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I would like to use a Surface Pro 3 pen with another tablet.

Hi everyone! I'm going to try out the Surface Pro 3 soon, but I think that N-trig pen is cool, especially the click the top to open One Note feature I saw when it was introduced. I've done a bit of research and found out the reason the Surface Pro 3…

Surface | Accessories | Surface Pen
asked 2014-06-26T02:23:55+00:00
Anonymous
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Surface Pro Miracast Connection Problem

I am essentially re-asking the same question, but in a different manner as it has been two weeks and the problem of the Surface Pro 2 not connecting to our new LG OLED, Miracast-compatible TV remains unresolved.  They do attempt to negotiate a…

Surface | Surface Pro | USB-C
asked 2018-02-09T02:30:39+00:00
Anonymous
45 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Surface Pro 3 Power/Lock button not working properly after Windows Update

So I have the Surface Pro 3, which I love, however after the most recent Windows update when I press the power button once it brings up the "Slide to shutdown" screen. I read that Microsoft fixed an issue with the power button just before the…

Surface | Surface Pro | Install and update
asked 2014-06-27T19:12:41+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

OneNote "Search Notebooks" field covers the title and won't move

In my OneNote the field box for "Search Notebooks" positioned itself over the title of the page and I can't move it. I tried various Display settings and also reset the cache. Anyone knows how to solve this ?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-05-15T05:04:16+00:00
Anonymous
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OneDrive 'not enough cloud storage' despite paying for 2TB and have used 1% of it!!

Hi all, I recently changed my backup settings to something that I thought would work much simpler but OneDrive is not having any of it. This is my setup: I have the usual Documents, Pictures and Video located in a OneDrive folder on second M2 drive in my…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2025-05-21T18:17:35+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

I have a 7 sheet excel national d/base with the 4th sheet working out all the stats and therein lies the problem. Lots of links have been broken. Is there a person I can send it to?

I have a 7 sheet excel national d/base with the 4th sheet working out all the stats and therein lies the problem. Lots of links have been broken. Is there a person I can send it to?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2025-03-08T11:09:38+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Copy Paste Formatting Keyboard Shortcut No Longer Working

To my team's great chagrin and frustration, Microsoft has reassigned the format copying and pasting shortcuts we used very regularly. This happened a month ago, but we all recently discussed how angry we were about losing this feature so I wanted to make…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For business | Windows
asked 2024-08-16T13:22:09+00:00
Anonymous
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I can't sync or download a shared folder in OneDrive

This just randomly started happening a few days ago and I can't figure out why. I previously had a shared folder synced to my computer from OneDrive and then suddenly it disappeared from my file explorer. I looked at the shared folder to see if I have…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2024-06-13T12:31:20+00:00
Anonymous
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my files are saving to d.docs.live.net, why is this and how to I get my files back on my computer? I have windows 11

Instead of my files saving to my computer some of them save to https://d.docs.live.net.53e22b9e14726e2e.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2024-04-05T00:01:37+00:00
Anonymous
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Microsoft Onedrive: Unhide folders/files which were Hidden from Shared

Good Morning. A user in our office went onto OneDrive Online and accidentally clicked on the Hide from Shared button on one of the folders which was shared with him. It gave a message that read: "Remove Folder If you remove this folder, you'll…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2024-04-03T08:26:16+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Word is slow to respond version 16.85 in unknown version of Mac OS

Split from this thread. Exactly the same problem here: Problem appears after update to Version 16.85 (24051214) Microsoft® Word for Mac Problem is linked to spellchecker: any use of it triggers this complete freeze. Note that spellchecker can very…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2024-05-17T19:39:47+00:00
Anonymous
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Office365 Abruptly Updated and New "Update License" Option Appears- Unsure What to Do

when I logged on today, Office abruptly decided to automatically update itself which never happens; now when I open Word, there's a subtle new option called "Update License" I can still open, edit, save, and create documents to my heart's…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Windows
asked 2024-02-02T06:59:02+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

How do I change backgrounds in Microsoft Planner?

I've tried changing the background in Planner, but I don't seem to have any access to that. I see "plan settings" and after I click that, it takes me to "general" where I have no options for background changes, just a white screen.…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For business | Other
asked 2024-02-07T17:01:20+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Excel copy paste in outlook not show color

Hi, After Office update to version Microsoft® Excel® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2302 Build 16.0.16130.20298) 64-bit When copy paste form excel it's no color Red and Yellow.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Windows
asked 2023-03-23T06:17:53+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Why are my excel popup windows transparent?

For some reason, popup windows requiring dialogue are transparent, e.g. "Hide/Unhide" worksheets in a workbook. Eventually they appear normal, but very annoying. Affects other popup boxes as well.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Windows
asked 2022-12-03T13:37:24+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Word Dictate keeps inserting the word 'open'

A few days ago, Microsoft Word started randomly inserting the word ‘open’ into what I speak. I never say that word, it just automatically appears. I've looked through all the threads about similar issues in the past with words like ‘hey’ and have…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2022-10-20T18:57:38+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Why did Personal Vault authentication change?

It used to be that when I accessed my Personal Vault, it would ask me to authenticate with Microsoft Authenticator. That suddenly disappeared, and now it gives me the options of authenticating with a fingerprint or my PIN. I don't want my PIN to work…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2022-10-10T17:31:28+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Cannot open any more databases error 3048

Over the years I have developed several applications in Access for my personal use. In the last two days I have suddenly encountered the error message "Cannot open more databases" with each application. I have re-installed Microsoft 365…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For business | Windows
asked 2022-02-03T09:53:13+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Excel Macro Help

First of all, let me state upfront that I know almost nothing about Excel macros and VBA... Years ago somebody wrote a small Excel macro for me that needs to be modified. What the macro does is parse each tab of a workbook (the workbook is a price…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Windows
asked 2022-01-15T03:49:15+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I customize the context menu in Word 365? I want "cut" and do not want "Review Selection"

Microsoft has abruptly added "Review Selection in Editor" to the top of the Context Menu in Word. I can't select all, right-click, and land on "Cut," which is what I want. "Review Selection..." may be perfectly helpful,…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2022-03-03T15:02:19+00:00
Anonymous