Microsoft Word Question

[jenna2891]

i guess my main question would be "why does word suck so hard?" but i'll start with a more specific one instead. randomly one day about a month ago, i opened word and the default page margins were all goofy (see below). when i click on the default button, nothing happens.

 

[Linderbee]

did you try changing them to what you want & then pressing the default button? It should ask you if you want to make those settings your default settings.








Word sucks.

 

[jenna2891]

it also won't let me just manually go in and fix them without going to the columns button and making the document one column. if i try to fix it without making it one column, i get this:

 

[jenna2891]

did you try changing them to what you want & then pressing the default button? It should ask you if you want to make those settings your default settings.








Word sucks.

yup. i try that and get the little gem posted above.

 

[Ryanwb]

A good craftsman never blames his tools

 

[jenna2891]

A good craftsman never blames his tools

you blame assface for crap all the time.

 

[Mulli]

Did you try turning the computer off, then turning it back on again? That is the suggestion seem to get for everything.

 

[Linderbee]

yup. i try that and get the little gem posted above.

dunno, then. sorry.


We're too cool for this crap.

 

[Ryanwb]

Easy fix

Navigate to: C:\Documents and Settings\XXXXXXXX\Application Data\Microsoft\Office

where XXXXXXXX = your user name

Delete the word11.pip and the wordma11.pip

reboot and everything should return to default

 

[jenna2891]

Did you try turning the computer off, then turning it back on again? That is the suggestion seem to get for everything.

with all the porn i got on this thing, my computer can never be turned off.

 

[Ryanwb]

BTW, I didn't google that, it was from memory (worlds greatest)

 

[abomb]

BTW, I didn't google that, it was from memory (worlds greatest)

:notworthy

 

[jenna2891]

:notworthy

not so fast, tex. it didn't work.

 

[Ryanwb]

not so fast, tex. it didn't work.

I told you I didn't google it

 

[jenna2891]

I told you I didn't google it

those files (the names were exactly right) did exist and i did delete them, it just didn't work. i hope i didn't do anything bad by getting rid of those...

 

[abomb]

Try deleting normal.dot.

 

[jenna2891]

ok, never mind. it works now. when i initially opened word again after rebooting, it seemed the same. when i tried to change the default settings again, it worked.

ryan, i owe you one of these: :notworthy

 

[abomb]

Do this. Open a new doc. Go into page setup and set the margins you want by deault (standard is (1x1x1.25x1.25). Click Default. Close Word (dont save). Open a new doc. It should be fixed.

 

[jenna2891]

Do this. Open a new doc. Go into page setup and set the margins you want by deault (standard is (1x1x1.25x1.25). Click Default. Close Word (dont save). Open a new doc. It should be fixed.

thanks, viceroy. see above.

 

[abomb]

thanks, viceroy. see above.

 

[Ryanwb]

ok, never mind. it works now. when i initially opened word again after rebooting, it seemed the same. when i tried to change the default settings again, it worked.

ryan, i owe you one of these: :notworthy

I knew I was smart

 

[Pariah]

Also, I think when you click "Default" it doesn't reset the settings, it takes the seeting as you currently have them and makes them the default.

 

[jenna2891]

Also, I think when you click "Default" it doesn't reset the settings, it takes the seeting as you currently have them and makes them the default.

yeah, i know, but it was giving me some weird error massage.

 

[Linderbee]

yeah, i know, but it was giving me some weird error massage.

what is that exactly? When the masseuse ventures into forbidden territory?

 

[Ryanwb]

I think we're getting away from the main point of me totally ruling