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Based on my experience and others, my recommendation would be to make the jump all the way to Monterey. Big Sur is mostly a place holder until Monterey was ready. Monterey is arguably on of the most significant upgrades since OS X.

You can sign up for a free membership, but it doesn't get you many free looks.

FWIW: The MACSTUDIO link in the OP no longer functions.

You mean your's doesn't look like this on the Mac? Messages Prefs on Mac

If you pass all the tests, I would imply Word is working correctly and there is something else wrong. Although uninstall and reinstall cannot hurt.


Under the circumstances and given how much you depend on Word, it might be worth installing the latest version of Word, even if you have to pay for it. Alternatively you could try another word processor that can import and export .docx compatible files, and is considerably less expensive, such as Pages, Mellel 5, Nisus Writer Pro, or NeoOffice


I have no idea as I have not used word since the early '90s.


If you are referring to Microsoft's uninstall instructions, I believe that is referring to the version of macOS not the version of Word.


Any change from the default Styles are stored in your templates and document files, not in the executable code.
NEW IDEA: repeat the tests using different, preferably unmodified, starting templates as well as your normal document template to eliminate the template as a possible source of the problem.


Obviously there is something going on but it may, or may not, be in Word itself. The tests I suggested are intended to indicate whether or not Word is the source of the problem, and if not indicate a possible solution space. If you go to Microsoft per se. for help it is highly likely they will recommend uninstall and reinstall simply because it is a quick and easy fix that often works and gets their technician off the phone as quickly as possible thereby reducing Microsoft's support costs. If you have already performed the reinstal, and it didn't work, you are one step closer to a solution.

The imagination just runs wild!

Agreed, and it is also a function of the currently active Dictionary, or Dictionaries, (see Dictionary > Preferences) and User Dictionary contents.

Thank you. I’ll give that method a try and, if it works, I’ll boogie on blissfully. Or….
….or, I’ll try this. Instead of using email to hang onto links for future reference, I’ll set up a new “temporary use” bookmarks folder in Safari and store links there.

Either way. it looks like I have a solution. Thanks both for your time and thoughts…they are appreciated.

Thanks for trying Ira and Artie.

I am aware of the process you suggested, Ira. That is simiar to what I was doing until I got to thinking there MUST be a simpler way to do this in one shot. Several years ago I had attached different colours and images to folders, but later wanted to return everything to the OSX "blue" (factory) jobbies and just use the "tags". That procedure required CONSOLE and coding to revert all folders back to BLUE. I was hoping the same kind of thing could be done to get rid of the tags. Boo-Hiss.

P.S. By "desktop", Artie, I meant desktop computer (i.e. iMAC).

The immediately obvious result of the update is that the American flag that used to be in in my menu bar has changed to an ugly black box with "US" in the middle.

OS10.14.6

I haven't used Total Video Downloader but I use Wondershare UniConverter which bought out iSkysoft Video Converter.

This is a comprehensive app which does just about anything...for a price. Really good apps are not free.

I would recommend it to anyone.

jaybass

After I read this I tried once again and this time Dictate refused to respond when I tapped the icon. After several attempts, I resorted to the universal fix and rebooted my iPhone. Dictate worked perfectly after that. Not a fix, but at least a workaround. In the meantime, I submitted Feedback to Apple.


Sorry I missed that before. This is the kind of issue that gives developers gray hair which is probably why it is still around in iOS 15.5. If they can't replicate it, how do they know what to fix?

It's been awhile but thought I'd tell you I rebooted my phone and bluetooth is working steadily now. I had to do it twice a few days apart, but it's been good for a nice while.

Hunting for trophies is beyond my understanding. I have no problem if the hunter either needs food or has to kill to protect himself and his family. But, as far as I'm concerned, there is no excuse for this sort of thing (and I'm not restricting it to babies!).

The U.S. has reached a dreadful milestone, 1,000,000 dead from Covid.

Perhaps the same parent who believes COVID vaccinations can cause AIDS or that Georgia election poll workers fraudulently altered presidential ballots in 2020. There is no accounting for what people will accept as "OK".

I will start it off:

Changes or new features... (in no particular order):

• Apple has long been trending toward synchronizing the OS version numbers. For the same of simplicity, if nothing else, the next releases of macOS, iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, and TVOS would all have the same version number.
• The next macOS would have the ability for kernel extensions to run in the user rather than system space. This would permit running kernel extensions with full SIP or Volume Protection enabled for increased security.
• Support for encryption of iCloud data
• The ability to lease iCloud disk space in smaller, say 256GB, increments up to 4TB.
• All Type C ports on all Apple devices should have the protocol (Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.0, USB 3.1, USB 3.1 Gen 2, USB 3.2, USB 4) clearly indicated for obvious reasons.
• Stand alone or monitor mounted camera for Studio, Mac mini, and Mac Pro models Capable of facial recognition.

Thanks Joe, not ready, yet, but hold onto this.. as have styles and not sure/ remember how put back my styles....

Ooops.

Crazy, maybe would been better just to make very new name for each one.. or who knows..

The SpeakerAmp.app developer kindly gave me instructions so I could get the name of his device off of my sound options.
SpeakerAmp.App

Anyone know how to get chrome to forget a user/ password that you oked in past? thanks.

The author of Papillon described a similar device - I believe it was called a "plan." - in which Devil's Island prisoners carried their money, because the only secure place they had available for the purpose was inside their bodies.

As a retired teacher and staunch union member, I appreciate the value of having a strong union. School boards and corporations will willingly exploit their employees in any way that they can (I speak from experience). The only way to fight this is to organize. So, I am disappointed (chagrined is a better word) about Apple's anti-union stance. If employees were treated fairly, unions would not be necessary. (There are, admittedly, a few companies that actually care about their workers.) Apple hires labor-busting lawyers to fight employees' efforts to unionize

Apple had, for me, a reputation of caring, integrity, and honesty. I'm sad to see that they may be as bad as other big companies.