Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003?

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    - Lines across the page A friend who has no computer savvy brings roughly typed documents to me to be 'tidied up'. Inevitably there are horizontal lines across the full width of the text area (in print view) and do what I will I cannot shift them. Even trying to push them of the page results in a new line at the top of the next sheet, but leaves one still at the bottom of the last :o( I fancy that it may have something to do with a 'style', but how I get out of it without re-doing the whole document I don't know. -- Jim S Tyneside UK www.jimscott.co.uk Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102859
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    - Using Send To from a word document uses wrong Sent Items folder Word 2007 and Outlook 2007. My default mail account in Outlook is IMAP. If I send a document as an attachment via email from within Word 2007, it sends via the default mail account, but puts the sent item into the Sent Items Folder in Personal Files, NOT the Sent folder in the IMAP folder list. Sending a new email from within Outlook puts the copy in the IMAP Sent Items folder and not the Sent Items in Personal Folders. Is there a setting somewhere to fix this? Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102853
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    - how to make toc for text in the table columns in each page? page 1 --------------------------------- | title | summary | name | kang | --------------------------------- | contents | bla bla 1 | --------------------------------- <page break> page 2 --------------------------------- | title | abstract | name | kim | --------------------------------- | contents | bla bla 2 | --------------------------------- I want to make toc like the below summary .... page 1 abstract .... page 2 or kang ...... page 1 kim ........ page 2 if possible both of them like summary .... page 1 abstract .... page 2 kang ...... page 1 kim ........ page 2 if i make level whole row is applied. I just want the column. Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102839
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    - table of contents word 2007 How can I manually change the page numbers in a table of contents? When I change the numbers, they are underlined. Can I get rid of the underlining? Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102838
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    - insert file -- word 2007 How do I insert a file into a document and keep the original formatting of the second document? One of the documents is single spaced, and one is double spaced. Both files are huge, and have tables, charts, footnotes, etc. Even if I highlight the second document and change the line spacing, some of the formatting is different from the original. Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102837
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    - How to stop continuous lines? When underlining in Word, how do you stop the line from going to the end of that line? Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102834
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    - page numbering in footers I'm running Word 2003 SP2. I use page setup to check that page one of my document gets a different footer than the other sections. I insert the traditional page number into a footer (using numbering, not a text box) and want a "1" to print on page two and so one. I use the format numbering button on the footer bar, select "start with 1" and click ok. The document snaps to the footer on page one (blank). When I scroll back to page 2, the numbering remains unchanged at "2". Nothing I try can make that number into a 1. I can increase the number, though. Same thing happens if I insert a continuous section break somewhere on page one. I can't make a "1" appear on page 2. Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102830
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    - Changing a Filename in Header which changes when the document is renamed Hi, I was recently sent a Word document which has the filename in the header. When I saved the document under a different name, the name in the header instantly changed so as to reflect the "new" document name. How can I set up a document to do this snazzy little trick? I have tried using the entries shown in the list in "Insert Auto text" but this doesn't do the same job. I am using Word 2003 TIA Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102829
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    - Dependent Dropdown list I have a dropdown list (let's say no 3.) which is dependent on the selections of Dropdow list no 1 & 2. I imagine it would have something to do with multiple if statements but not very family with VBA. Thanks in advance. -- Cheers Ed Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102818
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    - is there a way to add dictionary.com to the spell check? is there a way to add the website - dictionary.com to the spell check on Microsoft 2003? Sometimes the default spell check does not catch the misspelled words. And if it is possible to add another spell check - how do you add it? Many thanks for your time, Charline Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102813
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    - Legal Users Guide I have been a great fan of the Legal Users Guide for Word, over the years. Has a new guide for Word 2007 been created, and if so where can it be found. I have always found it at the MS Website, but cant seem to locate a new one. Thanks Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102810
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    - Word 2007 Normal template question Hi, I am running MS Office 2007 on a PC with XP. I am unable to alter the default template - normal.dotm - I want to have the default settings for word to be A4 page size and Times new Roman font. I cannot find (using the XP search function) an file called normal.dotm. anywhere on my PC - there are lots of templates in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033, but not the default template. I've tried making a new template with the required format, but wherever I place it it never opens - I alwa=ys get a new document that is set as Letter and Calibri(body). I'm obviously missing someting or doing something wrong - any suggestions as to what or how to achieve what I want to do would be very much appreciated -- Cheers Peter Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102802
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    - Caption the pictures, graphs, tables in the same style as the temp Hello, whenever I insert caption to a graph by doing the following steps: Right click on graph < insert caption The caption appears above and below the graph, but not like the template style, that is, the template urban report in word 2007, has got its caption to a picture in a blue coloured text box. How can insert this same caption to my charts, tables, pie charts????? plz help thanks Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102801
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    - Change Field of Header in a template Hi! I was writing a report using Urban Report template in word 2007. By default in this template, the Header is the Author Name. I wanted to Change this to Document tilte. So, this is what I did Selected author's name in Hearder, then Hearder and footer tools < quick parts < field < document title. But doing so, even the Author's name is changed to Document title in cover page. Can anyone please help me??? thanks!!!!! Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102800
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    - ruler measurement setting I've just installed Word 2003 on a Win XP Pro machine. In Word... In Print Layout View... the rulers show markings as 2 4 6 8 10... and so on. In Tools --> Options --> General -- Inches is selected. Can I not get the ruler to display a standard ruler with inch markings? Thanks in advance. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathryn Groves Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102774
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    - Default setting for paste in Word 2003 I need to cut and paste a lot of text from one doc to another. Each time I do it (Ctrl C + Ctrl V), a popup is displayed asking me whether I want to match the destinatinon format. I consistently want to match the destination format and I wish I didn't keep getting that annoying popup menu each time because it really slows me down. Can anybody please tell me how to set "match destination format" as the global default so I don't have to get those popups anymore? Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102772
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    - Screen view 100% When I used to work with WP there was a way to remove all menus from the screen so that a person had 100% of the screen to work with. Is that feature available with MS W 2007? Any help would be appreciated. Jerry Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102771
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    - In 2007, no good way to paste paragraphs In Word 2000, I used to be able to paste a paragraph pretty much anywhere (except inside a table) and have it retain its formatting so long as I captured the paragraph mark when I did the cut/copy. In Word 2007, this is another in the long list of features that have been crippled. It has something to do with lists, but I thin there are problems in other areas as well. It is no longer possible to copy a normal paragraph in the middle of a list or just before a heading if that heading has list numbering. Suppose I have a simple list: * item 1 * item 2 * item 3 I cannot paste a paragraph in between item 1 and 2 with a simple Ctrl-V. There are three popssible places for the insertion point and none of them work. 1. In Word 2000, I could place the insertion point at the start of the paragraph that I wanted insert the text before. In 2007, this causes the new test to become a new item in the list. 2. If I move the inswrtion point back one step so that all of the list dingbats are highlighted (a position that did not exist in 2000), idiotic things happen. The new text becomes a list item and the following paragraph assumes the formatting of the inserted text and is no longer a list item. Whoever thought that one up should be sentenced to 5-10 at hard labor or 6 months on the tech support line. 3. If I place the insertion point at the end of the previous paragraph (just before the paragraph mark), then the new text is concatenated to that paragraph, which assumes the formatting of the inserted text and drops out of the list, and a new emply list item is added. I think this is what happened in 2000 and makes sense. Bottom line, you can't get there from here. Kudos to the Word developers. Idiots. -- Office 2007 Pro on WinXP Tag: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? Tag: 102770
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I have both Word 2003 and 2007 installed on my computer because I'm teaching
both versions. I also have the conversion pack installed. When I'm in Word
2007 and save a document as a 97-2003 format, my colleagues who have only
Word 2003 cannot open it. Why?

I've also opened the file in Word 2003 and saved it (as Word 2003 I
thought), and the filename shows the .docx extension. Why?

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Re: Why can't a 97-2003 version file be opened in Word 2003? by Graham

Graham
Wed Aug 15 00:48:20 CDT 2007

If Word has appended docx then you have saved it in Word 2007 format and not
97-2003, which is why others cannot open it.

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JSF wrote:
> I have both Word 2003 and 2007 installed on my computer because I'm
> teaching both versions. I also have the conversion pack installed.
> When I'm in Word 2007 and save a document as a 97-2003 format, my
> colleagues who have only Word 2003 cannot open it. Why?
>
> I've also opened the file in Word 2003 and saved it (as Word 2003 I
> thought), and the filename shows the .docx extension. Why?

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