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Handling Older Word Documents with Advanced Document Automation

Compatibility mode message

Updated over a week ago

What do I do if my document is in "[Compatibility Mode]"?

"[Compatibility Mode]" will show next to your document name if your document was created with an older version of Word. You will also see the following message in the side task panel:

To convert your Word document to the most recent version, follow these steps below:

Windows

Click "File" - "Info" and click "Convert" next to "Compatibility Mode"

Mac

Click "File" - "Convert document"

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