Why Document goes in Compatibility Mode and how to get out of it?

-
I have seen so many people asking about compatibility mode in various forums. There are lots of questions and confusion about compatibility mode like why title bar show compatibility mode, how to get out of it and the list goes on. So here I am putting an end to this confusion. Let’s discuss it from scratch. Very few people know that before the release of MS Word 2007 .doc file extension were used while saving documents but now the latest versions of MS Word has incorporated the new Office Open XML format, indicated by the file extension .docx. This new format is not fully backwards compatible with earlier versions of MS Word; therefore a new feature known as compatibility mode was added to new versions of Word so that people who are using previous version can easily share documents. 
 

What is Compatibility Mode in MS Word 2007? When you open a previous version document i.e. MS Word 97-2003 in MS Word 2007 or 2010, you will see Compatibility Mode written in title bar of document window. In Compatibility Mode you won’t be able to use advance features of Word 2007 like SmartArt Graphics, Office Art diagram. You can just open, save and edit earlier version document in Word 2007. 

You can stay in Compatibility Mode if you want to share documents with people who are using previous versions of Word or you can convert your document in Full Compatibility Mode by Converting your document you will be able to use advance features of Word 2007.

Getting out of Compatibility Mode- There are two methods for getting out of Compatibility Mode.

Method 1:
Using Convert Command
1. Click the round Microsoft Office button and choose Convert.




2. A dialog box will open. Click OK. This will convert the file to Word 2007 format.


3. Save the file by clicking on Save.

Method 2:
Using Save As Command: Save As one of the new .docx format.

1. Open Word, click the Microsoft Office button and select Word Option.

2. Select Save on the left side and set the “Save file in this format” dropdown to "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)".

 

 

 


 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to Fix Issues with Excel File Save

-
Sometimes users face problem in saving Microsoft Excel files. Excel shows different type of error messages while saving the file such as “Errors were detected while saving C:/Users/Filename.xlsx”, “an error message indicating the document was not saved or that someone else is using the file and can’t be saved”. You may face these types of issue while saving Microsoft Excel files if one or more of the following conditions are true. You have limited permissions to a network drive and you are trying to save an Excel file there. You do not have sufficient drive space and trying to save an Excel file to that location. While saving the Excel file, you have lost the connection to the file. Antivirus software program arise conflicts with the Excel file save. You are trying to save a shared Excel file. The path length for the Excel file exceeded than 218-characters. Excel file is damaged or some data in the file is corrupt. Here are some methods to troubleshoot Excel saving prob
Read more

How to resolve MS Access error “Cannot find the database you specified”?

-
Yesterday I had received an email from my friend regarding an error in MS Access. My friend was getting an error message due to which she was unable to open her Access file. Whenever she clicked on MS Access database shortcut to open her file, an error message pop ups on her screen. Initially I didn't understand the reason behind the error but after searching for hours on internet, I got the solution. The error was: “Cannot find the database you specified, or you didn't specify a database at all”.
Read more

How to resolve Excel error “MS Office Excel is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action"

-
Image
It is not uncommon to receive error messages in Excel. Sometime these error messages are so strange and weird that it becomes very difficult to understand them. Today I will talk about one such error in Excel. “MS Office Excel is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action.” The above error may occur when you try to open your Excel sheet. There are three main reasons for the occurrence of this error: This error may occur when you use 'Send as Attachment' option of Excel to send the Excel sheet as an email attachment. If Excel is trying to access data from an active application. You have added too many add-ins in your application.
Read more