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FAQS!
FACTS! FAX! 124 (27/08/98)
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NUMBER CRUNCHING
In
reference the query from Julian Carosi (F!F!F! August 13), who has
been having trouble with automatic paragraph numbering, would you please pass on the following solution: From the Tools menu, select
AutoCorrect, then select AutoFormat As You Type. De-select the Automatic
Numbered Lists button, and the Automatic Bulleted Lists button, and the problem
should disappear!
Janet
Wilkinson
A
Many
thanks to Janet and all of the other readers, who wrote in with this useful
tip, and this leads neatly to two other related questions concerning Word 97.
COPYWRONG
Every
time I try to type (c) - whether as the third paragraph in a list of which (a)
and (b) are first and second, or on its own in the body of text - Word 97
converts this into the copyright symbol ©. How do I stop this happening? I've
played with Bullets and Numbering on the Format menu to no avail.
Ralph
Cox
ORDINAL
ORDEAL
I
am sure you are getting tired of the ordinal numbers in Word 97 saga but my
problem is the reverse. I unfortunately have the postcode suffix 5TH but Word
97 insists on treating it as a date '5TH'
I have tried copying and
posting from Notebook but to no avail. What can I do?
Brian
Rhodes
A
The
solutions to both problems can be found in AutoCorrect on the Tools menu. In
the case of the unwelcome copyright symbol click on the AutoCorrect tab then
highlight and delete the entry 'Replace (c) With ă' on the table shown. The command
that turns the last two letters of a postcode into a superscript ordinal is on
the Auto Correct As You Type tab; deselect the item 'Ordinals with Superscript'
and it won't happen again.
SPELLBINDING
AGAIN
With
reference to Ian G Fairnie's problem (F!F!F! August 6th) and the misspelt
surname in Office 97, I believe it might be possible to change it by editing
the Windows 95 Registry, though I not sure it's something novices should
tackle.
P.
Stamford London E17
A
This
item generated considerable interest. It seems quite a few people have managed to
mis-spell their names when installing Microsoft Office, it must be the
excitement... Editing the registry will work in most cases but tampering with
this large and crucially important set of files carries a risk; even small
changes can have major system-wide implications. On the understanding that we
take no responsibility whatsoever for this procedure, this is what to do. The
first and most important step is to backup the Registry, so that if anything
does goes wrong, you can return to your original configuration.
From
the Start menu click on Run and type 'regedit' then OK. On the Registry drop
down menu select 'Export Registry File', give the file a name -- something like
regback -- and open or create a folder to store it in. This will generate a
self-restoring file with the extension '.reg'; if a problem occurs click on it
and it will replace the modified Registry. Next, from the Edit menu select
Find; type the misspelled name into the text field and click on Find Next.
Correct each entry as it appears in the right hand window by right clicking on
it and selecting Modify. Type in the correction and select OK for each one.
Remember, do not tinker with the Registry unless you know your way around
Windows 95, are confident with your abilities, and are prepared to accept the
consequences!
RETURN
OF THE PASSWORD
I
have gone through your procedure for killing off the Windows password at least
a dozen times, repeatedly replacing .pwl extensions with .OLD or deleting the
files entirely but each time they come back. I seem to have cracked it at last,
more by luck than judgement! The only thing I did differently was not just to
ignore the empty password box, but to click in it (still leaving it empty),
then press return.
Ken
Robinson
A
Fingers
crossed, Ken Robinson's little tweak to our original procedure for getting rid
of the password box should finally rid this annoyance from reader's screens.
AOL
TAKE OVER
I
have just had a new Windows 95 PC installed at work. As I already have an Internet account, I connected a modem. I then started to get an intermittent
invitation to subscribe to AOL when I start up. Closing it didn't stop it
reappearing. I eventually clicked on
OK, thinking I could abort the procedure later on. It launched Netscape, linked to my Internet provider and
downloaded an AOL subscription screen from the Web. How do I get rid of this
nuisance? And what do you think of this
sort of pushy marketing - is it legal?
Dr
Peter Furness
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AOL
has been installed in your Start-Up folder. To remove it click on the Start
button, then Settings, select Taskbar and Menus and the Start Menu Programs
tab. Click on the Remove button then scroll down the list until you come to the
Start Up folder. Open the folder by clicking on the plus sign, highlight AOL and
select Remove. Whether or not your PC making unauthorised telephone calls could
be construed as illegal is beyond our expertise. If any members of the legal
profession have a view on this matter we'll gladly pass it on.
FAX
OF LIFE
I
read with interest the episode of Boot Camp entitled It's Better to Send and
Receive' (Connected August 6). I use my PC for faxing quite frequently and find
it very useful. However, the only drawback is that to receive faxes the PC must
be active. I am reluctant to leave my machine on 24 hours a day in case I
receive a fax. Is there any hardware to get around this?
David
Jones, Whitwick, Leics
A
Yes,
it's called a fax machine… Stand alone
fax machines are now very cheap; prices start at around £100. The other
alternative is a specialised fax modem, like the Olitec Self Memory Phone and
Pace 56 Solo, which both store incoming messages and faxes, whilst the PC is
switched off.
Olitec/Datacom,
telephone (01787) 476976
Pace
Micro Technology, (0990) 561001, www.pacecom.co.uk
SLIPPED
DISC
When
I try to run disc defragmenter it says that it cannot access part of my files
and advises me to run ScanDisc and choose the 'thorough' option. This doesn't
make any difference and the same error message pops up after it has completed
about 10% of whatever it's doing. I have tried several times and I get the same
result. My disc is 2% defragmented and has been like that for some time, I am
not experiencing very long delays but I would like to get the problem sorted
out.
Ian
Wilson, Holloway, London N7
A
This
usually happens when there is a screensaver, or some other program -- such as a
virus scanner -- running in the background. Before you start ScanDisc make sure
that everything has been closed down. Double check using the Close Program
window (Ctrl +Alt+Delete). Alternatively try running ScanDisc in Safe mode.
After the PC is switched on press F8 and select the Safe Mode option.
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