Re: Word Crashing
- From: "CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:47:24 -0500
Ah - that clarifies the issue a great deal. I did virtually nothing in
Office X based on some insights passed on from others circa the time it was
introduced. Instead I continued to *use* 2001 then moved directly into 2004
when it arrived. IIRC, the "clipboard" in X was similar to the Office
Clipboard on the PC, which I find to be an aggravating annoyance :-)
The Scrapbook is a completely different tool for the purpose of storing
cut/copied (not *deleted*) material of any type... text, graphics, complete
docs. The items are stored indefinitely & can be reinserted as frequently as
necessary. I suppose you could call it a variation on AutoText with
organizational tools, but available in any of the Office apps. AFAIK, there
is no limit to the item size or number of items it can hold. In fact, I
believe that is what Elliott was referring to when he wrote "Huh? I
frequently stick 500 page documents in the Word clipboard?" (although I
don't mean to speak on his behalf).
It also allows the items to be organized categorically, sorted in several
different ways, can be used selectively or set to automatically capture
*all* cuts/copies & retains the items even if you shut down the Mac. The one
"limitation" accurately cited in your post is that it does have to be
displayed in order to be active. That's a minor annoyance because it can be
resized small enough to prevent it being much of an imposition.
Rather than going into lengthier detail here, I'd suggest you take a look at
it in Word Help - just search on the keyword 'scrapbook' & follow the links.
You'll find some other features as well. It may be sufficient for what I
understand your wants to be. I admit I have not used it in as demanding a
fashion as you describe, but I have not had issues with it nor have I seen
any derogatory reports from disgruntled users in the newsgroups - which
_may_ affirm it's reliability or simply indicate that it is one of those
"well-kept" secrets that hasn't had much of a workout ;-) Perhaps some of
the others have something to offer on that.
--
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
"drgooply" <drgooply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You are right. The Clipboard feature I was talking about was in Word
X, not Word 2004. I don't have experience using the Scrapbook feature.
When I upgraded, I looked at it briefly, but it seemed more
complicated than I needed. (I don't really need to use it in any other
Office program.) But if you tell me that it can replicate what
CopyPaste does without causing word to "unexpectedly quit", I'd be
interested to know about it.
Thank you.
CyberTaz wrote:
I've been watching this thread intently because I always enjoy a good
debate, but have to admit that I'm a little confused by the general
referencing of the term "clipboard"... specifically a "Word clipboard".
On
the Mac I don't know of any such thing, can't seem to find it, nor is
there
any reference to it in Word Help or any other material I've searched.
there
is an Office Clipboard in PC Office that has some of the "shortcomings"
cited in the thread, but - AFAIK - Mac Office doesn't have a comparable
feature. If it *does* please point me in the right direction :-)
OTOH - Are we actually referring to the *Scrapbook* feature? If so, there
are a number of misconceptions that it may help to clarify. It is quite
different than a 'clipboard' and offers many of the organizational
features
of the haxies that try to "one-up" it... especially if used in
conjunction
with the Project Center.
--
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
"drgooply" <drgooply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I read with interest the thread about frequent Word crashes, and the
person who posted that she too was having the same problem, and the
suggestion she start a new thread. I too have had frequent Word
crashes, and hadn't realized that mine too are related to cutting text,
until I'd read the thread, and realized that's what they all had in
common. (I used to think it was because I was running iTunes or
something like it simultaneously, but that is not the case.) It
happens when I control X text. I too use a program, in this case
CopyPaste, which probably comes between Word and the OS, or whatever
Word needs to be in direct contact with. Before CopyPaste, I used
IClip, but had frequent crashes. CopyPaste caused fewer crashes, but
still, Word "stops unexpectedly" very often. (I have set the AutoSave
in preferences to 2 minutes because of this.)
I need a program like CopyPaste or IClip - in Windows, I used ClipMate,
a great program, but not made for Mac - because I often need to refer
back to things I've deleted in the course of creating a manuscript,
whether or not I've shut down the computer between sessions, or
regardless of how long ago I deleted it. Word's Clipboard is
inadequate; it doesn't hold enough, and isn't there by default, and
must be visible onscreen in order to work. These programs work in the
background, and just store the things you delete, in a way you can
control.
Is there anyway of working with one of these programs in a way that
doesn't cause Word to react with pique and shut down? Is there one
that might not cause the shut-down?
Thanks for the help I am coming to depend upon.
DrG
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