The primary cause of this problem is that a dialog box associated with Microsoft Word is open. It might not be visible upfront if many windows are open on your computer.

Measure twice, cut once -- or, in the case of Word tabs, get rid of the ruler entirely. Mary Ann Richardson explains how you can use the Tabs dialog box to easily set multiple tabs with one dialog ...

Patrick Marshall answers your tech questions. This week's topics cover an open dialogue box in Microsoft Word, the best replacement for Word 2007, a secure site for sharing family photos, and how ...

Moving down the Line And Breaks tab of Microsoft Word's Paragraph dialog box, the next option is Keep With Next. Imagine you have two paragraphs in your document: paragraph 1 and paragraph 2.

Word 2007 business users configure the Strikethrough button settings through the Font dialog box. To open the box, select the Home tab and click the "Dialog Box Launcher" diagonal arrow icon at ...

In the Table Properties, dialog box users can change Table, Column, Row, and Cell settings. How do I open the Table Properties dialog box in Word? To open the Properties dialog box is easy to open.