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Microsoft Office Q&A: General Discussion (Word, Excel, PowerPoint...)

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Nicholas King Nicholas King Regular
716 messages
joined Jan 2023
#901 ·
Drew Perez4 said:When I copy text from a PDF into Word, what should I do so I don't have to manually reconnect all those broken lines—how can I get everything to merge back into one continuous block of text automatically? I'm using Office 2010.

Well, when you copy-paste, Word essentially treats the end of every single line as a paragraph break. You could technically perform a global replacement of that specific character with "nothing"—meaning you'd type ^p into the "search for" field, leave the "Replace with" box completely empty, and then hit "Replace All"—but, I suppose, that would effectively kill every single intentional paragraph break you actually wanted to keep, turning your entire document into one giant, unreadable wall of text.

If there happens to be an empty line between your actual paragraphs, you might try this little workaround instead:

- Replace the double paragraph mark ^p^p with a unique placeholder like #####;
- Replace the single ^p with nothing;
- Finally, replace those ##### placeholders back with ^p^p.
Drew Perez4 Drew Perez4 Newcomer
2 messages
joined Nov 2007
#902 ·
Nicholas King said:Look, if you've got an empty line sitting between every two paragraphs, you can just do this:

- Replace the ^p^p sequence with #####;
- Replace ^p with nothing;
- Replace ##### back with ^p^p.

That's it. Thanks!
Casey Rogers47 Casey Rogers47 Member
43 messages
joined Jan 2007
#903 ·
Hey everyone, I could really use some help here—it’s getting a bit urgent!
I’m trying to take a triangle, a rectangle, and some text and turn them into one single, finished shape. Ideally, I want to save it as Clip Art or something similar so I can just grab it as one object and scale it up or down without everything falling apart.
I've already styled the triangle, the rectangle, and the text exactly how I want them.
Could someone please walk me through what the next step is?
Nicholas King Nicholas King Regular
716 messages
joined Jan 2023
#904 ·
Casey Rogers47 said:I really need some help here—it’s becoming quite urgent.
I'm trying to take a triangle, a rectangle, and some text and turn them into one finished shape... something I can save as Clip Art or something similar, so I can resize the whole thing as a single object.
I've already set up the triangle, the rectangle, and the text.
Can someone please tell me what the next step is?

Well, first you should put that text inside a TextBox, then group all three objects together into one single group. Once they're grouped, you can define that group as an AutoText entry. After that, you just type in whatever text you assigned as the shortcut for those objects, hit F3, and voilà—you're done. 🙂
Casey Rogers47 Casey Rogers47 Member
43 messages
joined Jan 2007
#905 ·
Nicholas King said:First, just pop that text into a TextBox. Once you've got that, go ahead and group all three objects together into one single group. After they’re grouped, you can set that whole group to be defined as an AutoText entry. From there, just type in whatever shortcut you assigned to those objects, hit F3, and voilà—you're all set! 🙂

I'm having a bit of a struggle here. The grouping option is completely greyed out for me. Any ideas?
briskeagle52 briskeagle52 Newcomer
4 messages
joined May 2011
#906 ·
So, here’s the thing,
I can't seem to find this specific setting
Whenever I'm typing and use "i" as a conjunction, it automatically capitalizes it to "I"
How can I go about fixing this?
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Nicholas King Nicholas King Regular
716 messages
joined Jan 2023
#907 ·
Casey Rogers47 said:It won't let me group them. That option is completely greyed out for me.

How exactly did you draft the text? I mean—do you actually have the ability to just group a single triangle and a rectangle together right now?
Nicholas King Nicholas King Regular
716 messages
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#908 ·
briskeagle52 said:whenever I'm typing text and I use an "i" as a conjunction, it automatically capitalizes it for me...

Well, you didn't actually specify which version of Word you're running—that makes things a bit tricky, I suppose. Generally speaking, though, you should just Google how to disable Autocorrect—specifically the "Replace text as you type" feature—for your particular version. If you happen to be using the older 2003 version, it should be under Tools -> Autocorrect options.
driftingnomad68 driftingnomad68 Member
18 messages
joined Sep 2005
#909 ·
Change the writing language from English to American 😁

If you can't get it to work or just don't feel like messing with the settings, you can always go to File, Options, Proofing, Autocorrect options... and just uncheck the part where it replaces "i" with "I".
Casey Rogers47 Casey Rogers47 Member
43 messages
joined Jan 2007
#910 ·
Nicholas King said:How did you write the text? Also, do you know how to group just the triangle and the rectangle?

I'm just working on a basic logo since I'm not really an expert in CorelDRAW.
I managed to group the triangle and the rectangle—well, more of a square, really.
I just selected both, right-clicked, hovered over the group option, and boom, it worked.
I typed the text underneath the triangle, but for some reason, I can't get it to group with the shapes.
It clearly isn't working the same way it did for those two.
I used to do this stuff about five years ago, but I guess I've totally forgotten because I haven't needed to touch it in ages.
Nicholas King Nicholas King Regular
716 messages
joined Jan 2023
#911 ·
Casey Rogers47 said:I wrote the text underneath the triangle shape, but I can't seem to figure out how to group it together.

I believe I mentioned this in my very first response—just type your text directly into a TextBox (and if you don't like the border, just set the TextBox to have no outline). Once you do that, you should be able to group everything properly.
briskeagle52 briskeagle52 Newcomer
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joined May 2011
#912 ·
Casey Rogers47 said:I'm just working on a simple logo since I don't really know my way around CorelDRAW.
I managed to group a triangle and a rectangle—well, a square, actually.
I selected both, right-clicked, hovered over the group option, and it worked perfectly.
Then I typed some text underneath the triangle, but for some reason, I can't get the text to group with the rest.
It clearly isn't behaving the same way those two shapes did.
I used to do this kind of stuff about five years ago, but I guess I've forgotten it all because I haven't had a reason to use it lately.

Thanks so much, man. This is great—knowledge really is power.
Rebecca Wright63 Rebecca Wright63 Newcomer
6 messages
joined Jul 2011
#913 ·
Hey there,
I could use some help with page numbering.
Look, I know how to add numbers, BUT
I'm wondering if there's a way to skip the first couple of pages
so the actual numbering doesn't kick in until page 3 (or whenever).
Basically, I want to avoid the whole hassle of printing my term paper cover page separately, then manually adding numbers and printing the rest later.🙂

Thanks a bunch!😉
Douglas Garcia52 Douglas Garcia52 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Sep 2010
#914 ·
Rebecca Wright63 said:hey there
I need some help with page numbering.
Look, I know how to do basic numbering, BUT
is there any way to skip the first couple of pages
so the actual numbering doesn't kick in until page 3 or whatever?
Basically, I don't want to have to manually print out the cover page for my term paper, then mess around adding numbers, and then print the rest separately.🙂

thanks a bunch 😉

check
this thread it explains everything right here 😉
Rebecca Wright63 Rebecca Wright63 Newcomer
6 messages
joined Jul 2011
#915 ·
thanks 🙂
Kyle Johnson2 Kyle Johnson2 Newcomer
1 message
joined Feb 2015
#916 ·
Rebecca Wright63 said:Basically, I know how to do page numbering BUT
I'm wondering if there's any way to skip the first (first two) pages
so the numbering actually kicks in on page 3 or whatever?
:

Or more specifically, check out THIS post #703
Douglas Garcia52 Douglas Garcia52 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Sep 2010
#917 ·
Kyle Johnson2 said:or more accurately, just check out THIS post #703

It’s the exact same issue I’m dealing with, except on my end, the thread starts right at the first page 🙂
and that’s actually the post I was thinking of—it worked for me once or twice—I just couldn't be bothered to go hunting for it. 👍
gentleranger82 gentleranger82 Newcomer
1 message
joined Jul 2011
#918 ·
Greetings to you all....

I have spent some time reading through various threads, and I notice many users tend to lead with "I am a beginner" or "I am new here." I prefer to skip the formalities and get straight to the point.

My goal is to develop a database using Microsoft Access. Since I have no prior experience with Microsoft Access, I find myself in need of guidance regarding the proper methodology. I previously constructed a similar system in Microsoft Excel for some elderly clients, but they found the interface somewhat cumbersome. Essentially, I intend to facilitate the issuance of goods from my retail store to a local Publisher. It is far more efficient to input this data into a computer than to manage a mountain of paperwork. My vision is that once a client's name is entered, fields such as their address, zip code, phone number, and city will populate automatically. Furthermore, I would like the invoice number and the current date to generate automatically whenever the data entry form is opened. As I list the items, I want the unit price and the unit of measure to appear instantly; then, upon entering the quantity, the total for that item should calculate itself, culminating in a grand total at the bottom of the form.

I offer my thanks in advance to those possessing both good intentions and steady nerves...👍
Joshua Garcia3 Joshua Garcia3 Active Member
70 messages
joined Jun 2008
#919 ·
gentleranger82 said:Hi there....

I've scrolled through quite a few threads, and they all seem to start with "I'm new here" or "I'm a beginner." I didn't really feel like starting that way, so let's just get straight to the point.

I want to build a database using Microsoft Access. Since I've never actually touched Microsoft Access before, I'll probably need some guidance on how to approach this. I put together something similar in Microsoft Excel for some older folks, but it was apparently a bit too complicated for them. Basically, I want to issue goods from my shop to a local publisher for our regular clients. It’s obviously much easier to type everything into a computer than to deal with a mountain of paperwork and scraps of paper. My idea is that once I type in a customer's name, fields like their address, zip code, phone number, and city would auto-populate. I also want the invoice number and the date to generate automatically whenever I open a data entry form. From there, I'd enter the item name, and the unit price and unit of measurement should pop up automatically. Then I'd just enter the quantity, calculate the total for that item, and have the grand total show up at the bottom of the form.

Thanks in advance to anyone with a good attitude and a lot of patience...👍
Rebecca Wright63 Rebecca Wright63 Newcomer
6 messages
joined Jul 2011
#920 ·
Awesome, thanks everyone!

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