I suspect this has been occurring since late October perhaps with the one-year anniversary of purchasing Office Anyway, I now look for this indication before proceeding with a new document. That will occur if the normal. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Did you have an older version of Word installed previously?
The usual cause of your issue is that the Normal template is an older version. You can open Normal and resave it in the current format, which should solve the problem. If you don't know how to locate Normal. In that window, type or paste NormalTemplate. OpenAsDocument and press Enter.
Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Zonie B. Split from this thread. Any clues, anyone, how to catch this gremlin? This thread is locked.
You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Suzanne S. Barnhill MVP. Normal opens, but note that it may not be on top of all windows.
You can close the Visual Basic Editor. Use File Info Convert to convert the file to the latest version. Use File Save As to save the file in the latest format, leaving the filename and location unchanged. This site in other languages x.
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Why does microsoft word 2016 open in compatibility mode free. How to fix “compatibility mode” in Word
Once your document has been converted or saved (separately) to the new version, you will notice that the top bar no longer shows 'Compatibility Mode' written. Cause: You opened a document that was created in an earlier version of Word. · On the File menu, click Save As. · On the Format pop-up menu, click Word Document . Example: You are using Word for Microsoft You open a document that was created in or last saved in Word The text [Compatibility Mode].
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