Hi Ann, You probably need to install the compatibility pack available from the link below.
http://www.jaws-users.com/programs/Productivity/FileFormatConverters.exe Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 File Formats. Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007and 2010. After installing this I was able to open older docunents using Office 2010. HTH Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Raggedy Ann To: jaws Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 4:47 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Issue with older version of Word I am trying to open an older word document, but get the following message: Microsoft Office Word You are attempting to open a file that was created in an earlier version of Microsoft Office. This file type is blocked from opening in this version by your registry policy setting. OK Does anyone know where I can change this policy setting? I am using Windows 7 with Word 2003 professional. Thanks. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 9149 (20131209) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
