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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Count the Number of Words in a Group of Office Word Documents?

October 12, 2009 Oct 12, 2009 10/12/09

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(image) (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder that contains a number of Microsoft Word documents that are all related to a specific project. I need to know the number of words in all of those Word documents. This is because the project is billable based upon the number of words. In the past, I used Explorer to open each file to get...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Figure Out Which Version of Microsoft Office Word Is on a Bunch of Computers?

August 27, 2009 Aug 27, 2009 08/27/09

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 (image) Hey Scripting Guy! We are currently beta testing Microsoft Office 2010. It is awesome by the way, and I need to figure out what version of Word we have installed on our computers. I know there are different versions, and I would like to get some kind of inventory before we do the upgrade. How can I determine the version of Word ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Check Spelling and Grammar in Microsoft Office Word?

November 10, 2008 Nov 10, 2008 11/10/08

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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I loved your last "Hey, Scripting Guy!" article about formatting paragraphs in a Microsoft Office Word document. What I need to do is a little bit more mundane, but for me much more important. I have a number of Word documents that are stored in a folder. Unfortunately, the person who wrote those documents doesn't...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Format a Microsoft Word Paragraph?

November 6, 2008 Nov 6, 2008 11/6/08

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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have really been enjoying the recent Windows PowerShell articles on the Script Center. I am wondering if it is possible to use Windows PowerShell to work with a Microsoft Office Word document. Specifically, what I would like to be able to do is to change the paragraph formatting and perhaps add a border. I may ...