Compatibility issues with word 2008 for mac

[jenhewlett]

Hi guys,

Ok so I have a white macbook, am running Leopard OS version 10.5.2.

When I am working in a word document (2008 for mac) and I go to save
it I always click the compatibility button first. Sometimes I get the
"Word 6.0/95 compatibility options are set" but other times it's comes
back as having no issues. Anyway when it does happen I go into
preferences, compatibility, and then change it to 2007-2008 (or
2000-2004 and X like it suggests but I get the same result either
way). When I change it, it comes out being ok, "no compatibility
issues". All is well right? well no because anytime I reopen it I get
the same message about "word 6.0/95 compatibility options are set".
WHY does this message keep coming up? it even does it on new blank
documents if I save them and reopen. I read on here that someone else
suggested changing the default in the preferences/compatibility window
to 2007-2008 but I tried that and it has absolutely no effect.

Thanks if anyone has any ideas about why this is or what it means.

Jen.

 

[John McGhie]

Many of the people volunteering in here are persons of the "girl" sort, and
quite proud of the fact that they are

To answer your question: this is a badly-worded warning. All it means is
that you are saving the document in the old file format.

The old file format has no way to describe some of the things that Word 2008
can create. Which means that potentially some of your graphics will be
down-converted into the old format that cannot be edited.

Always save in the new .docx format. You can down-convert it if someone
asks; and increasingly, they won't. There's a free converter available for
download from the Mactopia site that enables old versions of the
applications to edit and save the new format.

Hope this helps

Hi guys,

Ok so I have a white macbook, am running Leopard OS version 10.5.2.

When I am working in a word document (2008 for mac) and I go to save
it I always click the compatibility button first. Sometimes I get the
"Word 6.0/95 compatibility options are set" but other times it's comes
back as having no issues. Anyway when it does happen I go into
preferences, compatibility, and then change it to 2007-2008 (or
2000-2004 and X like it suggests but I get the same result either
way). When I change it, it comes out being ok, "no compatibility
issues". All is well right? well no because anytime I reopen it I get
the same message about "word 6.0/95 compatibility options are set".
WHY does this message keep coming up? it even does it on new blank
documents if I save them and reopen. I read on here that someone else
suggested changing the default in the preferences/compatibility window
to 2007-2008 but I tried that and it has absolutely no effect.

Thanks if anyone has any ideas about why this is or what it means.

Jen.

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[jenhewlett]

thanks for that, when I said "guys" I meant you know, everyone - bad
wording on my part haha.

The thing is, it's mostly a problem because I need it to be compatible
with PCs I used at school and for work I do for one of my professors
so docx doesn't really work for that. A couple times he hasn't been
able to see photos I put in the documents but it's really random so,
who knows.

thanks for the explanation though.

Jen.

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Jen:

Well, chances are, if you send him .docx he will be able to read it.
Microsoft pushed out a free upgrade for PC Word nearly two years ago that
enables it to read and write .docx files. Most copies of PC Word are now
updated.

If that's not the case, you can, as you say, send a .doc file. You will get
the compatibility error, and you can just ignore it. Unless you are doing
interesting things with SmartArt or equations, the other end will never
notice.

The photos problem is probably a different bug! Pull the photos out and put
them back in again, and chances are he will see them then.

It's very annoying, I hope we get a fix soon.

Cheers

thanks for that, when I said "guys" I meant you know, everyone - bad
wording on my part haha.

The thing is, it's mostly a problem because I need it to be compatible
with PCs I used at school and for work I do for one of my professors
so docx doesn't really work for that. A couple times he hasn't been
able to see photos I put in the documents but it's really random so,
who knows.

thanks for the explanation though.

Jen.

--
Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/
Sydney, Australia. S33°53'34.20 E151°14'54.50
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]