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FAQ: How to Fix Issues Opening Older .doc Files in Newer Versions of Word (e.g., Version 2505+)
Jun
This week on Klariti we look at how to open older versions of MS Word .doc files in newer versions of Word. This can cause a lot of headaches especially if your legacy files you need to use and Word doesn’t appear to be able to open them.
What I’m going to show you is why this is happening, then walk through different methods to resolve it, and finally wrap up with some ‘best practices’ you can use for the next set of document conversions. We’ll also flag a few gotchas you need to watch out for.
Mar
SJ from Montreal asked us on Twitter why she couldn’t paste a picture into a new MS Word document.
She had just added workflow diagrams to an SOP document which the Compliance Team had requested. However, when she pasted the images into Word, none of the diagrams appeared. This can be very frustrating, especially when you’re under a deadline and you become the bottleneck getting the document out. In this case, SJ pinged us and we were able to fix it over a few messages.
James in North Carolina asks, “In Word, the Table of Contents is not displayed. Instead, I get an error message: { TOC\O “2-4″\H \Z \T “HEADING 1,1”}. How do I fix this? Is it a bug? “ I think the problem is to do with Field Codes. Here are three suggestions: 1. In Word, go […]
The main issues with creating long docs in Word tend to involve formatting, styles, graphics, tables, and bullets. Formatting — cutting/pasting material directly from one file into another is best avoided as this will bring unwanted styles in the target Word file. Instead convert it to raw text and then import it. Styles — create […]
If you open a Word document and see what looks like large Ps at the end of every sentence, then the Show/Hide marker has been turned on. Sometimes this gets turned on by accident or when you open a doc which as these turned on by default. The the Show/Hide marker is used for examining […]
The main issues with creating long docs in Word tend to involve formatting, styles, graphics, tables, and bullets. Formatting — cutting/pasting material directly from one file into another is best avoided as this will bring unwanted styles in the target Word file. Instead convert it to raw text and then import it. Styles — create […]
