Spam

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how do i resolve the 'system resource exceeded' error?

14281 (12/20/2007 6:58:01 PM)

microsoft.public.access
I keep getting the "System Resource Exceeded" error message when running a very complex query. How do I get around this, or resolve it? Thanks, Marlene ... Report Spam

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how do I insert bullets in the same line(row)?

13181 (1/14/2010 6:44:01 PM)

microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
I understand how to insert bullets line by line but how do you do it so that the bullets appear on the same line. like this: * a *b *c *d *e *f Any help would be greatly appreciated. ... Report Spam

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Conditional formatting based on length of the cell contents

14653 (5/27/2010 7:33:41 AM)

microsoft.public.excel
Hi all A customer is using Excel to define data which will later be mangled into a database, but they have a habit of putting in strings that are too long. I'd like to be able to format a range of cells s... Report Spam

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Link form to table

9159 (4/9/2010 3:22:52 PM)

microsoft.public.access.forms
hello all, i am using ms access 2007 and im still learning it, i want to create a customer database (table) and i want to create a form that i can use to enter a new customer into the database. i am able t... Report Spam

bretta

check box in powerpoint

12733 (11/18/2009 4:03:01 PM)

microsoft.public.powerpoint
how do i insert a usable check box in powerpoint 2007 ... Report Spam

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confirmation of delivery??

3606 (3/30/2010 1:58:01 PM)

microsoft.public.outlook.general
Hi I want confirmation that an email has been delivered/received. In the options I checked the box for delivery confirmation. I get an email back stating: Delivery to these recipients or distributio... Report Spam

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Open 2 powerpoint files at 2 monitors

9296 (1/9/2010 5:04:01 PM)

microsoft.public.powerpoint
I have 2 monitors link to one computer, and work on one and put reference on the other. This works for Word and Excel files; however for PowerPoint files no matter how many files I open, only one monitor c... Report Spam

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