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Word File Types and Compatibility

By Sue Hughes
October 02, 2013

This column addresses the new compatibility features of Microsoft Office Word 2013. Microsoft has gone beyond the standard .doc and .docx file types we're used to in Word files generated through Office 2010. Although the new Word 2013 files still have an extension of .docx, you'll find that opening even Office 2007 and 2010 files will put you in the Compatibility Mode. Using Word's Check Compatibility tool will help to reduce the stress of learning, too late, that you've lost features that were intended to remain in a file.

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