How can I get to reactivate trial versionof WORD 2003 or convert

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I CAN'T OPEN FILES TO SAVE OR UPDATE.
I can't cretae new files.
I have WORD 97.
How can I convert files from WORD 2003 and get spellcehck to work on WORD 97
or just reactivate WORD 2003?
At this time, I cannot purchase it.



Order to chaos

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

I know this is going to sound mean but if you couldn't afford the program,
you shouldn't have started using the trial version. But hindsight is 20/20
vision.

You're going to have to find someone who will do a Save As for all of your
files. Either that or start saving your pennies.......

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Uninstall the trial version and reinstall Word 97 (if necessary).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Will Word 97 open a file that was created/edited in Word 2003? (I honestly
don't know.)

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Yes, it should. Word 97 through Word 2004 (Mac and Win) all use the same
basic file format. Word 95 probably would not, I suspect.

But Word 2003-only features would be disabled or some such.

 

[Amedee Van Gasse]

Maat shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.docmanagement:

I CAN'T OPEN FILES TO SAVE OR UPDATE.
I can't cretae new files.
I have WORD 97.
How can I convert files from WORD 2003 and get spellcehck to work on
WORD 97 or just reactivate WORD 2003?
At this time, I cannot purchase it.

To summarize, you need software that:
a) is able to edit and save existing Word files.
b) is able to create new Word files.
c) has an English spell checker, either built in or as an add-on.
d) does not cost you any money.

If you don't mind downloading 80 MB, OpenOffice (http://openoffice.org)
qualifies for all 4 requirements.

Good luck!