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, ...

Q: Here’s my problem. Whenever I open a Word document, I get this message: “The command cannot be performed because a dialog box is open. Click OK, then close open dialog boxes to continue ...

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.