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How to use addresses from an Excel worksheet to create labels in Word
Describes how to use addresses from an Excel worksheet to create labels in Word.
How to use the Mail Merge feature in Word to create and to print form letters that use the data from an Excel worksheet
Describes how to use the Mail Merge feature in Word to create and to print form letters that use the data from an Excel worksheet.
You cannot recover a document that is protected with a password if the password is lost in Word
Explains that you cannot recover a document that is protected with a password if you lose or forget the password for the document. Microsoft does not offer a service to retrieve documents that passwords have been added to.

After you embed an Excel 2003 worksheet in a Word 2003 document, the object is not recognized as a worksheet object
Describes a problem in which an Excel worksheet is not recognized as a worksheet object after you embed the object in a Word 2003 document.
Description of the Microsoft Office Word 2003 post-Service Pack 1 Hotfix Package: January 22, 2005
Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office Word 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Word 2003. This article describes the following information about the hotfix package: Issues that the hotfix package fixes Prerequisites for...
You receive a security warning message when you open or when you save a document in Word 2003
Describes a problem where you receive a security warning message when you try to open or when you save a document with a text converter in Word 2003. The problem also occurs when you have Word 2003 and Word 2002 installed on the same computer.
Description of the Word 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: February 12, 2007
Describes the Word 2003 issues that are fixed in the Word 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package that is dated February 12, 2007.

Error message when you try to change the Internet URL address of a linked Excel Worksheet object in Word 2003: "You cannot use an Internet address here"
Describes a problem where you receive an error message when you try to change the Internet URL address of a linked Excel Worksheet object in Word 2003. Resolution is to install and enable a Word 2003 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package.
You may not access Excel worksheets by using MS Query
Describes an issue that you may not access Excel worksheets by using MS Query.
Excel data does not retain its formatting in mail merge operations in Word
Describes a behavior that occurs where data in an Excel worksheet does not retain its formatting, such as in currency values and percentages, when you perform a mail merge in Word. To resolve this issue, use Dynamic Data Exchange in Word 2002.