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This is a collection of frequently asked questions about WordPipe. Other help resources
QuestionsQ. How do I update Word 2007 hidden text? A. Open Word 2007,
set the Tools\Options\View option to "display hidden", close Word 2007, then run
WordPipe on the set of files. Q. Why doesn't WordPipe update document properties? A. A
small number of document properties (such as the original author) are protected
by Microsoft Word and cannot be changed Q. How do I disable AutoRun macros while I run WordPipe? Q. My Find what text is longer than 255 characters. How do I work around the Microsoft Word limitation?A. Set the Search Type to 'Use wildcards', and in the
middle of your search text, replace a group of characters with an
asterix (*), ensuring that the total text is no longer than 255
characters. Set the replace text as normal. e.g.
Q. Error: The disk is full. Free some space on this drive, or
save the document on another disk Q. How do I update my ISO-9001 revision number when a change is made?A. Click here
Q. When I run the replace to change merge fields, the link to my mail merge data source is broken. I have to go back in and tell Microsoft Word what source it is merging from.A. This is a known issue with Microsoft Word. WordPipe does not modify the mail merge data at all.
Q. When I search and replace a document with WordPipe, the page breaks move.A. Check only the "Body' search location (uncheck the Header and Footer locations) - it seems that even just searching these sections seems to force Microsoft Word to repaginate the document. This is a Microsoft Word issue.
Q. How do I prevent Microsoft Word from changing the case of my replacement?If you try to replace an all uppercase string (e.g. XXXX) in a document with a mixed case string (e.g. FileName), then Microsoft Word helpfully makes all letters in the replacement string uppercase (e.g. FILENAME). On the other hand, if the original string had mixed case (e.g. XxXx or xXxX) or was all lowercase (e.g. xxxx), then the case in the replacement string is preserved. If the original text is all uppercase, then the workaround is to select the Match Case checkbox in WordPipe.
Q. How do I search and replace graphics?Prior to replacing, copy the replacement image to the Windows clipboard. To find a graphic, set the search text to
and set the replacement text to
Q. How do I completely replace my existing header or footer?There is a trick to this! You can only change the Header OR Footer at a time, because the new Header or Footer has to be on the clipboard. In Microsoft Word (not in WordPipe):
Then, in WordPipe (not in Microsoft Word):
Q. Can I add a header to a Word document if one does not already exist? A. Yes - set the Search Type to 'Use Wildcards',
Check the Search Location of 'Header',
Set the Find What text to
*
And put your new text in the Replace With field. You can also put the text
^c
In the Replace With field, and copy your new header to the clipboard before starting. WordPipe will then paste in the new text for you.
Q. When I Replace With the Clipboard Contents (^c), the formatting changes A. The style name from the source (usually Normal) is taken from the Target document. Create a new style in the source document (e.g. Fred), so when it is pasted there is no matching style name in the target document, and Word is forced to apply the actual formatting rather than matching style names.
Q. What does ‘Call was rejected by callee’ mean?A. This error indicates that Microsoft-Word has hung or is waiting for a response from the user. You can try using [Alt+Tab] to transfer control to Microsoft-Word and deal with the error manually. If this fails, start Task Manager with [Ctrl+Alt-Del], and go to the Processes tab. Sort by Image Name, select winword.exe and then click the [End Process] button. Remove any other copies of winword.exe you see.
Q. What does ‘The RPC server is unavailable’ mean?A. This error indicates that Microsoft-Word has hung or is waiting for a response from the user - usually because you have other documents or an Microsoft-Word dialog open, or are using Microsoft-Word as an email editor (ignoring the warnings displayed at the start of the job).
Q. What does ‘Error unprotecting or getting protection type’ mean?A. This indicates that the document is protected from changes (this is different to a password on open), and that you have not provided the correct password.
Q. Why does WordPipe appear to hang?A. This occasionally occurs when Microsoft Word is trying to display a dialog box, such as for a missing mail merge data file (note: WordPipe does NOT pause for missing passwords. If you have not specified the correct password, these files are logged for manual handling). Simply press [Alt+Tab] to get to Microsoft Word, then clear the dialog box. Once this is done, WordPipe will resume at normal speed.
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