thanks.
I have a standard US english installation of office,
and on top of that I have a hebrew language pack.
when I look in "programs and features" I see, strangely enough, that both are 956 mb.
funny that a language pack is the same size as an entire office installation.


Is this normal, and is it perhaps connected to my problem?

maybe I should uninstall, and then install a hebrew version of office instead, if I can get one?
but then, will I have an option for english interface (which I need), or will I be back to two installations of office, one on top of the other?

That's quite normal and isn't likely to have any bearing on the issue.
Presumably, if you installed a Hebrew version (assuming there is one), you'd then need to install and English-language pack, so you'd be in much the same position as you're now in.

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Paul Edstein
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