Office 2010 applications won’t open after installing Business Contact Manager

Problem You installed Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2010 after Microsoft Office 2010 was installed and now you are unable to open Office applications. The shortcuts may appear dead and launching any of the applications may show errors stating it needs repair. Additionally, you may be unable to repair or uninstall Office 2010 due to more errors appearing.… Continue reading Office 2010 applications won’t open after installing Business Contact Manager

Install 64-bit version of Office 2010

By default, the Office 2010 setup will install the 32-bit version regardless of whether your operating system is 32-bit or64-bit. To install the 64-bit version, do the following: Insert the Office 2010 disc. When the AutoPlay prompt appears, click “Open folder to view files”. Open the “x64” folder. Run the setup file. Please see this article for compatibility notes… Continue reading Install 64-bit version of Office 2010

Slow performance in Word with coloured text boxes

Problem When using coloured text boxes and text effects there are delays when typing and scrolling down the page. Solution Open the document and press Ctrl + A to select all the text. On the ribbon toolbar, click the Home tab if it is not already selected. Click the Clear Formatting button located in the Font section… Continue reading Slow performance in Word with coloured text boxes

Audio Notetaker was unable to locate PowerPoint

Problem When you use the “Import from Slides or PDF” option in Audio Notetaker you get the following error: Despite this, you have Microsoft Office 2010 Click to Run installed. Cause Audio Notetaker is not compatible with the click to run edition of Microsoft Office. Solution In PowerPoint, when saving you can change the file type to… Continue reading Audio Notetaker was unable to locate PowerPoint

Outlook 2011 for Mac won’t open

Problem When you open Outlook on your Mac, it opens for a brief moment and then closes.  You may not see the application load up at all. Solution Hold the alt key and click on the Outlook icon on the Dock. If it is not there, go to the /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011 folder and drag the Outlook file… Continue reading Outlook 2011 for Mac won’t open