New Promise Give-And-Take 2007: How To Plow Compatibility Agency On Yesteryear Default

If yous are working inwards an environs where merely about users accept shifted to Microsoft Office 2007 (or Office 2012) piece the remainder are yet using the older version Office 2003, the next Compatibility Mode fob volition simplify things for you.

What is Compatibility vogue inwards Microsoft Office ?

When yous opened upward a document inwards Microsoft Office Word 2007 that was created inwards Word 2003, you'll come across Compatibility Mode written inwards the championship bar of the document window. Compatibility Mode ensures yous tin open, edit, as well as relieve Word 97–2003 documents  using Word 2007 but no novel features inwards Word 2007 are available thence that people who are using previous versions of Word volition accept sum editing capabilities.

The occupation is that Word 2007 volition switch ON Compatibility Mode alone when yous opened upward a document created inwards previous version of Word.

To strength Compatibility Mode inwards Word 2007 for fifty-fifty novel documents, yous may add together the CompatMode primal to the registry every minute explained here:

Open the Registry Editor inwards Windows (Windows -> Run -> RegEdit) as well as search for the next primal inwards the registry (use Ctrl + F):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options

In the correct panel, right-click as well as pick out New - DWord. Replace New Value #1 amongst CompatMode
Double-click CompatMode, as well as supervene upon the 0 amongst a 1. Close the registry, thence outset Word. All document volition move editable inwards compatibility vogue now.

You should relieve the files every minute .doc, non .docx format every minute it is non supported past times Word 2003. Similar registry settings for Compatibility vogue perchance used amongst Excel as well as PowerPoint 2007.

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