Word 2003 articles, fixes and updates

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Word 2003 that have been released in January 2007. The list is daily updated.

316731 You may receive "The macros in this project have been disabled" error message and a Vbe6.dll error signature when you try to start Word 2002 or Word 2003 Q316731 KB316731 January 31, 2007
316032 "This command is not available because the document is locked for edit" error message when you try to edit old or new documents in Office XP and in Office 2003 Q316032 KB316032 January 31, 2007
315749 Error message: The margins, label size, and number across or down values produce a page that is larger than the label page size Q315749 KB315749 January 31, 2007
313948 Word loses reference to COM object menu items (CommandBarControl) Q313948 KB313948 January 31, 2007
313454 How to clear the Most Recently Used list (MRU) list in Office programs Q313454 KB313454 January 31, 2007
306346 Sample macro to print all Word documents found in a folder Q306346 KB306346 January 31, 2007
304020 Using "For Each" to loop a collection does not allow access to each revision item Q304020 KB304020 January 31, 2007
303957 Cannot print a document from the "Open" dialog box Q303957 KB303957 January 31, 2007
302295 How To Obtain the Window Handle for an Office Automation Server by Using Visual C# .NET Q302295 KB302295 January 31, 2007
299339 You cannot change ruler measurement unit from character units after upgrade to Office XP Q299339 KB299339 January 31, 2007
295354 Watermark and WordArt shading appears dithered on Terminal Server-based instance of Word Q295354 KB295354 January 31, 2007
293092 Error Message: Error 1722: The RPC Server Is Unavailable Q293092 KB293092 January 31, 2007
292172 New list is created when you change the first item in a numbered or lettered list in Word Q292172 KB292172 January 31, 2007
292155 Error message when you perform a mail merge operation in Word: "Word found locked fields during update" Q292155 KB292155 January 31, 2007
292152 Macro to modify currently selected text does not work correctly in Word Q292152 KB292152 January 31, 2007
292138 Macro does not return all selected text as expected in Word Q292138 KB292138 January 31, 2007
292130 Text is replaced with GreetingLine field when you click "Update Field" in Word Q292130 KB292130 January 31, 2007
292123 Duplicate formatting changes are displayed in a Rich Text Format document Q292123 KB292123 January 31, 2007
292116 Word 2003 version information or Word 2002 version information does not appear when a document is opened in Word 2000 or in Word 97 Q292116 KB292116 January 31, 2007
292108 GetSpellingSuggestions method does not list non-English language suggestions in Word Q292108 KB292108 January 31, 2007
292105 Unable to reset smart tag Recognizers list to the default settings in Word Q292105 KB292105 January 31, 2007
292103 Error message when you use the "Edit with Microsoft Word" command Q292103 KB292103 January 31, 2007
292098 Incorrect symbol is pasted into "Find what" box in Word Q292098 KB292098 January 31, 2007
292091 Blank pages at the end of booklet are not printed when you use the "Book fold" option in Word Q292091 KB292091 January 31, 2007
292084 The "Select All" or "Select Text with Similar Formatting" commands do not work as expected in Word Q292084 KB292084 January 31, 2007
292076 You cannot find grammatical errors in headers, footers, and comments by using the Spelling and Grammer function in Word Q292076 KB292076 January 31, 2007
292067 You are able to modify a secure linked document object without using a password in Word Q292067 KB292067 January 31, 2007
291538 Word does not capitalize the first letter of a sentence Q291538 KB291538 January 31, 2007
291447 Word count appears inaccurate when you use the VBA "Words" property Q291447 KB291447 January 31, 2007
291445 Error message: "Word could not re-establish a DDE connection to Microsoft Access" Q291445 KB291445 January 31, 2007
291354 Some fonts that were available in Word 95 are no longer available in Word 2002 Q291354 KB291354 January 31, 2007
291353 Some characters missing or cut off when displayed on screen in Word Q291353 KB291353 January 31, 2007
291176 You receive a "The custom dictionary is full. The word was not added" error message when you add a word to the custom dictionary in Word 2003 and in Word 2002 Q291176 KB291176 January 31, 2007
290980 You cannot use the Insert Address button to insert Outlook Business address in Word Q290980 KB290980 January 31, 2007
290944 How to customize, to create, and to restore Word menus in Word 2003 and in Word 2002 Q290944 KB290944 January 31, 2007
290934 Run-time error 4248, 4605, or 5941 when you try to use VBA to change properties of a document Q290934 KB290934 January 31, 2007
290359 How to remove leading space for values converted to strings Q290359 KB290359 January 31, 2007
289002 Diagrams and AutoShapes are not imported from Microsoft Word Q289002 KB289002 January 31, 2007
288393 Numbering is reset after you paste part of a series Q288393 KB288393 January 31, 2007
287081 WD2002: Word Document That Is Opened in Text Editor Displays Deleted Text Q287081 KB287081 January 31, 2007
286901 Attaching a large comma-separated variable file as a mail merge data source is very slow Q286901 KB286901 January 31, 2007
840975 How to merge each record of data source as separate documents in Word Q840975 KB840975 January 30, 2007
831598 Cannot locate the SmartDocument Object in VBA Help of Word 2003 Q831598 KB831598 January 30, 2007
831027 You cannot add a comment to the selected blank table cell in Word Q831027 KB831027 January 30, 2007
826866 Microsoft Fax is not available in the Fax Wizard in Word 2003 Q826866 KB826866 January 30, 2007
822510 The primary key column of mail merge data is visible in plain text when you save the document as an .htm, .xml, or .mhtml file in Word 2007 or in Word 2003 Q822510 KB822510 January 30, 2007
822128 You receive a password prompt when you close a Word 2007 or Word 2003 document in Internet Explorer 5.0 or later versions Q822128 KB822128 January 30, 2007
821404 You cannot send e-mail messages from Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Q821404 KB821404 January 30, 2007
820590 You cannot forward a fax to another fax recipient in the 2007 Office suites or in Office 2003 Q820590 KB820590 January 30, 2007
303296 How To Use Automation to Get and to Set Office Document Properties with Visual C# .NET Q303296 KB303296 January 30, 2007
303037 PRB: Automating Word or Outlook Fails on Second Attempt Q303037 KB303037 January 30, 2007
298017 You receive a "Cannot delete <file name>" error message when you try to delete a file in the Open dialog box or in the Save As dialog box in Office Q298017 KB298017 January 30, 2007
283768 Description of the end user privacy policy in application error reporting when you are using Office Q283768 KB283768 January 30, 2007
897853 You receive an error message when you use an Office program to try to save a file to a shared drive or to a mapped drive Q897853 KB897853 January 29, 2007
839950 The focus of the selection is changed to the closest form field to the area of the form that you clicked when you click in a Word document Q839950 KB839950 January 29, 2007
286881 A comment that you inserted in a Word document is not visible when you open the document in Word 2000 Q286881 KB286881 January 29, 2007
286879 A filter cannot be removed from the "Mail Merge Recipients" records in Word Q286879 KB286879 January 29, 2007
286867 Formatting conflict error message when you merge identically formatted documents Q286867 KB286867 January 29, 2007
286860 Text selection is printed partially and in wrong size font in Word Q286860 KB286860 January 29, 2007
286851 Results of Text property of a range in macro vary between normal and print layout view in Word Q286851 KB286851 January 29, 2007
286850 Comment characters ignored in macro Q286850 KB286850 January 29, 2007
286848 Unable to filter and sort records in mail merge operations when MS Query is used to connect to data source Q286848 KB286848 January 29, 2007
286847 First mail merge recipient is duplicated when you connect to the data source through the DDE method Q286847 KB286847 January 29, 2007
286842 User input required when you programmatically attach Outlook contact list in mail merge operation in Word Q286842 KB286842 January 29, 2007
286460 How To Set the Mask and Picture Properties for Office XP CommandBars Q286460 KB286460 January 29, 2007
285885 Prompt to save Normal.dot when using Word as an automation server Q285885 KB285885 January 29, 2007
285884 How to determine whether VBA is enabled for Office applications Q285884 KB285884 January 29, 2007
285065 How to add a graphic or logo to every label in Word Q285065 KB285065 January 29, 2007
284968 The "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style" check box that is not available in Word Q284968 KB284968 January 29, 2007
284751 How to use the "Paste Options" button in Word to paste data from Excel Q284751 KB284751 January 29, 2007
284718 How to format a combination of five-digit and nine-digit postal codes in Word Q284718 KB284718 January 29, 2007
282596 Table formatting changes after you split cells in selected column in Word Q282596 KB282596 January 29, 2007
282594 U.K. address is formatted incorrectly when you use Mail Merge Wizard ADDRESSBLOCK field in Word Q282594 KB282594 January 29, 2007
282593 JPEG, GIF images lose quality and direction after you convert document to WordPerfect format Q282593 KB282593 January 29, 2007
282550 Merge to Fax command is unavailable on Mail Merge toolbar Q282550 KB282550 January 29, 2007
281864 Selection object macros only work on last selection in Word Q281864 KB281864 January 29, 2007
280596 AutoCorrect options button can be accessed with either mouse button Q280596 KB280596 January 29, 2007
280587 Hyperlink is not automatically updated to include appended text in Word Q280587 KB280587 January 29, 2007
280573 Table style for alignment in right-to-left language documents reverses left and right in Word Q280573 KB280573 January 29, 2007
278627 Word template hyperlink is opened instead of new document Q278627 KB278627 January 29, 2007
278395 Error Message: Error! Number Cannot Be Represented in Specified Format Q278395 KB278395 January 29, 2007
276007 General Information About Smart Tags Q276007 KB276007 January 29, 2007
276005 Cannot move insertion point when you insert merge field Q276005 KB276005 January 29, 2007
275998 "Track Changes" comments may overlap a table in Word Q275998 KB275998 January 29, 2007
275979 The "Track Changes" feature displays inconsistent indents in numbered lists in Word Q275979 KB275979 January 29, 2007
275977 UserForm activates the first document it was loaded from Q275977 KB275977 January 29, 2007
275965 Formatting is not applied to entire paragraph in Word 2002 and in Word 2003 Q275965 KB275965 January 29, 2007
275962 "Style not defined" error message in STYLEREF field in Word Q275962 KB275962 January 29, 2007
275959 Error message when you try to create a table with cells of the width that you want in Word: "The measurement must be between 0.17" and <width>"" Q275959 KB275959 January 29, 2007
275944 Error message when you try to open embedded object inserted inside another embedded object in Word Q275944 KB275944 January 29, 2007
275941 Customized list in Word is unexpectedly redefined Q275941 KB275941 January 29, 2007
273983 Word 2003 and Word 2002 add a page title when you save a Word document as a Web page Q273983 KB273983 January 29, 2007
273982 Height of blank rows differs between Internet Explorer and Word 2002 or Word 2003 Q273982 KB273982 January 29, 2007
273905 UserForm appears to cause Word to stop responding Q273905 KB273905 January 29, 2007
273899 Spelling and Grammar Tool repeatedly checks same word Q273899 KB273899 January 29, 2007
261997 How To Obtain the Window Handle for an Office Automation Server with MFC Q261997 KB261997 January 27, 2007
820533 Description of EnforceStyle property in Word Visual Basic Help is incorrect in Word Q820533 KB820533 January 26, 2007
893676 When you try to create a new Web page as an HTML document, you cannot find the Web Page Wizard in Word 2007 or in Word 2003 Q893676 KB893676 January 25, 2007
242339 Misspelled word not flagged when checking the spelling of mail merged document Q242339 KB242339 January 25, 2007
241212 Japanese Word Viewer: Cannot Open a File with a Name That Includes 0x5c in DBCS Q241212 KB241212 January 25, 2007
318389 Vector Markup Language is not rendered correctly in Word Q318389 KB318389 January 24, 2007
220607 How To Automate Microsoft Word to Perform Mail Merge from Visual Basic Q220607 KB220607 January 24, 2007
220532 AutoOpen macro fails to run opening document in browser Q220532 KB220532 January 24, 2007
212616 Temporary parameter for Control does not work in Word Q212616 KB212616 January 24, 2007
212518 How to print a list of AutoCorrect entries in Word Q212518 KB212518 January 24, 2007
212383 WD2000: Multi-Column Revision Bars Do Not Print As Displayed Q212383 KB212383 January 24, 2007
212376 Frequently asked questions about the bullets and numbering feature in Word Q212376 KB212376 January 24, 2007
212146 Word prints an embedded object on only one page Q212146 KB212146 January 24, 2007
212080 Length of form field expands or contracts, affects alignment in Word Q212080 KB212080 January 24, 2007
211948 You do not receive a macro warning when you open a file that contains macros Q211948 KB211948 January 24, 2007
211887 How to find help for creating nonbreaking spaces in Word Q211887 KB211887 January 24, 2007
919026 Error message when you try to open or to save a 2007 Office document: "Do you want to download a compatibility pack so that you can work with this file" Q919026 KB919026 January 23, 2007
212130 Envelope address positions not retained between Word documents Q212130 KB212130 January 23, 2007
212103 Unusual or unexpected line spacing appears between paragraphs in a Word document Q212103 KB212103 January 23, 2007
211795 Programs missing from the Picture editor list in Word Q211795 KB211795 January 23, 2007
211763 Error message: Cannot send catalog merge document directly to mail, fax, or printer Q211763 KB211763 January 23, 2007
211642 How to create special characters with overstrike in Word Q211642 KB211642 January 23, 2007
211385 Find and Replace won't use buttons on Formatting toolbar in Word Q211385 KB211385 January 23, 2007
209978 The AutoExec macro and the AutoExit macro do not run Q209978 KB209978 January 23, 2007
201945 The Add button is unavailable in the Bookmark dialog box Q201945 KB201945 January 23, 2007
192074 Add/Remove buttons does not change Add/Remove Q192074 KB192074 January 23, 2007
191028 How to retain information typed into a form field when you protect a form Q191028 KB191028 January 23, 2007
187646 Letter Wizard template does not display body text or graphics Q187646 KB187646 January 23, 2007
184041 A macro to add, delete, and find hidden and non-hidden bookmarks in Word Q184041 KB184041 January 22, 2007
180258 What happens when you delete a section break Q180258 KB180258 January 22, 2007
179595 WD: Equilibrium Symbol Not Available in Symbol or Equation Editor Q179595 KB179595 January 22, 2007
178877 How Word Viewer 97-2000 Determines Default Document Path Q178877 KB178877 January 22, 2007
177454 WD: Converting Adobe PageMaker Publications to Microsoft Word Q177454 KB177454 January 22, 2007
173287 WD: How to Use DollarText to Convert Numbers to Cardinal Text Q173287 KB173287 January 20, 2007
172967 Reset method of CommandBars rebuilds menu bar only Q172967 KB172967 January 20, 2007
171595 How to Change the ToolTip for a Custom Toolbar Control Q171595 KB171595 January 20, 2007
170272 Not all Word editing functions available in form fields Q170272 KB170272 January 20, 2007
315996 You receive an "Error 1305: Setup Cannot Read File" error message when you install Office 2003 Q315996 KB315996 January 19, 2007
166453 WD: Setting Newspaper Style Column Format Hides Table Columns Q166453 KB166453 January 19, 2007
166069 Document properties blank when printed from Word Viewer Q166069 KB166069 January 19, 2007
166065 Cannot Paste to the Desktop Folder from Word Viewer Q166065 KB166065 January 19, 2007
166064 IPF in Word Viewer When Document Opened on Server Q166064 KB166064 January 19, 2007
166063 Document Open in Word Viewer, Word Has Read-Only Access Q166063 KB166063 January 19, 2007
166062 Word Viewer Always Starts as New Instance of Program Q166062 KB166062 January 19, 2007
166061 Cannot Follow Hyperlink to Its Source from Word Viewer Q166061 KB166061 January 19, 2007
166060 Cannot Copy and Paste Floating Objects in Word Viewer Q166060 KB166060 January 19, 2007
166058 Open for editing from Word Viewer creates instance of Word Q166058 KB166058 January 19, 2007
166055 Margins Outside Printable Area Error in Word Viewer Q166055 KB166055 January 19, 2007
166054 Outline Expand/Collapse Keystrokes Fail in Word Viewer Q166054 KB166054 January 19, 2007
166053 Document Menu Unavailable in Word Viewer Q166053 KB166053 January 19, 2007
166052 Menus in Word Viewer Do Not Respond on First Click Q166052 KB166052 January 19, 2007
166051 Microsoft Word starts instead when you start Microsoft Word Viewer Q166051 KB166051 January 19, 2007
166050 Outlook/WordMail Tries to Use Word Viewer as Editor Q166050 KB166050 January 19, 2007
166049 Relative Links Don't Work in Word Viewer Q166049 KB166049 January 19, 2007
165910 Uninstalling Word Viewer 97 does not restore WordPad associations Q165910 KB165910 January 19, 2007
165909 Form Fields Are Not Editable in Word Viewer 97-2000 Q165909 KB165909 January 19, 2007
165908 Description of the Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000 Q165908 KB165908 January 19, 2007
145211 WD: Strikethrough Text Not Removed When Accepting Revisions Q145211 KB145211 January 19, 2007
132271 Importing Bitmaps: Determining Size and Memory Requirements Q132271 KB132271 January 19, 2007
120572 Using MS PowerPoint to Save Word Drawing Objects as WMFs Q120572 KB120572 January 19, 2007
115172 Paragraph Border Displays and Prints Across Page Breaks Q115172 KB115172 January 19, 2007
827733 You receive an error message when you try to install an XML expansion pack in Office Word 2003 or Office Excel 2003 Q827733 KB827733 January 18, 2007
324330 The FindRecord function incorrectly returns a result of False in Word 2002, in Word 2003, and in Word 2007 Q324330 KB324330 January 18, 2007
114306 WD: Inserting Database in Word Document Does Not Retain Pictures Q114306 KB114306 January 18, 2007
113106 WD: Styles Copied Using Organizer Lose "Based-on" Setting Q113106 KB113106 January 18, 2007
112379 Word Runs Slowly Under Windows NT with Network Printer Q112379 KB112379 January 18, 2007
110278 WordPerfect key strokes defined Q110278 KB110278 January 18, 2007
109617 WD: Exporting Graphic Formats from AutoCAD 12 to Word Q109617 KB109617 January 18, 2007
105640 WD: Overview of Expression and Formula Field Functions Q105640 KB105640 January 18, 2007
95133 WD: How to Create a Checked/Blank Check Box Using FILLIN Fields Q95133 KB95133 January 18, 2007
95109 WD: Maximum Page Size of a Document Is 22 by 22 inches Q95109 KB95109 January 18, 2007
93657 WD: Running Word for Windows as a DDE Server Q93657 KB93657 January 18, 2007
90488 WD: Performing Calculations in a Mail Merge Field Q90488 KB90488 January 18, 2007
88868 Cannot Print Mixed Orientations on Same Page in Duplex Mode Q88868 KB88868 January 18, 2007
832665 "You need the administrative version of this update due to previously applied administrative updates" error message when you look for Office Updates Q832665 KB832665 January 17, 2007
819398 How to automate Outlook and Word by using Visual C# .NET to create a pre-populated e-mail message that can be edited Q819398 KB819398 January 17, 2007
316207 Embed and Automate a Word Document by Using C++ .NET and MFC Q316207 KB316207 January 17, 2007
310744 How To Dismiss a Dialog Box Displayed by an Office Application by Using Visual C++ .NET and MFC Q310744 KB310744 January 17, 2007
308409 PRB: Visual Basic .NET Error Using GetObject or GetActiveObject for Running Instance of Office Application Q308409 KB308409 January 17, 2007
307292 How To: Dismiss a Dialog Box Displayed by an Office Application with Visual Basic .NET Q307292 KB307292 January 17, 2007
304661 How To Use Visual Basic .NET for Binding for Office Automation Servers Q304661 KB304661 January 17, 2007
259971 How To Dismiss a Dialog Box Displayed by an Office Application with Visual Basic Q259971 KB259971 January 17, 2007
908003 FIX: Office 2003 crashes when you try to close a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet from a WinForm control in a Visual Studio Tools for the Office System version 2003 solution Q908003 KB908003 January 15, 2007
895618 An Office update does not appear to be installed after you install the update Q895618 KB895618 January 12, 2007
209709 Windows.Count returns the value 1 in Word Q209709 KB209709 January 12, 2007
838905 Description of the Office 2003 security update: September 14, 2004 Q838905 KB838905 January 9, 2007
838022 Description of the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: May 25, 2004 Q838022 KB838022 January 9, 2007
834702 Description of the Word 2003 Finnish update: May 25, 2004 Q834702 KB834702 January 9, 2007
902988 How to perform a chain installation of Office 2003 and Office 2003 updates Q902988 KB902988 January 8, 2007
898058 Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: April 28, 2005 Q898058 KB898058 January 8, 2007
830168 Frequently asked questions about the Local Install Source feature in Office 2003 Q830168 KB830168 January 5, 2007
279408 PRB: Office Application That Hosts a Custom ActiveX Control Fails on the Save or Save As Method Q279408 KB279408 January 5, 2007
123302 How to reset character and style formatting in Word Q123302 KB123302 January 3, 2007
840936 Rich Text Format-based mail merge document no longer connected to data source in Word Q840936 KB840936 January 2, 2007
275950 Default style of a time field is not changed in Word when the default style of system time is changed Q275950 KB275950 January 2, 2007

Word 2003 articles, fixes and updates - January 2007