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Mac Forum / Applications / MS Office / March 2005Can't save older file / Compatability Report
I have some older files created with Word 6.0/95 versions on a PC and when I open them, modify them and try to save them, they won't save without changing the name. I tried trying turning off the "check documents for compatibility" button, but it still won't let me save them. I haven't had anything running Word 6.0 in years, and will never try to open them in that format again, but why can't I get the Mac to just over-write to a new file format? The "help" files and explainations of the "compatability report" are as unhelpful as I have come to expect from Microsquish, therefore I am going to the real experts, the users. Thanks. Hello- Typically programs save pre-existing files in the same format, and the 6.0/95 format did not allow longer file names or certain other "liberties" we now enjoy. However, that format is so out-of-date that Word is trying to tell you that the file will be saved in the more current format, but can't have the same name as the original. Once you save in the new format you can delete the older files. Hope this helps |:>) Hi , It could be possible that the Original file is locked and thus cannot be edited and saved . Please try : Select the file icon on finder click File | Get Info (command + I ) look at ownership and permissions . If it is read and write (and you have not set read only security option in word preferences ) then you should not have this problem . If it is not, then please set it to read and write and try saving again . Thanks, Priyanka >I have some older files created with Word 6.0/95 versions on a PC and > when I open them, modify them and try to save them, they won't save [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks. |
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