Formatting palate

[ggilbert]

The formatting palate has disappeared. It is checked in the "View"
menu but is not visible anywhere. Where is it?

 

[Elliott Roper]

The formatting palate has disappeared. It is checked in the "View"
menu but is not visible anywhere. Where is it?

This is a famous feature.
Do you know how to Google this newsgroup?
try this link:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.mac.office.word/browse_t
hread/thread/b5c901ca3556f750/f13de860be47fd39?lnk=st&q=formatting+palet
te+group:microsoft.public.mac.office.word&rnum=5&hl=en#f13de860be47fd39

where you will find a macro like this, with directions for use

tell application "Microsoft Word"
    tell command bar "formatting palette"
        set visible to true
        set {top, left position} to {100, 700}
    end tell
end tell

another method is to change your monitor resolution to something
horrid, like 800* 600 while still running Word. Word will helpfully put
the formatting palette back in view. Move it toward the middle of the
screen, then put your resolution back.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

The formatting palate has disappeared. It is checked in the "View"
menu but is not visible anywhere. Where is it?

What Elliot gave you was an applescript, not an macro, just by the way.

You'll find nicely presented directions at this link, that tell you how to
use the applescript or macro there (since this is such an FAQ):

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/macoffice/office/formattingpalettegone.html

*However*, before you fix this problem--can you send the MacBU some
information so that they can try to prevent it from happening? They are
trying to track down the cause of this.

1. Take a take a screen shot (CMD + SHIFT + 3) of your screen
2. Copy the file
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/com.microsoft.Office.prefs.plist
3. Send the file and screenshot to email: (e-mail address removed)

That file in #2 is for Office 2004--if you have Office X, send the
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Microsoft Office Settings (10) file instead.

 

[Elliott Roper]

What Elliot gave you was an applescript, not an macro, just by the way.

Oops!

*However*, before you fix this problem--can you send the MacBU some
information so that they can try to prevent it from happening? They are
trying to track down the cause of this.

I'll do the same next time it happens here. I suspect it may be related
to using two monitors and exactly how they are "arranged".

My two monitor setup seems to just beg to get windows jammed under the
menu bar, which has happened more than once, although not at the same
time as the disappearing formatting palette.

 

[JE McGimpsey]

The formatting palate has disappeared. It is checked in the "View"
menu but is not visible anywhere. Where is it?

The solution will most likely be found here:

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/macoffice/office/formattingpalettegone.html

However, Microsoft's Mac Business Unit (MacBU) has asked that before you
apply the solution you help them track down the problem by

1. Takeing a screen shot (CMD-SHIFT-3) of your screen

2. Copy this file:

Office2004:
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/com.microsoft.Office.prefs.plist

Office v.X:
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Microsoft Office Settings (10)

(where ~ is your home directory).

3. Send the file and screenshot to:  (e-mail address removed)

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Oops - for some reason the OP showed up as a new message in my
newsreader. This was obviously well-answered before.