It is possible to open old Word documents such as Word 2003, Word 2007, Word 97, etc., documents in the latest version of Word in the Protected View.

Now Microsoft Word, one of the world’s most widely used word processors, is moving closer to that model, announcing that by ...

However, if you do not want to do that, you can always open PDF files in Protected View in Word. It helps you block any macros from running right after opening the file in Word.

Have old Microsoft Word or AppleWorks spreadsheet, word processing, presentation, or draw documents that won't open under Lion? Ted Landau offers some advice.

Microsoft has announced that Word for Windows will now save new files to OneDrive or preferred cloud storage automatically.

These include Word XP, 2000, 97, 95, and 6.0. The current version of Word can open documents saved in these older formats, but complex documents might not be formatted correctly when opened in Word.

Reader Mary wrote in with this vexing Word 2007 problem: “When only one document is opened, saved, and then closed in Word, the entire program closes. To keep the program open after closing a ...

You can encrypt a Microsoft Word document by giving it a password, which anyone who tries to open the document will be required to enter.

How to double space part of a document in Word in newer versions of Office With your document open on the Home tab, highlight the paragraphs you want to double space.

Never share a Word document without running this quick check first Word saves information about the author and changes in documents, so before you pass on a document, you should delete this data.