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• A Compatibility Guide for the ‘End User’

  14 Aug 2007

  What is an ‘end user’ and why write a post specifically for them? The vast majority of Word users are ‘end users’. An ‘end user’ is someone who uses Word but is not involved in supporting or buying Word for a business. We call individuals who support or buy Word for businesses IT Administrators (IT Admins...
• Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 0.1.1 (Beta)

  18 Jun 2007

  Following-up on our previous post on Office for Mac compatibility ...if you have not seen this yet, check-out the updated beta of the Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac . This update fixes an issue with beta expiration functionality. The issue causes the converter application to...
• Easing the Transition to Word 2007

  7 Jun 2007

  It’s been awhile, but for what it’s worth, the time has been spent planning a great Word vNext. Stay tuned for vNext posts. Anyway, while we have been working on vNext, we have certainly not forgotten about Word vNow (Word 2007) or Word vPast (Word 2003, XP, or 2000). In fact, during a trip I took last...
• New Formats on the Go

  13 Dec 2006

  We've talked about the compatibility of Word's new default file format (.docx) with previous versions of Office and Office for Mac, but what about compatibility with Windows Mobile? Will you be able to read and edit .docx files on the go? Yes. Pocket PC editions of Windows Mobile 5.0-powered devices...
• Office for Mac Compatibility

  6 Dec 2006

  In a previous post on the Compatibility Pack , I mentioned that a similar compatibility experience will be available to Office for Mac users. Yesterday, The Office for Mac Team Blog posted with more specifics on the release of these converters . In short: A free public beta of the Office for Mac compatibility...
• RTM Compatibility Pack Released

  8 Nov 2006

  I'll be taking some time off and visiting lovely Las Vegas starting tomorrow to celebrate the release of the RTM Compatibility Pack . If you remember my first post , the Compatibility Pack is what I've been spending a lot of my time on, so I'm pretty excited about this release. And while we've chatted...
• Compatibility in Word 2007 – Part IV

  13 Oct 2006

  In my previous posts I talked about Compatibility in Word 2007 , what it means to be in Compatibility Mode and how you get out of Compatibility Mode in Word 2007. In today's post I am going to talk about Compatibility in Word 2007 as a collaboration scenario. That is, getting into and out of Compatibility...
• Compatibility in Word 2007 - Part III

  9 Oct 2006

  In my last post about Compatibility in Word 2007 I talked about Compatibility Mode and how you get into Compatibility Mode in Word 2007. In today's post I am going to talk about getting out of Compatibility Mode. Going back to the first post on Compatibility in Word 2007, I am referring to the top and...
• Compatibility in Word 2007 – Part II

  3 Oct 2006

  In today's post I am going to talk about opening or creating older file formats (.doc, .dot, .xml [Word 2003 XML Format]) in Word 2007. Opening or creating any of these older file formats in Word will result in Word being in Compatibility Mode . Going back to the first post on compatibility in Word 2007...
• Compatibility in Word 2007

  27 Sep 2006

  My name is Zeyad Rajabi and I'm a program manager on the Word team. I work on file format related issues, including HTML support in Word. Compatibility in Word 2007 – Part I There has been a lot of discussion around the new default file formats we are introducing to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. So what...
• Opening & Saving Word, PowerPoint and Excel’s new default file formats in previous versions of Office

  27 Sep 2006

  Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 have new XML based default file formats (Word -- .docx, Excel -- .xlsx, and PowerPoint -- .pptx). New formats?! You may be wondering : "How will these new formats affect previous releases of Office?" Or, put a bit more realistically: "If Travis does not have the 2007...