Word 2004 and 6.0//95 Compatible Files

[JPenSuisse]

Hi all,

I have a quesiton about "compatible files" I'm running word files in
which much of the text is laid out in tables. The files are older,
but they worked perfectly in Word 2000 (Windows ME). Now that I'm
running Word 2004, it redraws the files every time I hit a back space,
and this is bloody slow and very annoying. I suspect it's cause they
are an older type, because they are "Compatible with 6.0/95." So,
when I click the option "compatibility with 2000 - 2004 and Word X"
Option the tables litteraly explode and the file crashes when saving.

Any advice on how to work around this?

Cheers, JP

Word 2004 / 11.1 and Panther 10.3.8

 

[Jeffrey Weston [MSFT]]

Hey JP,

This could be an issue with a corrupt table and not a comptability problem.
You could try a method to "uncorrupt" the table, and see if that helps.

You can do this by (1st saving a backup):

1. Selecting the Table
2. Table | Convert -> Convert Table to Text
3. <OK>
4. Table | Convert -> Convert Text to Table
5. <OK>

Thanks

--
Jeffrey Weston
Mac Word Test
Macintosh Business Unit
Microsoft

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