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I was sent a Word document and tried to open it in my version 2003 version. I
was informed that it had been created in a newer verion of Word and asked if I wanted to download and install a conversion program which I did. Now when I bring it up I am informed I will not be able to do everything I would wish with it and when I try to enter information the cursor jumps to the beginning of the document and does not allow me to enter any text. When look at the file name extension, it ends in "docx". What can I do other than purchase the newer version of Word? |
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While you may be able to open Word docx format with the addition of the
compatibility pack http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...686761033.aspx you still don't have Word 2007 and so some 2007 specific features will not work. Ask the originator to send you the document in Word 97-2003 format. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org doninwash wrote: I was sent a Word document and tried to open it in my version 2003 version. I was informed that it had been created in a newer verion of Word and asked if I wanted to download and install a conversion program which I did. Now when I bring it up I am informed I will not be able to do everything I would wish with it and when I try to enter information the cursor jumps to the beginning of the document and does not allow me to enter any text. When look at the file name extension, it ends in "docx". What can I do other than purchase the newer version of Word? |
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On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:31:01 -0700, doninwash
wrote: I was sent a Word document and tried to open it in my version 2003 version. I was informed that it had been created in a newer verion of Word and asked if I wanted to download and install a conversion program which I did. Now when I bring it up I am informed I will not be able to do everything I would wish with it and when I try to enter information the cursor jumps to the beginning of the document and does not allow me to enter any text. When look at the file name extension, it ends in "docx". What can I do other than purchase the newer version of Word? Someone sent me one of those. I couldn't read it, so I asked them to send it to me as RTF, which they did. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:19:30 +0300, "Graham Mayor"
wrote: While you may be able to open Word docx format with the addition of the compatibility pack http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...686761033.aspx you still don't have Word 2007 and so some 2007 specific features will not work. Ask the originator to send you the document in Word 97-2003 format. In my opinion, it is utter arrogance, not to mention stupidity, on the part of Microsoft not to provide a free conversion utility that will do exactly what Word 2007 does when I Save As Word 97-2003. They made a huge and incompatible change to a program used by almost everyone. This company is out of control. |
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I'd call it good business practice. They let you read the document, didn't
they. You might be able to cut and paste to get it back to word 97 -2003 (close maybe anyway). If you want to work with the new program, BUY IT ! "Three Lefts" wrote in message ... On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:19:30 +0300, "Graham Mayor" wrote: While you may be able to open Word docx format with the addition of the compatibility pack http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...686761033.aspx you still don't have Word 2007 and so some 2007 specific features will not work. Ask the originator to send you the document in Word 97-2003 format. In my opinion, it is utter arrogance, not to mention stupidity, on the part of Microsoft not to provide a free conversion utility that will do exactly what Word 2007 does when I Save As Word 97-2003. They made a huge and incompatible change to a program used by almost everyone. This company is out of control. |
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When you open a Word 2007 document in an earlier version using the
Compatibility Pack, is the result not the same as what you get when you save a Word 2007 document in Word 97-2003 format? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Three Lefts" wrote in message ... On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:19:30 +0300, "Graham Mayor" wrote: While you may be able to open Word docx format with the addition of the compatibility pack http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...686761033.aspx you still don't have Word 2007 and so some 2007 specific features will not work. Ask the originator to send you the document in Word 97-2003 format. In my opinion, it is utter arrogance, not to mention stupidity, on the part of Microsoft not to provide a free conversion utility that will do exactly what Word 2007 does when I Save As Word 97-2003. They made a huge and incompatible change to a program used by almost everyone. This company is out of control. |
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Clearly you haven't read the question or the answer. The issue is not
whether Word 2007 can produce Word 97-2003 format documents, but whether Word 2003 can use Word 2007 format documents. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Three Lefts wrote: On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:19:30 +0300, "Graham Mayor" wrote: While you may be able to open Word docx format with the addition of the compatibility pack http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...686761033.aspx you still don't have Word 2007 and so some 2007 specific features will not work. Ask the originator to send you the document in Word 97-2003 format. In my opinion, it is utter arrogance, not to mention stupidity, on the part of Microsoft not to provide a free conversion utility that will do exactly what Word 2007 does when I Save As Word 97-2003. They made a huge and incompatible change to a program used by almost everyone. This company is out of control. |
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On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:38:49 -0400, "JohnR" onejm.AT.comcast.net
wrote: I'd call it good business practice. Wow. They let you read the document, didn't they. You might be able to cut and paste to get it back to word 97 -2003 (close maybe anyway). If you want to work with the new program, BUY IT ! Apparently, M$FT has a lot of customers like you so they'll probably continue their current business practices. You get what you deserve. "Three Lefts" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:19:30 +0300, "Graham Mayor" wrote: While you may be able to open Word docx format with the addition of the compatibility pack http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...686761033.aspx you still don't have Word 2007 and so some 2007 specific features will not work. Ask the originator to send you the document in Word 97-2003 format. In my opinion, it is utter arrogance, not to mention stupidity, on the part of Microsoft not to provide a free conversion utility that will do exactly what Word 2007 does when I Save As Word 97-2003. They made a huge and incompatible change to a program used by almost everyone. This company is out of control. |
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On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:37:10 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote: When you open a Word 2007 document in an earlier version using the Compatibility Pack, is the result not the same as what you get when you save a Word 2007 document in Word 97-2003 format? I dunno. I've mostly completed the painful coversion to 2007, so I haven't needed a compatibility pack. If there is a Compatibility Pack that is freely available to users of prior versions of Word and that will allow then to convert a 2007 (docx) document into a 97-2003 (doc) document, then I withdraw my complaint. |
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On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:34:52 +0300, "Graham Mayor"
wrote: Clearly you haven't read the question or the answer. The issue is not whether Word 2007 can produce Word 97-2003 format documents, but whether Word 2003 can use Word 2007 format documents. I did read the question, but I clearly did not read your response carefully enough. My apologies. I think what threw me was (a) your statement that the OP would not be able to make use of some 2007-specific features (which was not what he asked for) and then your directive that he tell the sender to resend it after saving it in the 97-2003 format. If he had the conversion program, why would he need the sender to resave and resend? He could do that for himself, no? Or, does the conversion program do something different than what Word 2007 does when it saves a document in the old format? If that's thru, they I reinstate my complaint. |
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