Opening Word 97 docs in Word 2003

[Guest]

When I open Word 97 docs in Word 2003, all I get is a full page of tiny
triangles.
I have an HP Pavillion dv5000ea, purchased in June, 2006.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I have to ask this because you say it's a new computer and some people don't
always notice the difference....... Are you sure you have Word and not Word
Perfect?

 

[Guest]

Definitely Word 2003. I sownloade word viewer which showed the same tiny
rectangles.

I have to ask this because you say it's a new computer and some people don't
always notice the difference....... Are you sure you have Word and not Word
Perfect?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

When I open Word 97 docs in Word 2003, all I get is a full page of tiny
triangles.
I have an HP Pavillion dv5000ea, purchased in June, 2006.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Are you sure it's a Word 97 file? (No insults intended, honestly.)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Definitely Word 2003. I sownloade word viewer which showed the same tiny
rectangles.

I have to ask this because you say it's a new computer and some people
don't
always notice the difference....... Are you sure you have Word and not
Word
Perfect?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

When I open Word 97 docs in Word 2003, all I get is a full page of tiny
triangles.
I have an HP Pavillion dv5000ea, purchased in June, 2006.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Rectangles or triangles?

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

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Definitely Word 2003. I sownloade word viewer which showed the same tiny
rectangles.

I have to ask this because you say it's a new computer and some people don't
always notice the difference....... Are you sure you have Word and not Word
Perfect?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

When I open Word 97 docs in Word 2003, all I get is a full page of tiny
triangles.
I have an HP Pavillion dv5000ea, purchased in June, 2006.

 

[Guest]

I have a similar problem. Word 97 files will open but all characters are
displayed as a square.

I installed the converter and tried to open using word 97 but the error
message said "the file is not the right file type". Also, the icon is
displayed with the word icon so it looks like the application recognizes the
file. Any suggestions?

Max

Rectangles or triangles?

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Definitely Word 2003. I sownloade word viewer which showed the same tiny
rectangles.

I have to ask this because you say it's a new computer and some people don't
always notice the difference....... Are you sure you have Word and not Word
Perfect?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




When I open Word 97 docs in Word 2003, all I get is a full page of tiny
triangles.
I have an HP Pavillion dv5000ea, purchased in June, 2006.