How do I turn off compatibility mode? I created the document in MS Word 2003
but then resaved the document in MS Word 2007 and then renamed it and resaved
it again in MS Word 2007 but it still says compatibilty mode and when I tried
to do something (can't recall now what it was...) it said that the feature
was limited because I was in compatibility mode..how do I get it out of
compatibility mode?
Thanks,
Synthia

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:59:00 -0700, Coco212
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>How do I turn off compatibility mode? I created the document in MS Word 2003
>but then resaved the document in MS Word 2007 and then renamed it and resaved
>it again in MS Word 2007 but it still says compatibilty mode and when I tried
>to do something (can't recall now what it was...) it said that the feature
>was limited because I was in compatibility mode..how do I get it out of
>compatibility mode?
>Thanks,
>Synthia

Open the document in Word 2007. Then click the Office button and
choose Convert. When that finishes, the document won't be in
compatibility mode any more. Then you can save it as a .docx (Word
2007 format) file.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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Hello, most of people I deal with are still under MSO 2003... They can't read
my doc 2007 version... How can I be compatible automatically with every one
without doing any manipulation every time I use and a word doc 2007, thanks.
--
brittany


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:59:00 -0700, Coco212
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >How do I turn off compatibility mode? I created the document in MS Word 2003
> >but then resaved the document in MS Word 2007 and then renamed it and resaved
> >it again in MS Word 2007 but it still says compatibilty mode and when I tried
> >to do something (can't recall now what it was...) it said that the feature
> >was limited because I was in compatibility mode..how do I get it out of
> >compatibility mode?
> >Thanks,
> >Synthia
>
> Open the document in Word 2007. Then click the Office button and
> choose Convert. When that finishes, the document won't be in
> compatibility mode any more. Then you can save it as a .docx (Word
> 2007 format) file.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>

Click the Office button, click the Word Options button at the bottom of the
menu, select Save on the left side, and set the "Save files in this format"
dropdown to "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)".

kermor wrote:
> Hello, most of people I deal with are still under MSO 2003... They
> can't read my doc 2007 version... How can I be compatible
> automatically with every one without doing any manipulation every
> time I use and a word doc 2007, thanks.
>
>> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:59:00 -0700, Coco212
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> How do I turn off compatibility mode? I created the document in MS
>>> Word 2003 but then resaved the document in MS Word 2007 and then
>>> renamed it and resaved it again in MS Word 2007 but it still says
>>> compatibilty mode and when I tried to do something (can't recall
>>> now what it was...) it said that the feature was limited because I
>>> was in compatibility mode..how do I get it out of compatibility
>>> mode?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Synthia
>>
>> Open the document in Word 2007. Then click the Office button and
>> choose Convert. When that finishes, the document won't be in
>> compatibility mode any more. Then you can save it as a .docx (Word
>> 2007 format) file.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> newsgroup so all may benefit.

Many thanks...

As you understood, I am running MSO 2007... To be quite honest I totally
dislike the new configuration of the menu…. I don’t see the logic behind
that... takes too long to find what you are looking for, not easy to remember
and very confusing… Is there any way to move this Menu 2007 to the 2003
style? Every time, I opening up a new document, I'm on one set layout... I
don't the different layout page we used to have. Where are they?
--
brittany


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> Click the Office button, click the Word Options button at the bottom of the
> menu, select Save on the left side, and set the "Save files in this format"
> dropdown to "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)".
>
> kermor wrote:
> > Hello, most of people I deal with are still under MSO 2003... They
> > can't read my doc 2007 version... How can I be compatible
> > automatically with every one without doing any manipulation every
> > time I use and a word doc 2007, thanks.
> >
> >> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:59:00 -0700, Coco212
> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >>> How do I turn off compatibility mode? I created the document in MS
> >>> Word 2003 but then resaved the document in MS Word 2007 and then
> >>> renamed it and resaved it again in MS Word 2007 but it still says
> >>> compatibilty mode and when I tried to do something (can't recall
> >>> now what it was...) it said that the feature was limited because I
> >>> was in compatibility mode..how do I get it out of compatibility
> >>> mode?
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Synthia
> >>
> >> Open the document in Word 2007. Then click the Office button and
> >> choose Convert. When that finishes, the document won't be in
> >> compatibility mode any more. Then you can save it as a .docx (Word
> >> 2007 format) file.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Jay Freedman
> >> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> >> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>
>
>

On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:36:03 -0700, kermor
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Many thanks...
>
>As you understood, I am running MSO 2007... To be quite honest I totally
>dislike the new configuration of the menu…. I don’t see the logic behind
>that... takes too long to find what you are looking for, not easy to remember
>and very confusing… Is there any way to move this Menu 2007 to the 2003
>style? Every time, I opening up a new document, I'm on one set layout... I
>don't the different layout page we used to have. Where are they?

There are a couple of different issues here.

There's no way to truly go back to the 2003 layout, but there are some
things you can do. Here's a review of two add-ins that go part of the
way: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...mizeRibbon.htm

If you still have the installation disk for Word 2003, you can run
both versions side by side, as described at
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com/2...03-coexisting/

If you just want to find the other templates (what you called a
"different layout page"), click the Office button, click New to get
the New Document dialog, and click "My Templates" or any of the other
categories along the left side.

Or, if you'd rather use the File > New dialog from Word 2003, you can
get that: Click the down arrow at the end of the Quick Access Toolbar
and choose More Commands. In the dialog, set the category to Commands
Not In The Ribbon. Scroll down and select the command New Document Or
Template, and click the Add button to send it over to the right-hand
list. You can use the up and down buttons next to the list to change
the command's position. Click OK, and the icon (a white page) will
appear on the Quick Access Toolbar.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

I have this problem too but it won't let me "convert" It only allowing me to
open, print, send, and close the document. Any ideas? Thanks!


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:59:00 -0700, Coco212
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >How do I turn off compatibility mode? I created the document in MS Word 2003
> >but then resaved the document in MS Word 2007 and then renamed it and resaved
> >it again in MS Word 2007 but it still says compatibilty mode and when I tried
> >to do something (can't recall now what it was...) it said that the feature
> >was limited because I was in compatibility mode..how do I get it out of
> >compatibility mode?
> >Thanks,
> >Synthia
>
> Open the document in Word 2007. Then click the Office button and
> choose Convert. When that finishes, the document won't be in
> compatibility mode any more. Then you can save it as a .docx (Word
> 2007 format) file.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>

If the document's file has an extension of .docx or .docm instead of .doc,
it has already been "converted" and the conversion option won't appear on
the Office button menu. If that isn't the case, and if "Compatibility Mode"
still appears in the title bar when the document is open, try using the Save
As dialog and changing the "Save As Type" box to "Word Document (*.docx)".

Laura M. wrote:
> I have this problem too but it won't let me "convert" It only
> allowing me to open, print, send, and close the document. Any ideas?
> Thanks!
>
>
> "Jay Freedman" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:59:00 -0700, Coco212
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> How do I turn off compatibility mode? I created the document in MS
>>> Word 2003 but then resaved the document in MS Word 2007 and then
>>> renamed it and resaved it again in MS Word 2007 but it still says
>>> compatibilty mode and when I tried to do something (can't recall
>>> now what it was...) it said that the feature was limited because I
>>> was in compatibility mode..how do I get it out of compatibility
>>> mode?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Synthia
>>
>> Open the document in Word 2007. Then click the Office button and
>> choose Convert. When that finishes, the document won't be in
>> compatibility mode any more. Then you can save it as a .docx (Word
>> 2007 format) file.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> newsgroup so all may benefit.

Jay,

I found myself in the same problem. I guess I accidently clicked something
and it prevented me from touching (editing) the wordpad. I've tried clicking
on the Office button, but it would not allow me to (it's not colored, it's
gray), and also tried doing the CTRL O and repair, but unfortunately nothing
happened. Can you help me diagnose this problem?

Hell, on another note, I couldn't even make a thread here about this which
made me more frustrated than I already am with this crap and it's hidden
messages. Thanks in advance.

On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:54:00 -0800, Peter <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Jay,
>
>I found myself in the same problem. I guess I accidently clicked something
>and it prevented me from touching (editing) the wordpad. I've tried clicking
>on the Office button, but it would not allow me to (it's not colored, it's
>gray), and also tried doing the CTRL O and repair, but unfortunately nothing
>happened. Can you help me diagnose this problem?
>
>Hell, on another note, I couldn't even make a thread here about this which
>made me more frustrated than I already am with this crap and it's hidden
>messages. Thanks in advance.

Am I correct in assuming that this happens as soon as you open Word with a blank
document? That is, it isn't specific to a single existing document?

If you start Word in Safe Mode by holding down the Ctrl key while starting, does
that help?

If it doesn't work in Safe Mode, it's possible that you have a trial version
that's expired or a regular version that hasn't been activated, but that
shouldn't block access to the Office button. You could try repairing the Office
installation, starting from Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.

If Word works in Safe Mode, then one of three things is causing the problem: A
corrupted registry entry, a corrupted Normal.dotm, or a misbehaving add-in. Work
through these steps to see if one of them works:

- Go to the folder %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates and rename the Normal.dotm file
to something else, such as OldNormal.dotm. Restart Word (without Safe Mode),
which will build a new factory-default copy of the template. If that doesn't
help, close Word; delete the new Normal.dotm; and rename OldNormal.dotm back to
Normal.dotm. Then go to the next step.

- Start the program regedit.exe. In the left side, expand the tree to navigate
to the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Data
(More extensive instructions are at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ngMenusEtc.htm.) Right-click the
Data icon and click Rename. Change it to OldData. Restart Word, which will build
a new copy of the key. If that doesn't help, close Word; delete the new data
key; and rename OldData back to Data. Then go to the next step.

- Remove or move any add-ins
(http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...sInstalled.htm).
Restart Word. If that helps, you can try putting them back one at a time until
you find the one that causes the problem.


--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.