Word 2007 does not create new documents in 'compatibility' mode. It creates
them in its own internal format. It is only when you save the document that
the saved file is in compatibility format - if that is what you have
selected as default. *All* Word documents whilst open in Word are using the
internal Word format. This is not a bug. It is how it is supposed to work.
All previous Word versions were the same.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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www.gmayor.com
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funnybroad wrote:
Unfortunately, that's what I'm trying to do... avoid giving Microsoft
more money from my company. My boss wouldn't be real happy if I made
him pay to get the status of a bug/issue with Word 2007 that we
didn't cause ourselves.
Also, I've posted this and numerous other questions on Microsoft's
"Managed Newsgroup", because we have 'software assurance', and
although they state on their main page: "A commitment to respond to
your post by the next business day (English only)." , I've discovered
that 'commitment' doesn't necessarily mean "guarantee".
At the end of the day, I'd be satisfied if Microsoft would just say,
"Yes, we acknowledge the inconsistency, and we're not going to fix it
in the foreseeable future"
That way, I can report that back to my managers, work around it, and
move on with our rollout to 20,000 users.
By the way, do you observe the same behavior with your installation
of Word 2007?
"Graham Mayor" wrote:
If you want help from Microsoft then you need to approach Microsoft
who will be happy to take your money. This is a user peer group.
No-one here works for Microsoft..
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org