Microsoft Office 2013 Word & Excel crashing

Problem When trying to open Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel they crash. Cause This is caused by ABBYY FineReader and will display as “BEX” information after an error log in the event viewer(do not worry if you don’t know what this means just continue to the solution). ABBYY FineReader has a “COM Add-in” for Microsoft Word &… Continue reading Microsoft Office 2013 Word & Excel crashing

How to Disable the Office 2013 Start Screen

Problem When you open an Office 2013 program, a start screen automatically displays showing you the various templates available and a list of recent documents opened in the left column. If you would prefer to not have it displayed every time you open an Office 2013 program, it’s simple to disable. Solution 1. Open an Office… Continue reading How to Disable the Office 2013 Start Screen

Unable to select printer in Microsoft Office

Problem When you go to print in a Microsoft Office application, the selected printer in the dropdown is blank. If you open the dropdown list and select a printer then it still remains the same with nothing selected. Solution Close all Microsoft Office applications. Click the Start button (Windows XP users should then click Run). Type regedit… Continue reading Unable to select printer in Microsoft Office

Can’t get past the Office 2011 ‘What’s New’ screen

Problem When you open an Office 2011 for Mac application, you get a screen appear saying What’s New and new features in the program. You are unable to see a button in order to close or get past the screen. There is no X to close the window and you are unable to Quit the… Continue reading Can’t get past the Office 2011 ‘What’s New’ screen

Unable to edit Office documents from the Internet

Problem When downloading a document, PowerPoint presentation or other Office document from a website you are unable to modify, save or print the content. You may see the following message in a yellow bar: “This file originated from an Internet location and might be unsafe. Click for more details.” Cause This is caused by the Protected Mode… Continue reading Unable to edit Office documents from the Internet