Problem When using Dragon Naturally Speaking with Word, the tick on the left hand side of the toolbar is blank, indicating that you do not have full text control using this application. Solution In Word, click File (or the Office button). Click on Word Options in the bottom right of the menu. On the left… Continue reading Enable full text control for Microsoft Word in Dragon
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“…file name might contain invalid characters…” when saving to Word in Readiris
Problem When you click the “Recognize & Save” button in Readiris, you get the following error: “Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use, the document might not be a valid Word document, or the file name might contain invalid characters…” Cause The name of your scanner contains a “/”, for example… Continue reading “…file name might contain invalid characters…” when saving to Word in Readiris
Word cannot start the spelling checker
Problem When you open a certain document in Word for Mac 2011, you get the following error: “Word cannot start the spelling checker. The spelling checker files may be missing. Make sure the spelling checker files are installed or use the Microsoft Office Installer to install the spelling checker.” Cause The document may have been originally created… Continue reading Word cannot start the spelling checker
Word has no Page Gallery when you try to insert page numbers
Problem When you try to add page numbers in a Word document, it won’t show the default templates to insert. Cause This is a corrupted file called “Building Blocks.dotx. Solution Close Microsoft Word. Locate the file called “Building Blocks.dotx” and delete it: Windows XP Location: C:\Documents and Settings\{your username}\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks\1033\Building Blocks.dotx Windows Vista… Continue reading Word has no Page Gallery when you try to insert page numbers
Set Default Font in Word
To change the default font for all Word documents, perform the following steps: Open a new blank document in Word. Press Ctrl + D. A font window will appear. Change the fonts settings to those that you would like. Click the “Default…” button in the bottom left. Click Yes.