I'd have to disagree with this assessment. This is the first time in which
Microsoft changed the file format and actually made the effort to maintain
compatibility with previous versions. Previously, such as the switch from
Word 95 to Word 97, you couldn't just open a document created in a previous
version without upgrading it and you couldn't open a document saved in a
later version in the earlier version. Granted they later came out with the
capability to do this but it was much, much later - so late that most still
don't know this functionality exists.
For the Word dev team, compatibility was one of their top priorities and I
commend them for this. Sure, there are still a few flaws but as a whole I
think they did a great job - especially with the Compatibility Checker which
tells you specifically what will not convert and the outcome should you
choose to not make the recommended changes. This is the first time we've had
such a utility.
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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You could be right, but it wasn't me who hijacked a perfectly good system
to produce something barely compatible with earlier versions 
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Beth Melton wrote:
Perhaps if you called them Building Blocks instead of AutoText it
would be less confusing. grin