Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word or Word is a powerful word processor that is part of the Microsoft Office Suite developed by Microsoft. Microsoft Word is available for Windows and Macintosh platforms.

Microsoft Word 2016

Microsoft Word 2016 is the current version of Microsoft Word for Windows and Macintosh. It is the standard version of Word found on lab, faculty, and multimedia classroom computers.

Troubleshooting

Word 2007 crashes on close

If you are having difficulty opening documents, highlighting text, using the scroll-bar, and Word crashes each time on close, there is likely a problem with your profile's settings stored in the registry. In this case, repairing or reinstalling your copy of Word will not fix the issue.

To fix this problem, take the following steps:

1. Make sure that Word is not running.
2. Open up the registry editor by pressing Windows key + R, typing "regedit", and clicking "OK".
3. Rename the following key to a temporary name: \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Data
4. Start Word.
5. If Word is working properly, delete the key that you previously renamed.

Note: deleting this key from the registry may cause your program to lose all of its settings. Deleting things from the registry is very serious and has the potential to mess up your computer. Be very cautious.

FAQs

What is the current version of Microsoft Word is on most faculty and lab computers at �鶹��Ƶ?

• Microsoft Word 2016 is the most current version on both Windows and Macintosh computers.

Note: For Office 2007 or later, the default file format is .docx. This means that any computers running Office 2007 or later will be able to access such files, but if someone tries to access such a file from Office 2003 or 2004, it will not work. To ensure backwards compatibility, simply select the .doc format when saving the document to ensure that Office 2003 or 2004 users can open the document.

How do I change the default line spacing back to single like in previous Word versions?

Microsoft Word 2008 has a line spacing default set at 1.5 instead of 1 like the previous versions of Word. Microsoft's reasoning for this is to enhance readability. Despite this, 1.5 size line spacing isn't always appropriate for many documents at the workplace.

To change the default from 1.5 size line spacing to 1 start at the Home tab on the ribbon. Next click the Change Styles drop-down menu on the right hand side on the ribbon, then go to Style Set and click Word 2003. Next, click Change Styles again and finally click Set as Default. This causes Word 2007 to follow the style set of Word 2003, which uses single line spacing as default, amongst other changes.

How do I turn on Foreign Language spell-check in Word?

Go to the Tools menu from the top menu bar and select Language, a box will open up that will give you a list of languages from which you can choose the language you wish to spell-check in. Note, if you wish to spell-check some text that existed before you changed the language, you will need to highlight the text before turning switching languages.