rojan36
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Q: Template Compatibility

I have a template that was created for Word 2007 it is compatible with Word 2010,
Word 2013 and Office for Mac 2011, for some reason it is not compatible with
Office for Mac 2016. Any assistance would be appreciated.

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Jun 17, 2016 6:05 AM

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Q: Template Compatibility

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  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jun 17, 2016 9:33 AM in response to rojan36
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    Jun 17, 2016 9:33 AM in response to rojan36

    Are there any clues from the error message or it as blunt as "this template is incompatible"?

     

    Have you tried opening the template in Office for Mac 2011 and then saving it as a new template?

     

    tt2

  • by rojan36,

    rojan36 rojan36 Jun 17, 2016 9:43 AM in response to turingtest2
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    Jun 17, 2016 9:43 AM in response to turingtest2

    There are no error messages. I can see and even run the macros manually. My opening page does not pop up when started and in the other versions there is a menu bar that opens with the template, however when you open it in Office for Mac 2016 there is no hovering menu bar. I was hoping for a quick/easy fix, but I do not think so.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jun 17, 2016 9:53 AM in response to rojan36
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    Jun 17, 2016 9:53 AM in response to rojan36

    Ah, is it not running an AutoOpen macro? Perhaps those have been deprecated, or you have to cast some voodoo to enable them. I don't have access to Office for Mac myself, but that would be my initial thought.

     

    tt2

  • by rojan36,

    rojan36 rojan36 Jun 17, 2016 9:57 AM in response to turingtest2
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    Jun 17, 2016 9:57 AM in response to turingtest2

    thanks, the voodoo is what I am looking for.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jun 17, 2016 10:04 AM in response to rojan36
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    Jun 17, 2016 10:04 AM in response to rojan36

    In Word 2007 for Windows that is found using the top left icon > Word Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Macro Security. Hopefully you can navigate to a similar control.

     

    tt2