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

Would anyone be kind enough to share a link where I can grab a free version of Word? 🙂

I'm in a bit of a rush here...

hollowlynx6 said:Could someone PLEASE just give me a link to download any version of Word for free? 🙂

It's an emergency...

Well, if you're looking for just anything that works, why not try this one: http://download.openoffice.org/

The absolute best free version of Word 👍

Alexander Rivera4 said:Honestly, why bother with Microsoft Office... especially if you're actually expected to pay for it? Just download OpenOffice—it’s free, and it handles all those documents, including the .doc files from Office, without breaking a sweat! In my humble opinion, it's much better and way more straightforward to use.LINK

Thanks for the link, Spookyman! Best,🙂

How can I get rid of the comments my professor left on my term paper?

Mark Thompson73 said:Is there any way to get rid of all those comments my professor left on my term paper?

Back when we were using older versions—like back in the early 2000s—you’d just go to View > Normal, then View > Comments, and you could wipe them all out from there.

I'm pretty sure Excel 2007 has a similar workaround, though I don't have a computer handy right now to double-check the exact menu path.

2007 /
If you need to clear out every single comment in a file fast, just click on any comment first. Then, head over to the Review tab, look for the Comments section, hit the little arrow under the Delete button, and select Delete All Comments in Document.

Honestly, I don't think this even needs a translation since it's so straightforward.

Hey there. I'm stuck using Excel 2007 right now. Got this massive assignment for my college course where I actually have to use MegaStat and PHStat within Excel to get it done. Does anyone know where I can even find those add-ins to download?

MegaStat

And just so we're clear—PHStat isn't some freebie you can just grab off the street—you'll probably have to ask your professor to lend you a copy. 🙂

I’ve been losing my mind over this one little issue for two days now:
So, I have these specific cells set up where you can only input numbers. But here’s the kicker—when I actually type something in, the cell looks empty! The data shows up in the formula bar, but the actual cell stays blank.

The rest of the Sheet is locked down, except for those specific cells where I've allowed data entry.

Then there's a second problem, though it's not quite as big of a deal:
When I click a dropdown list in one of those cells, the selection starts from the very bottom instead of the top. I haven't really had the headspace to tackle that yet since the first issue is such a massive headache.

Any ideas? I'm all ears. Cheers!

I honestly think Excel and Word deserve their own separate PDFs in this Top Threads section. It would make everything so much easier to navigate, right? Even so, I really appreciate this move toward breaking things up—it’s definitely a step in the right direction. If every little tip gets its own PDF, why shouldn't each major program have one too?

Benjamin King2 said:Since people keep spawning new threads about Excel, Word, and the rest of the Microsoft Office suite, it makes searching a total nightmare and turns this forum into a cluttered mess,

Personally? I think this "isn't a great idea." From what I can see, the real issue is people using garbage titles when they start a thread. A title should actually describe the problem. You shouldn't just name it "help me, I'm stuck" when the whole thing is about copying text in Word.

If we go this route, you're just gonna dump everything—Excel, Word, PowerPoint—into one massive pile. Eventually, you'll have dozens of pages of posts and replies, and you'll end up with people responding to stuff from three weeks ago. If someone is looking for a specific fix for Excel, they'll have to dig through endless pages of Word and PowerPoint junk just to find what they need. It’s inefficient.

In my book, it's better to keep things the way they are and just get strict about thread titles. That's how you actually bring order and make it easy for visitors to navigate.
If you're dead set on this change, maybe consider pinning "TOP" threads for each specific app (Excel, Word, etc.) instead.

Benjamin Wilson7 said:So, I set up specific cells where you're only supposed to enter numbers, but when I type something in, the cell looks empty. The data shows up in the formula bar, but nothing appears in the actual cell itself.

The whole Sheets file is locked down except for those specific input cells.

If you haven't fixed it yet, check the Format Cells properties under the Protection tab for those specific cells. Make sure Hiden isn't checked before you lock everything down.

Unfortunately, that’s not my cell, Kyle Johnson2.
The cells are just colored, but whenever I type numbers into them, they show up as this faint, almost invisible shade instead of standard black. If Hiden actually allowed you to select a locked cell, they’d probably just hide the formula inside it.
The font settings are totally standard—Times New Roman, size 10, bolded, with the font color set to automatic. I tried manually switching the font color to black, but it keeps defaulting back to white while I'm typing, and then only snaps back to normal once I hit enter.
I even opened up a new Sheet and tried using Paste Special to copy the formatting from the cells where the numbers look fine, but nothing works. Honestly, there are so many things I could list, but I won't bore you.
Anyway, I have absolutely no clue why this is happening to me.

I’m with you on this—the biggest issue here is actually the thread title.
It would be so much better if we had dedicated top-level categories for things like Word, Excel, and so on, where people could just start their own specific threads.

Benjamin Wilson7 said:The cells are just colored, and whenever I type numbers into them, they show up in this faint, almost invisible shade instead of staying a standard, solid black.

Look, there’s definitely some kind of formatting at play here—it’s really up to you to figure out which specific setting is causing the headache. 🙂

What actually happens when you try to copy-paste that cell? I’d suggest trying a few different things in order: first, just paste everything normally; then, try pasting only the values; and finally, try pasting just the formatting. See if one of those methods changes the outcome.

Benjamin Wilson7 said:It would probably be much better if we had dedicated, top-level categories for things like Microsoft Office, Excel, and so on—sections where people could actually start their own threads.

I don't know... I suspect we just don't have enough volume in those areas to justify separate sections yet.

Kyle Johnson2 said:Look, if someone's hunting for a specific topic, they’re stuck scrolling through dozens of pages just to find their fix—and they really only care about Excel. But because they want that one specific Excel answer, they end up having to sift through everything else too, like Word or PowerPoint, just to get to the good stuff.

The real issue—and I'm being blunt here—is that maybe one out of every hundred users actually bothers to search for an existing thread. The vast majority? They just smash that "new topic" button without even glancing at the subforum's front page to see if someone already asked the same thing. And don't even get me started on the titles... most people clearly haven't even glanced at the posting guidelines. If we keep going like this, the forum is going to turn into a mess of repetitive questions, much like those endless Windows 7 troubleshooting threads—except at least then, all the chaos would be in one place.

Benjamin Wilson7 said:Not my bad, John.
The cells are just colored in, but when I type numbers in, they show up as this faint, barely visible shade instead of solid black.

Strip out the other data and just leave the broken part. Upload it somewhere we can grab it so we can see what's actually going on.😉

Lord Byron said:Doesn't seem like enough posts to justify that.

Then I don't see why we'd bundle this all into one thread.

Fosna said:Most people just start a new thread without even checking if someone already asked the same thing.

That's the issue—titles are a mess. A little more discipline and order would fix it. After having a few threads nuked, people might actually bother using the search bar or picking a decent title first. But hey, you're a mod, so your word is basically 😉
Besides, unless the goal is just to farm visitors regardless of quality, though this forum definitely has its own reputation.

I hope I'm in the right place.
I'm looking to pick up a copy of Microsoft Excel 2007 on the go. If anyone has one available, please send me a DM...