problem with shortcuts to microsoft WORD, EXCEL and possibly others

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problem with shortcuts to microsoft WORD, EXCEL and possibly others

Anonymous

Hi there,

I opened my computer and tried to open a blank word document to write on.

I got this message: "The item 'WINWORD.EXE' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved so this shortcut will no longer work properly. Do you want to delete this shortcut?

It turns out that this also happens when I try to open EXCEL.

thanks for your advice/help

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Answer 1

Anonymous

Delete the shortcut, then in the Cortana search, enter Word......... in the result, rt click>Add to task Bar

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Answer 2

Hi Margaret,

1.

Follow these steps to perform a full repair of your Office installation . . .

Open Control Panel - Programs and Features

Click Microsoft Office in the list of installed applications

At the top, click 'Change'

On the resulting dialog, click 'Repair' - choose the Online Repair, it is a comprehensive fix

That should fix any issues with your Office Installation . . .

2.

If Office does not appear in the list of installed applications:

Go to https://office.com/myaccount and sign in using your Microsoft account, if prompted

Select Install

Under Install information, locate that PC which Office was installed on

Select Deactivate Install to deactivate the Office installation and keep your Office installation count correct

Then, click Install to install Office

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Anonymous

thanks!

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Anonymous

thanks!

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