Thanks but this doesn't work for me and this file: the error message is Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use, the document might not be a valid Word document, or the file name might contain invalid characters (for example, \ /). (V4 MSW.doc)
Bruce On 28 Oct 2013, at 06:02, Beniamino Cenci Goga <ben...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is not correct: as I wrote in my previous comment, Word 2011 fir Mac > dies open old Word 4 files, but not via the double click. You need to open > the file from the File: Open menu. > > Ben > > Sent from my iPad > > On 22/ott/2013, at 15:47, Guy Plunkett III <g...@charter.net> wrote: > >> So the Windows version will open old Mac documents, but the Mac version >> won't!? >> >> On 10/21/13, Bruce Ryan wrote: >>> Hi G-list >>> >>> Thank you for all replies and thoughts. A G-lister offered to sort it for >>> me by on his old macs and their corresponding versions of Word. >>> >>> But the answer was even simpler: 2 minutes later, he emailed 'I just tried >>> it on my work computer running Windows 7 and Word 2010, it opened fine, and >>> I saved it as the 97-2003 version. Here you go.' >>> >>> So huge thanks to him and raspberry to me - I have a Windows 7 VM, with >>> Office 2010 on my Mac Pro. It just worked! (Once I'd sorted the trust >>> centre settings.) >>> >>> Bruce >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for >> those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power >> Macs. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "G-Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
