A robust family of business productivity software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook (or Entourage) are the main programs available on OS X.
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Unwanted table formatting during cut and past in MS Word:Mac 2011
When breaking up a table in order to comment on each section separately, I cut and pasted the sections, which worked well, but then I tried to include introductory paragraphs and these seems to be ...
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Outlook calendar won't synch with iPhone 3 and software v6.0
Microsoft Office 2010 was syncing with my iPhone 3 calendar until c. 2 weeks ago - I think it's an iPhone software upgrade issue? I have 2 email accounts in Outlook - a POP acct which I don't synch - ...
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Problem entering accented characters with Mac OS X 10.7.4 and MS Office
When I first installed MS Word for Mac on this MacBook Air, pressing and holding characters such as o and u produced a little menu of accents for that character - wonderful! But all of a sudden, this ...
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iPhone sending invitations to appointments it didn't create
Ok at work I received an appointment invite from a colleague in Outlook which I accepted. This event is an out of hours social event so I thought I would forward the invitation as an iCal event to my ...
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MS Office not fully Retina compatible?
I have MS Office 14.2.4, a.k.a. “the Office 2011 update that added Retina support”. However, when I insert a PDF into my document, it seems to me that it does not display at the native Retina ...
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Email body blank in Outlook 2011 for Mac
I use Outlook 2011 on my mac and have configured five IMAP accounts on it. Everything has been working fine for the last year.
The problem started last Thursday. New email headers are downloaded ...
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Can I open a PST file without importing it?
In Outlook for PC I can open or close PST files. This allows me to keep my PST at a reasonnable size, while being able to consult older messages.
In Outlook Mac (2011) I can only find the option to ...
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How can I change the shortcut keys for my MacBook Pro so it doesn't conflict with my remote Windows shortcuts?
From my MacBook Pro, I use a Java program that allows me to remotely connect to my Windows computer. I use Outlook on this Windows computer where normally I use shortcut keys like ControlF2 or ...
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How to import contacts and calendar from OS X to Outlook.com?
I want to use the new Microsoft Service Outlook.com.
But i don't find a way to import my OSX contacts and calendars to outlook.
I transferred my contacts to Google and then to outlook.com, but ...
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How to run Excel on headless Mac?
I'd like to run applescript to control Excel on a headless Mac.
I want to do it from the command line via ssh, and I cannot - there is no display to run applescript on, so osascript throws an error.
...
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How do I convert a pages document to a word document without access to pages?
Suppose I didn't have access to a Mac with pages. How can I convert a pages document to a word document using only a windows environment? Is there a freeware converter available?
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Parallels 8 - will iPhone sync with OS X side and VM side?
I've just purchased a 2012 13" MacBook Air. I hope to run Windows 7 in Parallels 8 to access Office 2010, including Outlook 2010.
Currently, my iPhone syncs to Outlook via a hosted Exchange for mail ...
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178 views
PDF printing bug in OS X
On a PDF created with Office for Windows, special characters are not displaying and not printing correctly in OS X. The rendering is correct on Chrome.
The issue is the same as this one: Some PDFs ...
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Sent items listed by sender's name (my name!) not recipient in Outlook for Mac 2011
Outlook 2011 on a Mac (OS X 10.7 Lion), on a (mostly PC) office network using Microsoft Exchange server.
In Outlook 2011, in the network "Sent Items" folder, all emails are listed showing the ...
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1answer
564 views
Ribbon tabs in Office/Word/Excel 2011 stop working
Occasionally some of the ribbon tabs in Office/Word/Excel 2011 become unclickable so you can't choose that tab. It's usually the ones on the left in my experience like Home or "Header and Footer". The ...
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881 views
What program(s) can I use to open an .xlsx spreadsheet for editing on my Mac
I can double-click the file and a browser preview opens that looks like excel.... but it is basically just a browser preview feature and it is read-only.
The file came from a Windows machine.
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Parallels Right To Left Keyboard Shortcut
I'm using Parallels 8 and I'd like to switch paragraph direction to right-to-left. Is there a keyboard shortcut for that?
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How can I recover my MS Office 2011 product key?
I want to use Migration Assistant to transfer my data from a Macbook Pro to a Macbook Air. I'm told that I need my product key for MS Office 2011.
Is there a way to find my product key on my mac?
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How can I save my PowerPoint 2003 presentation (.ppt file) in Windows so that it can be viewed (including animations) on PowerPoint for Mac?
I have created a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentation (a .ppt file) using Windows XP. My colleague has a Mac computer and PowerPoint for Mac. I would like to share my presentation -- including ...
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Needs Office for Mac 2011 Outlook Spotlight?
I have deactivated Spotlight, because the mdb process used a lot of memory and I use Spotlight not really often :-) Today I searched some emails in Outlook (Office for Mac 2011) and the mails could ...
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iPhone is not finding Outlook calendars from other profiles
I am trying to sync an iPhone 3GS with Outlook calendars on my PC (Windows XP, MS Office Professional Plus 2010).
In Outlook we have several profiles set up for different emails. At first the sync ...
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170 views
ML + Office 2011 all right click gives beachball
Whenever I right click anywhere inside a MS Office app, the app freezes and I get the rolling beach ball and I have to eventually Force Quit it.
I'm running 10.8.1 with Office 2011 v 14.2.3
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333 views
GMail and Outlook Attachment Not Showing in Mail after Upgrading to Mountain Lion
I used to see Word and PDF attachements with my GMail account in Mail. Recently I added my new Outlook account to Mail and found that attachments are missing. So I asked my friends to send ...
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How to use Automator to upload my real estate listing to web?
I want to use Automator to extract any text in a set region of a PDF, extract all images from the PDF, place all the text in corresponding fields of an Excel spreadsheet, and then upload that ...
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Migrating from Entourage to an iCloud compatible solution
For years my wife has had her email, calendar, and contacts stored on Entourage (most recently Entourage 2008). Now she would like to be able to take advantage of iCloud to automatically sync ...
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116 views
Outlook 2011 - adding keyboard shortcut for View > Filter > Date Rec'd > Today?
Trying to create a custom keyboard shortcut on OS X 10.8.1 to tell Outlook 2011 (14.2.3) to switch to View > Filters > Date Received > Today. Using the right brackets, with or without the View at ...
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249 views
Microsoft true type fonts on mac
How do I install the mainstream Microsoft Hebrew true-type fonts (David, Arial, Times New Roman Hebrew) in Mac? I would like to use these fonts both in MS-Office and Latex documents.
In the ...
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436 views
Sending e-mail attachment from MS Office
There's an option in MS Office 2011 for Mac programs that allows to send current document as an e-mail attachment. However in my case this option is inactive:
I can't find any option to setup ...
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1answer
295 views
OS X Lion Excel 2011 data lost and undeletable Excel file
OS X Lion 10.7.4. I did work on a Microsoft Excel 2011 spreadsheet (saved in .xls format) and noticed a file on my desktop that said it could not be trashed. It disappeared when I re-started the ...
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How to prevent Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac from locking your connection?
How to prevent Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac from locking your connection?
Remote Desktop Connection form Mac (last version 2.1.1) does auto-lock your account after some time.
How can I ...
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Retina compatible Word Processor?
Microsoft Office for Mac does not have Retina support, which is a pain to look at while working on documents.
Is there a similar application that delivers the same efficiency and experience as ...
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390 views
Categories from Outlook for contacts in iPhone
I use Outlook and have my contacts under categories, e.g. home, clients, family, etc.
When I sync from Outlook to my iPhone I get all the contacts, but I cannot find the categories.
How can I search ...
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149 views
User Authentication in Microsoft Document Connection
How can I change the username that is used to connect to a SharePoint site in Microsoft Document Connection. When I try to connect to a site, it's showing the authentication screen, but only allows me ...
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I lost my contacts after separating them into folders in Microsoft outlook windows 7
I separated my contacts from my iCloud account in Microsoft outlook into work contacts and business contacts.
The number of items were shown in each folder showing that they had been transferred to ...
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Outlook 2011 and autoaccepting meetings
So I’m about to ditch Outlook for Mac because I’m missing too many meetings. I’m not sure if anyone is experience the same issues but when using Outlook on Windows, if I get a meeting invite sent to ...
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Outlook keeps trying to send message with Unresolved Recipient Error Error 50
Outlook on my mac keeps trying to send a message with an "unresolved recipient" error 50. How do I get it to stop trying to send the message and just delete it?
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Windows-PowerPoint presentations on an iPad with great typography distortion
I have a PowerPoint presentation created on Microsoft Windows. When I play it on an iPad there are great typography distortions. There are a lot of fonts not found on the by iPad. Could I install my ...
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Making Microsoft Office Reminders get your attention
Does anyone know how to have Office reminders pop up in front of any application? Now, if I'm working on something, they silently pop up in the background.
It's one of the few features I miss from ...
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170 views
Sync Outlook 2002 calendar with iPad
How can I sync my Outlook 2002 running on Windows XP calendar with my iPad? I'm willing to use services such as Google Calendar as a go-between, and/or additional programs/apps that would facilitate ...
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How to move from text to text by keyboard in Powerpoint?
How do I move from text item to text item using the keyboard in Powerpoint? (Apologies for the Windows keyboard terminology in the following)
tab just adds a tab, as does Shift + Tab, Control + Tab, ...
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'Find text' in document occasionally doesn't work in Word 2011 for Mac
It's a problem I saw on a friend's computer (Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard). Occasionally (in about 1 of 10-20 cases) Word 2011 doesn't find a text which is in the document. Then, changing the to other ...
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Mac office 2011 keep asking me to save doc that I didn't make change
Sometime I just open a doc for viewing, Mac office 2011 keep asking me to save doc that I didn't make change. I've been experiencing this gimmick for the last 12 months. And it got to stop since it ...
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Microsoft Office 2004 reinstall?
I bought a used iMac with OS 10.4.11 installed. It also has Microsoft Office 2004 on it. I'd like to upgrade the OS to 10.6 but don't want to lose the Microsoft Office applications. I do not have the ...
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Unable to run Office with same product key
I'd bought MS Office which was allowed to use on 3 Mac OSX with same product key. It was/is working fine when I'd installed it on 1st Macbook Pro. When I'd installed it on my iMac then MS Word, ...
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Is there a newer version of Office for the MacOS anytime soon?
I was wondering if Microsoft is planning to release Office 2012 anytime soon ? Shall I wait for it or purchase Office 2011 ?
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Save as PDF from Word makes pixelated PDF in Acrobat but not Preview
I have a 2 year old MBP. I'm using Word 2008 and if I create a PDF using Save As... or Print > PDF, the resulting PDF will look fantastic when viewed with Preview. However, if I open the same ...
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Which video/movie file format would be most convenient for inclusion into a Keynote or PowerPoint presentation?
I am a Windows user, and I have never used Keynote or PowerPoint on Mac. My colleague would like me to send him a video/movie file that he can incorporate into and play during a scientific ...
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What image file formats are commonly imported into Keynote and PowerPoint for Mac?
I am a Windows user, but my superior colleague is a Mac user (he has a MacBook). He has asked me to send him some images that I used in a PDF report. He would like to include these (original ...
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Spaces and some other fonts are changed to rectangles?
I installed Microsoft Office 2011 yesterday on my MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. I already had Microsoft Office 2008 on this device and simply added 2011. Now for some reason, many of my fonts have ...
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Is there a way to stop MS Word from automatically opening previously opened documents?
I know there's probably a setting in preferences, but I need to be able to do it without Word being open.
The problem is one of my docx has become corrupt, so every time Word opens it immediately ...
