Questions tagged [ms-office]
A suite business software designed by Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook (or Entourage) are the main programs available on OS X. For Outlook 2015, use the office-365 tag.
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Keyboard shortcut to access "lightning menu" in MS Excel for macOS
How do I access this menu with the keyboard?
I think I tried all the intuitive ways:
It's not Ctrl (which is what it is on Windows).
It's not Shift.
It's not GUI or Cmd.
It's not Alt / Opt.
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Setting up Microsoft Office on High Sierra
The computers at my work are all old iMac11,2s which consequently can't be updated to a supported OS. What I did, therefore, was download an older version of Office, I can't remember which now but ...
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How do Google contacts change without me making the changes?
I have windows and apple devices but mostly apple. iMac, iPhone and iPad plus a Dell XPS.
Contacts are from google. I've noticed for quite a while that a certain category of contacts are changed ...
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Prevent Word online from remapping Command-M in Chrome and Firefox
I quite frequently use the Command-M shortcut to minimise windows, however I have found that when editing an online Microsoft Word document in Chrome or Firefox, the Command-M shortcut is somehow ...
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Sum column which only contain sum function
In Excel, how can I sum a column, which contains numbers and its total using sum function, but I need to add cells which has sum function?
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How do I save an updated version of a word document without having to create a new file name? i.e. save over an existing document?
When emailing a Word document back and forth with multiple comments I am unable to save over an existing file. The file name is greyed out and wont allow me to save.
I have to create a new file name ...
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Show the shortcuts when hovering over Microsoft Word icons
I am a fervent keyboardist: how can we find out the shortcuts for these icons? They used to be displayed when you hovered over them, but no more.
This is Microsoft Word for Mac version 16.79
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What is the full path files are saved to on Word for Mac?
I clicked on saving locally and then hit CMD-G to be able to change the directory. The save dialog does not say where it is saving to. If I put it in myself I will end up with at least two differnt ...
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How iPhone tracks changes in contacts for syncing with Exchange?
I have an iPhone SE that I sync with an Exchange server interface that is present on my home Wi-Fi network. It does sync over the internet nor with a cloud. The Exchange interface is presented to ...
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Calender Week number fixing in Outlook for Mac
How to fix the CW number shown in Outlook calendar (for macOS Ventura 13.6)? As you can see from below image, the calendar number for the Oct 09 - 13 week shows as 42, where as it is CW41 in actual ...
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OneDrive application keeps vanishing from my harddrive
I'm not sure if this is an issue with OneDrive or MacOS... but the OneDrive app keeps disappearing from my Applications folder.
On one occasion, my whole OneDrive folder had '(Archive)' added to the ...
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Word for Mac on NFS share thinks documents are read only
I have a strange issue with am Unraid server running NFS shares.
Facts:
Running a fresh install of Word on a fresh Mac on a fresh Unraid server
Documents are on an NFS4 network share
The share and ...
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How can I control a PowerPoint presentation on Mac using an Android device?
In the past I paid and used Remote Pro PowerPoint Keynote, but the software that we should install on mac is not supported anymore, so it basically doesn't work.
I'm really struggling to find a ...
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Programmatically retrieve Microsoft Office 365 account
I'm trying to programmatically retrieve the Office 365 account in use by users on a Mac fleet.
I discovered this is apparently stored in the keychain, either in the msoCredentialSchemeADAL internet ...
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Excel Not Responding when opening a new Workbook
I’ve been having an issue with Excel - whenever I’m working on a workbook and I try to open a new, blank file, Excel will beachball indefinitely until I force quit it. This happens no matter what the ...
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How do I fix the "Cannot open the specified file" error with hyperlinks in Excel for Mac?
Since 2016, Microsoft Excel has run in an App Sandbox on macOS. This means that a HYPERLINK function which points to a local path, like HYPERLINK("/Users/me/Desktop/example.pdf"), won't work....
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How to make hyperlinks work on PDFs from MS Word for Mac
I am using Word 16-72 on Ventura 13.4.1.
I created a document with numerous hyperlinks to webpages and email addresses. Inside Word, I hover the mouse over the links and if I click, they work.
When I ...
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Make EMACS control sequences work in Microsoft Outlook?
One of the reasons I like Apple's software is that I can use emacs control sequences (e.g. ^a to go to the start of the line) in practically any text object.
However, this does not work in Microsoft ...
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csvkit/in2csv: AttributeError: 'ReadOnlyWorksheet' object has no attribute 'defined_names'
I have installed csvkit with Homebrew, but when running in2csv foo.xlsx > foo.csv, I'm always getting this error message:
AttributeError: 'ReadOnlyWorksheet' object has no attribute 'defined_names'...
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Outlook for Mac High Sierra?
I have been looking for few days and cannot find anything.
Where can I download Outlook for Mac as suitable for High Sierra?
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How can I get office update branch/channel with code/terminal
I am looking for a way to extract something what is called in MS Office update branch/channel on Windows it can be found here in registry:
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate\...
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Permission Error While running a script in in macOS
I am trying to open PowerPoint and make a new file, using the script editor. But I am receiving this error, "Can’t set «class pptP» to make new «class pptP» with properties {name:"Test"}...
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Set Default MS Excel Zoom to 125% on Mac
For some reason, Excel text is teeny tiny on this Mac.
How do I set it to ALWAYS zoom at 125%?
Do I have to save a default template or something at 125%, or is there an easier way?
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How to keep in sync the Outlook 365 Calendar for MacOS with the iCloud calndar
I'm on MS Outlook 365 for MacOS. I use it for a custom IMAP account. Sometimes I receive meeting invites and those are saved to the Outlook 365 calendar. Is there a way to sync them with one of my ...
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AppleScript to save selected emails from Outlook to a designated folder on my computer
My company recently switched from PCs to Macs. I am very new to AppleScript. I have been trying to cobble together a script to save selected emails from Outlook to a designated folder.
So far I have ...
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Paste PDF files as email attachments into Outlook for Mac (Office 365)
When I copy a PDF file in Finder and try to paste the file into Outlook 365 for Mac, a picture of the file is pasted into the email message instead of adding the file as an attachment.
Is there any ...
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How do I import smart card certs to use with Microsoft Outlook?
My goal is to send a signed email using a smart card (CAC). On support.microsoft.com, I found a help page that shows how to use sign the email using a cert, but I can't figure out how to select the ...
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How do I recover an old version of an excel file?
I spent an enormous amount of time working on multiple sheets in a single excel file. Now, it's gone and just has an old version. I'm not sure why it didn't get saved (I typically save things way more ...
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Page Up/Down on Apple Magic Keyboard with iPad in Microsoft 365 Word
I cannot for the life of me find the right key combo to perform page up/down with my Apple Magic Keyboard on the iPad in Microsoft 365 (Word). Command up/down work in other apps, but not in Office. ...
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“This message has no content” on the new outlook
Every email i send in the new outlook is saved in the “sent” folder but it can’t be opened. It only shows a blank page and “This message has no content” for the preview…
This is a standard IMAP ...
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Where does Office for Mac store the user personalization information?
I am managing a number of Mac computers where I would like my users to not need to manually set their name.
This name is used when creating lock files on network shares. If it is unset, then the lock ...
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MS Word does not have permission to open Word files after Ventura 13.3 update
I've recently updated my Mac to Ventura 13.3. Since then, I'm experiencing major problem with opening Word files from Finder.
Some files can be opened without a problem, some just can't. To be honest, ...
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Outlook for Mac Select/Remove Columns
I am a frequent user of Outlook. Recently migrated from Windows to a MacBook.
In the new ad well as old Outlook App of Mac, I don’t see the options to add or remove columns as I used to get in the ...
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How to create a message with plain-text format in Outlook?
When I create a message in mail.app I can toggle it to plain text. How can I do the same with “Outlook for Mac”? Basically I’d like the feature described by this Microsoft help page, but this page is ...
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OS 12.3/Microsoft365 run-time error '53': MTMacOLEshim (MathType)
I am at my wits' end.
I migrated over from an old MacBook Pro to a new Mac Studio running Mac OS 12.3. Every time I open my Microsoft Powerpoint on the new Mac Studio, I will get the error:
Run-time ...
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How to change default Math font in MS Word for Mac?
I downloaded a math font that I was able to set as default in MS Word Windows via the Equation Options settings. However, this settings box (in the screencap) doesn't seem to exist in the Mac version ...
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Microsoft Outlook Mac client resets view of message back to the top after a few seconds
I've seen this behavior on several versions of MacOS and Outlook. When I am looking at a longer message, after a few seconds the view of the message resets and I'm back at the top of the message, even ...
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Outlook for Mac 16.71 - Missing Clear conversations feature
I recently switched from HP Zbook running Windows 10 with Outlook 2016 to Apple Macbook Pro (M1 pro) running Ventura with Outlook 2016. My work email account is an office 365 account.
There was a ...
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How to back up Microsoft Outlook for Mac when export is greyed out
I am trying to back up / export all my emails before I leave my current job. Outlook for Mac shows my export as greyed out. Personal Mac that isn't managed by the company.
Is there a way around this ...
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How can I eliminate the verification process for Microsoft products on macOS?
Whenever I open any Office 365 for macOS product (like Outlook), it takes a long time for it open (up to 5 Minutes), because Apple runs a "verification" process; same happens in Chrome, ...
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Why do worksheets spontaneously resize
Excel for Mac 2011; OS 10.13.6 High Sierra; iMac
I keep a number of worksheets open. When I toggle through them using the keyboard shortcut and come back to one I'd previously worked on, it has ...
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Outlook for MacOS: starting my reply after the previous email
in Mail.app I can set that my reply to an email starts under the text of said email -- I do not seem to have this setting in Outlook (also, I'd like to make sure I send plain text emails not HTML, and ...
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How can I permanently prevent Outlook automatically switching to 'New' Outlook?
I currently use 'old' Outlook, but Outlook will periodically (every 2-4 weeks or so) switch to 'New' Outlook without my permission, despite setting the title bar toggle to 'Off'. When I open Outlook, ...
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Mac Excel annoying jump to other desktop when closing window
As the sloppy title tries to state; I have multiple windows of Excel open on different Desktops. When I am working on one desktop and I close an Excel window/book, Mac jumps to another desktop where ...
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Font size in Apple Numbers, Excel and LibreOffice Calc
See the screenshot below. The same font & size with zoom level 100% has different visual sizes in these three macOS spreadsheet apps:
Apple Numbers v12.2 (left)
Microsoft Excel for Mac v16.69.1 (...
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How can I combine multiple Word files into one?
There's an old answer to this question here: Method for Combining Multiple Word Documents into One?
But the top rated answer is to just do it manually by inserting one at a time. I have to believe ...
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Font size randomly increased when replying to an e-mail in Outlook 365
I'm facing a pretty strange problem. Sometimes, when I reply to a message with my MS Outlook 365, some parts of the previous e-mails are rendered with a bigger font. This does not happen when I write ...
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Office documents are not reliably saved in OneDrive on iPad
I edited an Excel document by tapping on it in OneDrive on iPad, closed it, and opened it. The opened version was not the version I closed. Unreliable saving of office documents also happens in other ...
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How can I make the spell checker work in MS Word on iPad?
On my iPad, the Word spellchecker does not work. "Proofing Language" is grayed out and cannot be selected. See screenshot.
I have already searched the internet for a long time for a solution ...
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Is there a way to mimic handwriting in MS Word?
I need to add some handwritten text into the text typed in MS Word. I've decided to use a handwriting font but the "handwritten" text isn't looking like really handwritten.
I guess, adding a ...
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