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Open older Microsoft items in the newer version

Open older Microsoft items in the newer version

Vote: (156 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Microsoft

Version: 12.0.6612.1000

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(156 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Microsoft

12.0.6612.1000

Works under:

Windows

The Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack is an extension for your Office software. The Compatibility Pack is a way for you to make sure you can use other file formats, images and text in your Microsoft Office programs. You may not realize that the Compatibility Pack is what you need to use these programs effectively, but downloading the program will change the way you use each of your Microsoft Office programs.

Pros

  • The Compatibility Pack is the only program you can use to make sure you can place images and odd fonts in your word processing programs. The Pack makes it easy for you to drag and drop text or pictures.
  • The Pack will recognize the fonts you place in the program. You can see the text in the program. You could end up with indecipherable code in your documents if you do not have the Compatibility Pack.
  • Images are often not recognized because Office does not have the Compatibility Pack. You need to make sure you have the Pack downloaded if you ever want to use the images of your choice in your documents.

Cons

  • While the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack will recognize most fonts and images, it does not solve all your problems. You must have other methods of handling fonts and pictures if the Pack does not work.
  • The Compatibility Pack may be too large for your computer. The space that is required to download the file is quite massive.
  • You must make sure you keep updating the Compatibility Pack every time you change computers or Office versions. If you do not update the Pack, you may run out of functionality.

Your Microsoft Office programs are not going to work perfectly without help from the Compatibility Pack. Download this program today to make sure you can work as efficiently as possible.