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Dec 31, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create a Disk Space Report in a Word Document?

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    Hey, Scripting Guy! We are having problems with several of our servers at work. Several of them were upgraded from Windows NT 4, and as a result, we are constantly running into disk space issues on the C: drive. I would rather manage the problem than take the servers down and rebuild them because we already have budget to replace th...

Scripting Guy!Windows PowerShellscripting techniques
Dec 30, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Retrieve the Custom Properties of a Microsoft Word Document?

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    Hey Scripting Guy! One of the things that I hate about Microsoft Word is the custom properties that can be set on a document. Ok, well maybe I do not actually hate the custom properties. In fact, I would love to love them. The problem is that after they are set, they actually seem to disappear forever. I cannot get them via script (...

Scripting Guy!Windows PowerShellOffice
Dec 29, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I List All the Properties of a Microsoft Word Document?

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    Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to find a Windows PowerShell script that will list all the properties of a Microsoft Word document. I am not talking about the size and the date of the document; those are file properties. I am talking about stuff like the author, the subject, and those properties most people never know even exist for...

Scripting Guy!Windows PowerShellOffice
Dec 28, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Italicize Specific Words in a Microsoft Word Document?

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ScriptingGuy1

    Hey, Scripting Guy! I do not know about you, but I hate having to italicize certain words. Actually, I hate italicizing all words because I do not like removing my hands from the keyboard, grabbing the mouse, and then searching for where the text formatting menus have moved in Office 2007. If I could simply type my Microsoft Word do...

Scripting Guy!Windows PowerShellOffice
Dec 24, 2009
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can Windows PowerShell Functions Accept More Than One Input?

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   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a function that I would like to modify to accept multiple inputs. I have seen examples of a function that uses a single input parameter, but I have not found a Windows PowerShell function that uses two inputs. How can I cause the function to accept two inputs? More importantly, how can I call a function that...

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