Re: [icon-users] Microsoft Office file validation

In article <fa6ea98852.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <52887369d0john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           John Rye <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > In the past week I emailed a "word" document from Easiwriter to
> > members of a committee. One reported that he could open it, but not
> > edit it or print it.

> Yes, I have seen that, too. Recent versions of Word import documents 
> in the age old format that EasiWriter uses in "compatibility mode", 
> sometimes even in a kind of "preview-only" mode.

> I suppose the only way around that is to export in a later version of 
> the binary Word format, or, as has been suggested before, in .docx or 
> .odt format.

> Martin

At the Windows end, at least with Word 2010, it is possible to configure
Word to allow (or not) older formats to be opened and edited.  It is
hidden away in the Word privacy options.

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