[Lori H.]

First I noticed that Word2007 crashed every time I tried to open or save a
2003 .doc that I added activeX checkboxes to.

So I finally gave in & saved as 2007 .docx
It still takes forever to load, but it works...until someone tries to use it
in Word 2003. When it opens, it gives a compatibility warning (some features
may be disabled), but I expected simple checkboxes would still work. It's
protected for form fill-in, but when you click on a checkbox, the view jumps
to the beginning of the doc (and the checkbox doesn't appear). What's the
problem? Are the 2007 ActiveX controls not compatible with Word2003?

problem 2 (?) a user also reported to me that the file contains macros (but
it doesn't). I double checked (using Word2007) and sure enough the macro
list is empty for "all active docs & templates" - then I opened it on a
different computer in Word2003 and it appears there are macros in normal.dot
(I think they are macros I created a long time ago that shouldn't be saved to
the global template) - Since the controls are deactivated when it opens in
2003 and the macros are not available when it opens in 2007, is there a way I
can get rid of the macros without losing the checkbox functionality?

[Graham Mayor]

The macro warning is a function of adding activeX controls to a document. If
you want check boxes and no macro warnings, use legacy form fields and avoid
activeX controls.Legacy form fields are compatible with both versions of
Word.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Lori H. wrote:
First I noticed that Word2007 crashed every time I tried to open or
save a 2003 .doc that I added activeX checkboxes to.

So I finally gave in & saved as 2007 .docx
It still takes forever to load, but it works...until someone tries to
use it in Word 2003. When it opens, it gives a compatibility warning
(some features may be disabled), but I expected simple checkboxes
would still work. It's protected for form fill-in, but when you
click on a checkbox, the view jumps to the beginning of the doc (and
the checkbox doesn't appear). What's the problem? Are the 2007
ActiveX controls not compatible with Word2003?

problem 2 (?) a user also reported to me that the file contains
macros (but it doesn't). I double checked (using Word2007) and sure
enough the macro list is empty for "all active docs & templates" -
then I opened it on a different computer in Word2003 and it appears
there are macros in normal.dot (I think they are macros I created a
long time ago that shouldn't be saved to the global template) - Since
the controls are deactivated when it opens in 2003 and the macros are
not available when it opens in 2007, is there a way I can get rid of
the macros without losing the checkbox functionality?