> Hmm, my Word 2003 looks like it will open Word 6 files (1995?), which is 8 
> years.

Duh!  *12* years!  I think my brain is fried.

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On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:33:20 -0500, Alain wrote:

> Word can only import from the previous 2, maybe 3, versions.

Nope.  The publishing industry (at least the part of it that I worked 
with) uses Word 2.0 templates, and they work even in today's versions of 
Word without having to install anything different - even with a fresh 
install.

Jim

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scott wrote:
>> Hmm, my Word 2003 looks like it will open Word 6 files (1995?), which
>> is 8 years.
> 
> Duh!  *12* years!  I think my brain is fried.
> 
> 
> 
Actually, I think that 2003-1995 _is_ 8.. 1995+12 would be 2007,
wouldn't it?

-- Arttu Voutilainen

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On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:00:56 -0000, scott wrote:
> A million other people want to do exactly what you say, and actually do do 
> it everyday in MS Word.

And I found the learning curve of using them in Word 2007 rather short.
Similarly for Openoffice 2.

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Joel Yliluoma - http://bisqwit.iki.fi/
: comprehension = 1 / (2 ^ precision)

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Jim Henderson nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/11/07 18:12:
> On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:33:20 -0500, Alain wrote:
> 
>> Word can only import from the previous 2, maybe 3, versions.
> 
> Nope.  The publishing industry (at least the part of it that I worked 
> with) uses Word 2.0 templates, and they work even in today's versions of 
> Word without having to install anything different - even with a fresh 
> install.
> 
> Jim
Maybe there was a change. Working with word 5, I could'nt open files from word 
2: the programm complained about missing filters.

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Alain
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A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:26:27 -0500, Alain wrote:

> Jim Henderson nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/11/07 18:12:
>> On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:33:20 -0500, Alain wrote:
>> 
>>> Word can only import from the previous 2, maybe 3, versions.
>> 
>> Nope.  The publishing industry (at least the part of it that I worked
>> with) uses Word 2.0 templates, and they work even in today's versions
>> of Word without having to install anything different - even with a
>> fresh install.
>> 
>> Jim
> Maybe there was a change. Working with word 5, I could'nt open files
> from word 2: the programm complained about missing filters.

Perhaps, I woud've been using Word97 IIRC, at least the most recent time 
around.  Prior to that was some work I published in 1995.

Jim

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Alain wrote:
> Maybe there was a change. Working with word 5, I could'nt open files 
> from word 2: the programm complained about missing filters.

The filters on newer Words are optional installs. But they're there.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     Remember the good old days, when we
     used to complain about cryptography
     being export-restricted?

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Darren New nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/11/11 17:44:
> Alain wrote:
>> Maybe there was a change. Working with word 5, I could'nt open files 
>> from word 2: the programm complained about missing filters.
> 
> The filters on newer Words are optional installs. But they're there.
> 
Not for all editions. Word from the Small Business Edition suite don't have a 
full set of filters. At least the one that I did install for a friend.

-- 
Alain
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You know you've been raytracing too long when you see the movie credits going by 
and instead of seeing Lenses by Panaflex it always seems to say Lens Effects by 
Chris Colefax.
Ken Tyler

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And lo on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:48:30 -0000, Alain  
<ele### [at] netscapenet> did spake, saying:

> Darren New nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/11/11 17:44:
>> Alain wrote:
>>> Maybe there was a change. Working with word 5, I could'nt open files  
>>> from word 2: the programm complained about missing filters.
>>  The filters on newer Words are optional installs. But they're there.
>>
> Not for all editions. Word from the Small Business Edition suite don't  
> have a full set of filters. At least the one that I did install for a  
> friend.

A lot of them were downloadable too.

-- 
Phil Cook

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Phil Cook nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/11/13 07:59:
> And lo on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:48:30 -0000, Alain 
> <ele### [at] netscapenet> did spake, saying:
> 
>> Darren New nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/11/11 17:44:
>>> Alain wrote:
>>>> Maybe there was a change. Working with word 5, I could'nt open files 
>>>> from word 2: the programm complained about missing filters.
>>>  The filters on newer Words are optional installs. But they're there.
>>>
>> Not for all editions. Word from the Small Business Edition suite don't 
>> have a full set of filters. At least the one that I did install for a 
>> friend.
> 
> A lot of them were downloadable too.
> 
That friend did not have internet access at that time, her version was newer 
than the one used at her school. So, she coul'nt open files from her school, and 
coul'nt open files she made at home at school.

-- 
Alain
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You know you've been raytracing too long when your personal correspondence to 
friends starts out with #Dear Linda =
Ken Tyler

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