Need Help From Word Experts

[jon_banquer]

I would appreciate some help on the document that I have uploaded here:

http://download.yousendit.com/7D404C5467913476

After you have downloaded it here are the problems I'm having:

AndaleMono.... Select all 7 instances in the Style and Formatting Pane.
Nothing gets selected. Try to delete the AndaleMono style.... It
won't delete.

Centered.... Select all 11 instances in the Style and Formatting Pane.
Nothing gets selected. Try to delete the Centered Style. It won't
delete

Tools / Templates and Add-Ins / Organizer.... Neither AndaleMono or
Centered appear.

Headings... what is the best way to name them ? What should they be
based on ? Right now I'm basing many of them on the Normal Style.
Does not seem to work as well as when I base Body Styles on Normal. How
can I get Word to stop Renaming my Heading Styles and sticking
"Style" in front of the Heading name ?

What is the best way to name Body Styles ?

The mess in the table on page 247. I can't seem to get rid of it. Why
does Clear Formatting not do anything ? Why can't I change the Style
?

What do you think of the way I break manually between pages ? Is there
a better way ?

When I have a table that extends all the way across the page is
Preferred Width 100 Percent the way to go if I decided to change margin
sizes ?

Is sticking almost all the graphics in tables as I have done the best
way to go ?

What is the Graphic Anchor all about ? Why does it display and how do
you use it ? A comprehesive explination of the Graphic Anchor would be
appreciated.

What should graphics be attached to ?

Have any of you spent any time with Open Office Writer ? If so what do
you think of it ? What are the pros and cons of Open Office Writer ? I
know one advantage is that Open Office Writer saves .pdf.

Jon Banquer
Phoenix, Arizona

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Jon,

I would appreciate some help on the document that I have uploaded here:

http://download.yousendit.com/7D404C5467913476

After you have downloaded it here are the problems I'm having:

As a general rule, I don't look at documents that aren't from paying
customers. But perhaps we can help solve some of the issues without
actually opening the document. Note that the reason you may not have
gotten any response before now is that you ask so many questions, on so
many different topics. Most people will feel intimidated and
overwhelmed, so will avoid responding entirely.

Which version of Word are you working in? Did you create this document,
or get it from someone else? In which version of Word was it created?

Here are some answers that don't depend on knowing the version or the
document's history:

What is the Graphic Anchor all about ? Why does it display and how do
you use it ? A comprehesive explination of the Graphic Anchor would be
appreciated.

What should graphics be attached to ?

this has been discussed many times in the Drawing.Graphics newsgroup. A
Google search on the topic will turn up a lot of information. In short:
all graphics formatted with text flow (NOT "in line with text") must be
associated with a paragraph. They will always appear on the same page
as the paragraph and, if the graphic is formatted to "Move with text",
move on the page with the paragraph. The anchor lets you see with which
paragraph the graphic is associated; lets you change the association
(by dragging the anchor).

Is sticking almost all the graphics in tables as I have done the best
way to go ?

Placing graphics in tables is usually very good practice; it's very
stable, as a rule. However, when I say that, I'm referring to graphics
formatted as "in line with text". In this case, you wouldn't see any
anchor.

AndaleMono.... Select all 7 instances in the Style and Formatting Pane.
Nothing gets selected. Try to delete the AndaleMono style.... It
won't delete.

Centered.... Select all 11 instances in the Style and Formatting Pane.
Nothing gets selected. Try to delete the Centered Style. It won't
delete

Tools / Templates and Add-Ins / Organizer.... Neither AndaleMono or
Centered appear.

Headings... what is the best way to name them ? What should they be
based on ? Right now I'm basing many of them on the Normal Style.
Does not seem to work as well as when I base Body Styles on Normal. How
can I get Word to stop Renaming my Heading Styles and sticking
"Style" in front of the Heading name ?

What is the best way to name Body Styles ?

The mess in the table on page 247. I can't seem to get rid of it. Why
does Clear Formatting not do anything ? Why can't I change the Style
?

What do you think of the way I break manually between pages ? Is there
a better way ?

When I have a table that extends all the way across the page is
Preferred Width 100 Percent the way to go if I decided to change margin
sizes ?

Is sticking almost all the graphics in tables as I have done the best
way to go ?

What is the Graphic Anchor all about ? Why does it display and how do
you use it ? A comprehesive explination of the Graphic Anchor would be
appreciated.

What should graphics be attached to ?

Have any of you spent any time with Open Office Writer ? If so what do
you think of it ? What are the pros and cons of Open Office Writer ? I
know one advantage is that Open Office Writer saves .pdf.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[jon_banquer]

Hi Jon,

As a general rule, I don't look at documents that aren't from paying
customers. But perhaps we can help solve some of the issues without
actually opening the document. Note that the reason you may not have
gotten any response before now is that you ask so many questions, on so
many different topics. Most people will feel intimidated and
overwhelmed, so will avoid responding entirely.

Which version of Word are you working in? Did you create this document,
or get it from someone else? In which version of Word was it created?

Here are some answers that don't depend on knowing the version or the
document's history:

this has been discussed many times in the Drawing.Graphics newsgroup. A
Google search on the topic will turn up a lot of information. In short:
all graphics formatted with text flow (NOT "in line with text") must be
associated with a paragraph. They will always appear on the same page
as the paragraph and, if the graphic is formatted to "Move with text",
move on the page with the paragraph. The anchor lets you see with which
paragraph the graphic is associated; lets you change the association
(by dragging the anchor).

Placing graphics in tables is usually very good practice; it's very
stable, as a rule. However, when I say that, I'm referring to graphics
formatted as "in line with text". In this case, you wouldn't see any
anchor.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)


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Cindy,

"Which version of Word are you working in? Did you create this
document,
or get it from someone else? In which version of Word was it created?"

Word XP / Word 2002.
I created it.
Word XP / Word 2002.

"Placing graphics in tables is usually very good practice; it's very
stable, as a rule. However, when I say that, I'm referring to graphics
formatted as "in line with text". In this case, you wouldn't see any
anchor."

If you download my document you will see that is exactly what I did.

"But perhaps we can help solve some of the issues without actually
opening the document."

I doubt it. :>)

"Note that the reason you may not have gotten any response before now
is that you ask so many questions, on so many different topics. Most
people will feel intimidated and
overwhelmed, so will avoid responding entirely."

I don't have a problem with that. :>)

My questions can't be answered without somone having the guts to
download the document I posted. Perhaps they might also learn a great
deal from the troubles I'm having trying to get control of MS Word ?

I gotta tell you I don't think very much of MS Word at this point for
creating long documents / desktop publishing.

Jon Banquer
Phoenix, Arizona