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Word 2013 - maintain compatibility

I have just bought a new laptop running windows 8.1 64 bit and installed Office professional Plus 2013. When I go to Save as, I am not given the opportunity to "Maintain compatibility" (there is no check box). When I click on "Tools" in the Save as dialogue, I only see Map network drive and not the general options (which include passwords for modify and edit.

I have the same version on my desktop (also running win 8.1 64 bit) and these options show there. They also show in Excel 2013 on the same laptop.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled already.

Also if I go to the Options screen and go to advanced, there are no compatibility options  listed at the bottom.

Can anyone help? I desperately need the option to save a file as read-only on the laptop.

Pam 

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Thanks, Doug

My problem was that the tools drop down was only showing "map network drive", and not the others.

Not to worry, I solved the problem.

The new laptop is an Acer laptop which loads the Acer portal. I removed the Acer docs add-in from Word and the problem went away

May be this will help others with the same problem?

Regards

Pam

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Last updated June 2, 2022 Views 271 Applies to: