Migration from WORD 2000 to WORD 2007 ATK31 12/14/2008 3:22:01 PM I am considering migrating from WORD 2000 to WORD 2007 and I noticed that WORD 2007 is very different from WORD 2000. Is it possible to use with WORD 2007 – A. MACROs created in WORD 2000. B. TEMPLATES (*.dot files) created in WORD 2000. The EQUATION EDITOR is a major problem as WORD 2007 has a new equation editor that is incompatible with previous versions of equation editors. A. Is there an option to ACCESS and to EDIT equations created in documents written in WORD 2000? B. Is there an option to use the “old” version of the equation editor rather than the new editor for writing equations? Is there a comprehensive document that can assist with migration from WORD 2000 to WORD 2007? Thank you for your help.

Re: Migration from WORD 2000 to WORD 2007 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/14/2008 3:49:05 PM Yes (in general) to all your questions except the last since documentation is rather spotty. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "ATK31" <ATK31[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A362DADD-B8C3-4551-809E-F2E991242F66[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I am considering migrating from WORD 2000 to WORD 2007 and I noticed that > WORD 2007 is very different from WORD 2000. > > Is it possible to use with WORD 2007 - > > A. MACROs created in WORD 2000. > > B. TEMPLATES (*.dot files) created in WORD 2000. > > The EQUATION EDITOR is a major problem as WORD 2007 has a new equation > editor that is incompatible with previous versions of equation editors. > > A. Is there an option to ACCESS and to EDIT equations created in documents > written in WORD 2000? > > B. Is there an option to use the "old" version of the equation editor > rather > than the new editor for writing equations? > > Is there a comprehensive document that can assist with migration from WORD > 2000 to WORD 2007? > > Thank you for your help. >

Re: Migration from WORD 2000 to WORD 2007 Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 12/14/2008 3:53:26 PM On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:22:01 -0800, ATK31 <ATK31[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I am considering migrating from WORD 2000 to WORD 2007 and I noticed that >WORD 2007 is very different from WORD 2000. > >Is it possible to use with WORD 2007 – > >A. MACROs created in WORD 2000. Yes, with some exceptions. If the macros deal with some features that have changed, such as CommandBars, they may need to be rewritten. >B. TEMPLATES (*.dot files) created in WORD 2000. Yes, no problem there. >The EQUATION EDITOR is a major problem as WORD 2007 has a new equation >editor that is incompatible with previous versions of equation editors. > >A. Is there an option to ACCESS and to EDIT equations created in documents >written in WORD 2000? > >B. Is there an option to use the “old” version of the equation editor rather >than the new editor for writing equations? Yes to both. To get the old equation editor running, click Insert > Object > Object and choose it from the list. If it isn't in the list, you need to rerun the Office setup program and add the feature. Alternatively you can get MathType from http://www.mathtype.com. >Is there a comprehensive document that can assist with migration from WORD >2000 to WORD 2007? There are lots of documents, although not specifically for Word or specifically for 2000 to 2007. Start at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303401.aspx. >Thank you for your help. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.