Platform Determination

[Guest]

Hi ALL

I receive the wordfiles from diverse sources. I want to know is there a way
by which I can know what platform(PC or MAC) the word file was made in. In
addition to it I really need to know the version(Word 97,XP,8.0) of the word
in whcih the word file was made

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In the Word File Open dialog, choose the Properties view. This will give
more version information than is actually given in File | Properties.

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

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[Guest]

Suzanne is right, but the info as you ask for it will still not be that
specific ("Word 97 - 2003", for example).

Word has used the same file format on Mac & PC since Mac v6.0/PC Office '97,
so there is no distinction to be made. If you care to elaborate a bit on why
you believe you need to know this info there may be other insights to be
offered.

Regards |:>)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You must be seeing something different from what I see: in Properties view,
I see "Microsoft Office Word" for documents created in Word 2003 (the
currently installed version), and Microsoft Word 8.0 or 10.0 or whatever for
those created in earlier versions (including "Microsoft Word for Windows
95"). Word 6.0 seems to be as far back as it goes; Word 2.0 docs show "No
document properties are available for this file."

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

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[Guest]

Quite curious... Every file I've checked going back to the year 1998 show the
same info I posted. I know some of them were created with Word 97 & various
versions since.

Using Word 2003 Version 11.0, Build 6359 SP1 on WinXP Pro.

Any idea why the different presentation of the Properties?

Regards |:>)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

11.6502.5408 here. You're definitely using the Properties view in Word's
File Open dialog? Not File | Properties in Word or Properties on the context
menu in Windows Explorer?

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

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[CyberTaz]

You're definitely using the Properties view in Word's
File Open dialog?

Absolutely definitely positive. If I use a WinEx window & rt-click for
Properties it just shows up as "Microsoft Word Document" with no version
indicated at all, regardless of which file's properties I look at.

Curious!

I just located a couple of older WinWord 6.0/95 files here at home on my Mac
& sent them to work so I can see what I get from them Monday.

Regards |:>)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Your statements seem to contradict each other. You mention using Windows
Explorer, but that is not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the
Properties view in Word's File Open dialog.

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

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[CyberTaz]

Sorry, Suzanne... I misread your post. I took it to mean File>Properties as
opposed to the Open File dialog box. Honestly can't remember for sure, but I
believe I did look there Friday before leaving work & found the same info.
However, I may have simply rt-clicked the file icon while there & looked at
Properties that way. Will make a point of looking there Monday.

Regards |:>)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Right. There are at least three (possibly four) ways of getting file
properties in Word, but the Properties view in File Open (as contrasted to
List, Details, Preview, etc.) is the one I'm talking about.

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

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