However, if you later convert the document to Word 2016 or 2013 file format and no changes have been made to the equation images in a previous version, the equations will become text and you will be able to edit them. If you save the document in Word 97-2003 format, equations will be converted to images that you can't edit. Any comments, endnotes, or footnotes present in the equations will be permanently lost on save. You will not be able to edit the equations until the document is converted to a new file format. In the Object type list, select Microsoft Word 97-2003 Document.Įquations will be converted to images. In the Convert dialog box, click to select Convert to. Point to Document Object, and then click Convert. You can convert embedded objects so that people using earlier versions of Word will be able to edit them. Select Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation in the Object type list:Ĭonvert embedded Word 2013 or 2016 objects Point to Presentation Object, and then click Convert.
Select Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2003 Slide in the Object type list.Ĭonvert embedded PowerPoint 2013 or 2016 presentation objects Point to Slide Object, and then click Convert. Select Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Worksheet in the Object type list.Ĭonvert embedded PowerPoint 2013 or 2016 slide objects In the Convert dialog box, click Convert to. Point to Worksheet Object, and then click Convert. You can convert Open XML embedded objects so that people using earlier versions of Word will be able to edit them.Ĭonvert embedded Excel 2013 or 2016 objects You cannot edit it in an earlier version of Word. Embedded objectsĪn embedded object in this document was created in a newer version of Office. Additionally, any regions that cannot be edited or deleted) will no longer be enforced and users will be able to delete and change the contents of the controls. If you save a document in Word 97–2003 format, all the content controls will be converted to plain text and associated properties will be permanently lost even if you later convert the document to Word 2016 or 2013 file format.įor example, in Word 97–2003, users will no longer see items in a drop-down list. Content controlsĬontent controls will be converted to static content. For citations and bibliographies to automatically update, you must recreate the sources in the document or copy them to the Current List in the Source Manager box, and then replace the static citations and bibliographies with the newly created ones.įor more information about citations and bibliographies, see Create a bibliography. If you later convert the document to Word 2016 or 2013, citations and bibliographies won't automatically update.
When you save a Word 2016 or 2013 document in Word 97-2003 format, citations and bibliographies are converted to static text that won't automatically update and their sources won't be available. In Word 20, citations and bibliographies update automatically when you modify their sources or apply a new document style. You won't be able to convert the AutoText back to Building Blocks even if you later convert the document to Word 2013 or 2016 format.Ĭontent from the following Building Block galleries will be converted to AutoText:Ĭitations and bibliographies will be converted to static text and will no longer be updated automatically. When you save a template in Word 97-2003 format, the content from the Building Block galleries will be permanently converted to static AutoText entries. Templates provide content that shows up in Building Block galleries in Word 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007. Building Blocksīuilding Blocks and AutoText entries may lose some information. As long as the comment or reply isn’t edited in an earlier version of Word, the comment or reply will appear the same when the file is opened again in Word 2013 or 2016.Ĭomment replies do not look like replies in earlier versions of Word. Marking comments as done is only possible in Word 20 file formats. Top of Page Feature behavior changes Marking comments as done To run the Compatibility Checker, click File > Info, click Check for Issues > Check Compatibility, and then review any compatibility issues liste under Summary. Some of these features will be permanently changed if you convert the document to Word 2016 or 2013 format.
The Compatibility Checker lists elements in your Word 2013 or 2016 document that aren't supported or that behave differently in earlier versions of Word. Word for Microsoft 365 Word 2021 Word 2019 Word 2016 Word 2013 More.