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.

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 ...

For example, click "Microsoft Excel Worksheet" and then click "OK" in the Object dialog box to insert a worksheet.

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 ...

Open the document to edit in Word. Click "File," and then click "Options" to launch the Word Options dialog box. Click "Proofing" in the Word Options dialog box.