Re: NEED to open Word 8.0 on PC - Word 2003!!

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Hi Laurie,

MS Word 98 (v8) for the MAC is comparable to
Windows Word 97 (v8) and stil uses the same
basic file format through MS Word 2003 (v11).

There may an issue if you are using a MAC formatted
PC that isn't compatible with the Windows disk format
in which case you may need a 3rd party disk conversion/
reader utility to move the files to your hard drive.

If you can copy the document file to your hard drive
turn on [x] Confirm Conversions on open
in Tools=>Options=>General before you use
File=>Open in Word 2003. What file format does
Word 2003 'see'?

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<<"laurie_g" <laurieg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:EB83677E-4D60-4C07-AD3B-1ADBBF8577B9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello
Is there any way that I can open a Word file created on a MAC (Word 8.0) on
my PC (Word 2003)??? I no longer have access to the Mac and am desperate to
open these files. Is there a MAC-PC converter out there that I don't know
about?

Thanks
Laurie>>
--
Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Office 2003 Editions explained
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.mspx


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