Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Microsoft Word

Weekend Scripter: Convert Word Documents to PDF Files with PowerShell

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:01:00 GMT

Summary : Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, talks about using Windows PowerShell to convert Word documents to PDF files en-masse. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today’s blog is brought to you by Windows PowerShell MVP and honorary...(read more)

Easily Unblock All Files in a Directory Using PowerShell

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to unblock all files in a directory. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is the day. As those of you who have been reading the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog on...(read more)

Use PowerShell to auto complete Word built-in properties

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:01:00 GMT

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to automatically complete the Microsoft Word built-in properties. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well registration for the Charlotte PowerShell Saturday event...(read more)

Find All Word Documents that Contain a Specific Phrase

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses using Windows PowerShell to search a directory structure for Word documents that contain a specific phrase. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Exciting news—actually two pieces of...(read more)

Use PowerShell to Discover Network Information from Shares

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Summary : Guest blogger, Niklas Goude, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to discover valuable network information from shares and file metadata. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We now come to Part 3 of Security Week with another guest blog...(read more)

Use PowerShell to Add Bulk AutoCorrect Entries to Word

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell and a CSV file to add bulk AutoCorrect entries to Microsoft Word. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Microsoft TechEd 2012 in Orlando, Florida is over—well...(read more)

Use PowerShell to Add AutoCorrect Entries to Word

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to add AutoCorrect entries to Word. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Cool. Tonight is the Microsoft TechEd 2012 closing party in Orlando, Florida. This year...(read more)

Use PowerShell to Create a Word Table that Shows Fonts

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create a Word table that shows different fonts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. We are half finished with Microsoft TechEd 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Last...(read more)

Use PowerShell to Create a Character’s Word Document

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create a Word document that displays all characters in a font. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If it is Tuesday, I must still be at TechEd 2012 in Orlando...(read more)

Add a Symbol to a Word Document by Using PowerShell

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to add a symbol to a Microsoft Word document. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The big day is finally here. Today we kick off Microsoft TechEd 2012 in Orlando...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Add Hyperlinks to a Word Document?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to add hyperlinks to a document by using Windows PowerShell . But I do not want to add hyperlinks to objects that are set in a code style or a heading style. I only want to add the hyperlink to the word if it is in a normal...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Print a List of Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Word?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! We are getting ready to deploy Office 2010 to our user community, and I need to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to print a list of keyboard shortcuts for working with Microsoft Word. In the past, I was able to print a chart of all the keyboard...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Convert DOC Files to DOCX Files?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to convert Microsoft Word documents to the new document format. If a user opens an old document (.doc) file extension in Microsoft Word 2010 and makes changes, they are prompted about saving the...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Count the Words in a Bunch of Microsoft Word Documents?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to count the number of words in a bunch of Microsoft Word documents. All of the documents are stored in a specific folder, but there are a mixture of Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Read Words in a Text File and Make Those Same Word Italic in a Word Document?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I came across this blog and it has since become a staple of mine. Now, I need to know how to accomplish something more than was originally presented in your article, Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Italicize Specific Words in a Microsoft...(read more)