Microsft Word

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I had to reformat computer and don't have the original startup disk for
Microsoft Word.............and I have no idea how to find and install word
back into my system.........Microsoft.com is about as vague as trying to
tiptie through a horse pasture after dark and hoping you don't step into
anything........can anyone out there advise me
 
DonaldE64 said:
I had to reformat computer and don't have the original startup disk for
Microsoft Word.............and I have no idea how to find and install word
back into my system.........Microsoft.com is about as vague as trying to
tiptie through a horse pasture after dark and hoping you don't step into
anything........can anyone out there advise me

And from where was Microsoft Word first installed? By the vendor,
perhaps using an imaged, installation set? From the recovery disc
provided by the vendor? Or did you lose the MS Word cdrom? There
are many paths through the horse pasture...need to follow the right
one and you know more about it than we do.
 
DonaldE64 said:
I had to reformat computer and don't have the original startup disk for
Microsoft Word.............and I have no idea how to find and install word
back into my system.........Microsoft.com is about as vague as trying to
tiptie through a horse pasture after dark and hoping you don't step into
anything........can anyone out there advise me

You'll need the install disk. There is no download for it. If you got
it pre-installed on the computer when purchased, called OEM, then you'll
need to contact the vendor. If it's a retail copy see this link.
You'll need to have proof of purchase.

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326246
 
DonaldE64 said:
I had to reformat computer and don't have the original startup disk for
Microsoft Word.............and I have no idea how to find and install word
back into my system.........Microsoft.com is about as vague as trying to
tiptie through a horse pasture after dark and hoping you don't step into
anything........can anyone out there advise me

I'm quite sure ms word was never part of windows..
thoguh the funny thing is that everybody with windows has it

MS Word is part of MS Office. It's a separate package. MS Office is a
suite of packets with word, excel, .. perhaps acess, powerpoint.. there
was ms office standard, and office professional. But Word and Excel I
think were always part of the standard one - I think. certainly MS Word
anyway!
 
I'm quite sure ms word was never part of windows..


That's absolutely correct.

thoguh the funny thing is that everybody with windows has it


But that's far from correct. Yes, *many* people (perhaps even most--I'm not
sure) have it, but many others don't. Lots of people have Works,
WordPerfect, StarOffice, OpenOffice, or some other word processor instead.
 
If Word was installed on the system when you purchased it, go to the vendor who sold you the system. They should be able to help.
 
DonaldE64 said:
I had to reformat computer and don't have the original startup disk for
Microsoft Word.............and I have no idea how to find and install word
back into my system.........Microsoft.com is about as vague as trying to
tiptie through a horse pasture after dark and hoping you don't step into
anything........can anyone out there advise me


You'll need to obtain a replacement installation CD.

If it was a retail license and you have proof of purchase:

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;326246

If it was an OEM license, you should contact the computer's
manufacturer.


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Don't hijack someone else's thread... start your own with the appropriate
subject.
 
Tom said:
Don't hijack someone else's thread... start your own with the appropriate
subject.

hey, that is not a reasonable objection. The OP has been given many
different good answers already.

There is no moral problem whatsoever for somebody to let the thread
diverge - given this.
 
....you don't get it, do you?

hey, that is not a reasonable objection. The OP has been given many
different good answers already.

There is no moral problem whatsoever for somebody to let the thread
diverge - given this.
 
Microsoft said:
how do you convert an excel spreadsheet into Word format?

http://channels.lockergnome.com/it/archives/20051007_importing_excel_data_into_word.phtml

"
most common questions I hear when doing Office training is "How do I
import data from Excel into my Word document?" Well there are a few
different ways in which you can import data from Excel. The method you
use will depend on whether or not you want the Excel data to retain its
functionality in Word.

If you want, you can simply copy and paste your data into Word. When
you do this, all the Excel data is converted into a Word table. So the
Excel data does not retain any of its functionality once it's pasted
into word.

To perform this simple replication of data, use the steps outlined
below:



Open your Word document.
Open your Excel spreadsheet.
Within Excel, select the cells you want to copy into Word.
From the Edit menu, click Copy.
Switch to your Word document.
Place the insertion point where you want the data.
From the Edit menu, click Paste.
You can then modify the data in the table as you would any other Word
table.

Back to the common questions I hear "How do I import data from Excel
into my document?" well there is another method you can use if you want
to retain the use of Excel tools to edit the data that is in Word.

If you want to be able to use Excel tools to make changes to the Excel
data in Word, you can use the Paste Special command. When you use this
command, the Excel data is embedded as a Microsoft Worksheet object.

To use the Paste Special command:

Open your Word document.
Open your Excel spreadsheet.
Within Excel, select the cells you want to copy into Word.
From the Edit menu, click Copy.
Switch back to your Word document.
Place the insertion point where you want the data placed.
From the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
Select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object.
Click OK.
When you double click the table that you inserted into your Word
document, you will notice that it now retains its Excel functionality.

Finally, there is a third method you can use. If you want to be able to
edit that data within Excel and have those changes updated
automatically in Word, you can do so by creating a dynamic link.

Open your Word document.
Open your Excel spreadsheet.
With Excel, select the cells you want to copy into Word.
From the Edit menu, click Copy.
Switch back to your Word document.
Place the insertion point where you want the data placed.
From the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
Select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object.
Select the Paste Link radio button.
Click OK.
Now when you double click the table in Word, the worksheet will open in
Excel.

"
 
I don't think that a straight conversion is possible.

You can save an .xls file as a .csv file and then open the .csv file in Word. Depending on the layout of the original Excel formatting, you may need to do some re-formatting after the file is opened in Word.

Another thing you can try is to select all of the cells in Excel that you want to open in Word and then perform a simple Copy/Paste into Word. This would likely paste into Word as a table since the cells would be part of the copy process.
 
Gordon said:
Posted from Googlegroups - say no more!

I can guess that you who use primitive client software see just the
subject and not the tree.

So maybe you should switch to viewing and posting to usenet through
google
 
I can guess that you who use primitive client software see just the
subject and not the tree.


Ummm I don't think that you know what on earth you are talking about.
 
Gordon said:
Ummm I don't think that you know what on earth you are talking about.

I'm telling you that google is very good

You can play games with me, and I can play games back. But if you
explain yourself in the first place, I wouldn't be responding to your
games with my games.
 
Gordon said:
Googlegroups are rubbish. Top posting and not quoting are the main faults

I'm certainly not top posting. And regardign quoting, I do quote -
snipping accordingly. Am I getting the quoting wrong? If so, I'm not
sure where.
 
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