My Word 2004 running on Mac OS 10.5.8 has no trouble with Word 4.0 through 5.1 files. I have not tried opening Word 3.0, but that goes back to something like OS 6 or 7, so you should be fine. I also have not tried opening a really old file on my laptop, which runs OS 10.8 and MS Word 2011. At 1:29 PM -0500 12/2/13, Dede Wilson wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > >I keep the manuscript for my first book on my >computer and all the docs were created in the >old OS9. I keep it on my computer just for >opening these files. Is there a way for me to >get around this? Seems silly....do I go through >all those all files and do a Save As to update >them? There are a lot of them. Is there any >other way to do this en masse? > > >Dédé Wilson >Founder | Bakepedia - The Baker's Resource ® >dede at bakepedia.com >www.bakepedia.com > > > >I keep the manuscript for my first book on my >computer and all the docs were created in the >old OS9. I keep it on my computer just for >opening these files. Is there a way for me to >get around this? Seems silly....do I go through >all those all files and do a Save As to update >them? There are a lot of them. Is there any >other way to do this en masse? > > >Dédé Wilson > >Founder | Bakepedia - The Baker's Resource ® ><mailto:dede at bakepedia.com>dede at bakepedia.com ><http://www.bakepedia.com>www.bakepedia.com ><http://twitter.com/bakepedia> > <> ><http://www.facebook.com/bakepedia> <http://www.pinterest.com/bakepedia> ><http://www.pinterest.com/bakepedia> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > >You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- _________________________________________________ Shel Horowitz - Green Business Profitability Expert Helping you find the value in your values since 1981 - because Green isn't just good for the planet--it's *great* for your bottom line Contact me to reach Green, socially conscious consumers with marketing that has THEM calling YOU" Twitter: @shelhorowitz * First business ever to be Green America Gold Certified * Inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame http://greenandprofitable.com/ http://guerrillamarketinggoesgreen.com mailto:shel at greenandprofitable.com * 413-586-2388 Latest award-winning, best-selling (8th) book: Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green (co-authored with Jay Conrad Levinson) _________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20131202/ae9217f5/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: spis9d 6.png Type: image/png Size: 2180 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20131202/ae9217f5/attachment-0001.png -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 14v75o4 6.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2729 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20131202/ae9217f5/attachment-0002.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2zem974 6.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2763 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20131202/ae9217f5/attachment-0003.jpg