How do I get the command "Convert" on the the office button menu?

[linde]

Is there a place to download this command. The command is supposed to appear
on the office button under "New" and "Open".

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

I already answered this in another newsgroup. If you put the question in
multiple places, how will you know where to look for the answer?

Convert shows up only when you're working in compatibility mode (i.e.,
editing a doc file rather than a docx file).

 

[cheryl]

How do you get into compatibility mode?? A file conversion box opens, but i
am unable to import the doc. Help

 

[CyberTaz]

Compatibility mode is "automatically" activated when you open a file that is
in something other than a .docx format. If you can't open the file in the
first place it suggests that the file is either *not* a readable file type
(something other than a text-based document) or may be corrupted.

If Word won't open the file normally, as a last resort you can try using the
Recover Text from Any File option in the Files of Type: list at the bottom
of the Open dialog.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac