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I am stuck in Compatability Mode and cannot do anything - help?!
I have just downloaded the trial version of MS Office 2007 and I am trying to
work in Word. Whenever I open a document, I am unable to do any work on it - including save, edit, etc due to the fact that I am in "Compatability Mode". How do I get out of this mode in order to begin working? Thanks. |
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I am stuck in Compatability Mode and cannot do anything - help?!
You must activate the free trial software before you can use it.
See http://us20.trymicrosoftoffice.com/s...?culture=en-US . Gareth J wrote: I have just downloaded the trial version of MS Office 2007 and I am trying to work in Word. Whenever I open a document, I am unable to do any work on it - including save, edit, etc due to the fact that I am in "Compatability Mode". How do I get out of this mode in order to begin working? Thanks. |
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I am stuck in Compatability Mode and cannot do anything - help?!
Word 2007 has a different file format from earlier versions, so when you
open an old document in 2007 it will open in compatibility mode to retain its compatibility with the earlier version. This has nothing to do with your inability to work with 2007. You are required to activate the program.Office Button Word Options resources Activate. If you save the document as 2007 format the compatibility can be switched off, rendering the document in its 2007 incompatible with earlier versions format. Note that when the trial expires you may have no way of opening 2007 documents without additional software. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Gareth J wrote: I have just downloaded the trial version of MS Office 2007 and I am trying to work in Word. Whenever I open a document, I am unable to do any work on it - including save, edit, etc due to the fact that I am in "Compatibility Mode". How do I get out of this mode in order to begin working? Thanks. |
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I am stuck in Compatability Mode and cannot do anything - help
I am having the same problem but I have already activated my free trial. I
am not able to open files and edit them because I am stuck in "Compatibility Mode". Help!! "Graham Mayor" wrote: Word 2007 has a different file format from earlier versions, so when you open an old document in 2007 it will open in compatibility mode to retain its compatibility with the earlier version. This has nothing to do with your inability to work with 2007. You are required to activate the program.Office Button Word Options resources Activate. If you save the document as 2007 format the compatibility can be switched off, rendering the document in its 2007 incompatible with earlier versions format. Note that when the trial expires you may have no way of opening 2007 documents without additional software. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Gareth J wrote: I have just downloaded the trial version of MS Office 2007 and I am trying to work in Word. Whenever I open a document, I am unable to do any work on it - including save, edit, etc due to the fact that I am in "Compatibility Mode". How do I get out of this mode in order to begin working? Thanks. |
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I am stuck in Compatability Mode and cannot do anything - help
Compatibility mode has nothing whatsoever to do with the ability to open,
edit and save documents. It simply means that the document in question maintains compatibility with earlier Word versions. In oder for the trial version to work, it must be activated and current. Once the trial period is ended, the software no longer works other than as a reader. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org rvctrey wrote: I am having the same problem but I have already activated my free trial. I am not able to open files and edit them because I am stuck in "Compatibility Mode". Help!! "Graham Mayor" wrote: Word 2007 has a different file format from earlier versions, so when you open an old document in 2007 it will open in compatibility mode to retain its compatibility with the earlier version. This has nothing to do with your inability to work with 2007. You are required to activate the program.Office Button Word Options resources Activate. If you save the document as 2007 format the compatibility can be switched off, rendering the document in its 2007 incompatible with earlier versions format. Note that when the trial expires you may have no way of opening 2007 documents without additional software. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Gareth J wrote: I have just downloaded the trial version of MS Office 2007 and I am trying to work in Word. Whenever I open a document, I am unable to do any work on it - including save, edit, etc due to the fact that I am in "Compatibility Mode". How do I get out of this mode in order to begin working? Thanks. |
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