Hello all,
I'm having a strange issue with Word 2013. I have Word docs that were sent to me from someone that were created in a previous version of Word (unsure which version.) When I open them up in Word 2013, the document abruptly ends. There are no error messages or
warnings, the Compatibility Mode indicator is in the title bar, yet the text is just missing. When I select the last line of text and use Cut, it will reveal some of the "missing" text, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to see the entire document
properly. If I open it up in a previous version of Word (in my case 2010) the text is all there. Being that I purchased 2013, going to a previous version of Word is not a good solution, though I may have to use it as a workaround for the time being. Anyone
else see this behavior?
Possibly related issue - I'm unable to Paste text from any of these documents when I have them open in Word 2013. Not even into Notepad.
I am running Windows 7 on a desktop PC, if that helps.
I don't know why someone necro'd my thread, and responded to a 2 year old reply, but this method did not work. The only effective method I have found was to do the following:
Open the document in the version above the document (Word 2010 for a Word 2007 document, for example.)
Choose Convert
Save.
Do this again for every version above your current version of Office (so do it again for 2010 to 2013, 2013 to 2016).
This method worked consistently. A Save As did not work at all. I'm unmarking your reply as the answer, because a) I never marked it as the answer in the first place, and b) it did not work for me and I'm the original poster. Haha.
Anyway, give my method a shot. Your method may work if there is only one version difference. That I have not tried.
Thanks,
Mike
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