PowerPC :: MS Word Docs Not Working On IBook (Classic Mode)
Oct 23, 2010
I have some MS word documents on my MacBook (intel) that I'd like to transfer to my white iBook. I tried plugging an enternal HD into the iBook (that HD contained the docs) but the iBook said that the HD wasn't compatible with it. So I went back on my MacBook and transfered the files from the HD to a memory stick.
However when I plugged that in and tried to open the files, MS word opened but the file did not. The word files are Word 2007 and on the iBook is an older OS9 version of Word. The iBook has Mac OSX panther on it, but the MS word opens in "classic mode". Any ideas on how I can get the docs to open on the iBook?
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iMac
27-ince, Mid 2011
Processor 3.1 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHZ DDR3
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024 MB
OS X 10.8.5(12F45)
Microsoft Word for Mac 2011
Version 14.4.4 (140809)
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iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
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