How do I turn on Compatibility Checker again? in Word General Questions    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   Word     Word General Questions     Word New Users     Word Application Errors     Word Drawing and Graphics     Word Mailmerge and Fax     Word Page Layout     Word Programming     Word Tables              Cloud_D 8/18/2007 8:10 PM PST   Question   I accidently unchecked the Compatibility Checker while I was saving a document to the older word format. Have been trying to search for the option for me to check the Compatibilty Checker again but I can't seem to find it. How do I turn it on again?     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           garfield-n-odie [MVP] 8/19/2007 1:02 AM PST   Answer   Office Button | Prepare | Run Compatibility Checker. Cloud_D wrote: > I accidently unchecked the Compatibility Checker while I was saving a > document to the older word format. > > Have been trying to search for the option for me to check the Compatibilty > Checker again but I can't seem to find it. How do I turn it on again? >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Cloud_D 8/19/2007 1:10 AM PST   Oh. That was easier than I expected. Thanks so much for the help! "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote: > Office Button | Prepare | Run Compatibility Checker. >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           gobar 3/19/2009 7:10 PM PST   "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote: > Office Button | Prepare | Run Compatibility Checker. > > Cloud_D wrote: > > > I accidently unchecked the Compatibility Checker while I was saving a > > document to the older word format. > > > > Have been trying to search for the option for me to check the Compatibilty > > Checker again but I can't seem to find it. How do I turn it on again? > > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           gareisman 9/1/2008 7:59 AM PST   "Cloud_D" wrote: > I accidently unchecked the Compatibility Checker while I was saving a > document to the older word format. > > Have been trying to search for the option for me to check the Compatibilty > Checker again but I can't seem to find it. How do I turn it on again? >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Bob  Buckland ?:-) 9/5/2008 6:17 AM PST   Hi Gareisman, One rather roundabout method is to use File=>Save As and save as a .doc file, then use Office Button=>Convert then save as again to ..docX or .docM and you should see the compatibility box in the Save dialog. ============== <<"gareisman" <gareisman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4E8B1780-DC6F-4ABD-B941-CBD06E30C588@microsoft.com... How do I turn on Compatibility Checker again?>> -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           oldman 3/10/2009 3:51 PM PST   "Cloud_D" wrote: > I accidently unchecked the Compatibility Checker while I was saving a > document to the older word format. > > Have been trying to search for the option for me to check the Compatibilty > Checker again but I can't seem to find it. How do I turn it on again? >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies