如果您想使用Word 2019或Office 365的现代功能，如果您的(Office 365)Word文档基于旧版本的Word软件，则需要升级它们。升级可确保您的文档与较新版本的Word兼容，并且您能够使用最新版本软件中提供的新格式和其他工具。
(Converting an old Word document)只要您的计算机上安装了Word软件，只需单击几下即可(Word)将旧 Word 文档转换为较新版本。转换文件后，您会看到它有一个新的扩展名，只有较新的Word文件才能使用该扩展名。
使用 Word 软件升级 Word 文档(Upgrade Word Documents Using The Word Software)
如果您的计算机上安装了Microsoft Office套件，那么您可能也安装了Word。您可以使用此软件而无需任何附加组件来升级您的Word文档。
右键单击(Right-click)要转换的文档，然后选择打开方式，(Open with)然后选择Word。这可确保文件在正确的软件中打开。
文档打开后，单击左上角的“文件”选项卡。(File)然后选择左侧边栏中显示信息的选项卡，然后单击右侧窗格中的(Info)转换(Convert)。
屏幕上将出现一个对话框，要求您确认您的操作。以下是它基本上想告诉你的内容：
- 如果您想了解有关该过程的更多信息，请单击告诉我更多。(Tell Me More)此外，如果您不希望在将来看到此对话框以进行转换，请选中该复选框。
升级文档的另一种方法是使用 Word 的保存菜单。当文档打开时，单击文件(File)选项卡并选择另存为(Save As)。
然后从格式下拉菜单中选择Word Document并点击(Word Document)Save。请记住，这不会替换文档的旧版本，而是基于较新的Word(Word)软件创建文档的全新副本。
您可以按照上述步骤将尽可能多的旧 Word 文档升级到新版本。
此外，由于只需单击几下并且您可以禁用对话框，因此您可以在短时间内轻松转换多个文档。
将 Word 文档升级到 Microsoft Word Online(Upgrade Word Documents to Microsoft Word Online)
如果您的计算机上没有安装Word软件并且您更喜欢使用在线Word应用程序，您也可以使用它来转换您的Word文档。
在线应用程序提供与离线应用程序几乎相同的功能和界面。
打开现代 Web 浏览器并前往Office 在线(Office online)网站。一旦你在那里，如果你还没有登录到你的帐户。
加载主界面后，单击“开始新(Start new)”选项，然后选择“上传并打开(Upload and open)” 。它可以让您从计算机上传旧的Word文件。
导航到您的文档所在的文件夹，然后选择它以在线上传。
当文件上传并在您的屏幕上打开时，单击Edit Document选项，然后选择Edit in Browser。
将出现一个提示，说它将首先转换您的文件，然后让您编辑它。它还说将创建原始文档的副本。
在提示中单击转换(Convert)。
如果您想查看布局中的更改，请单击查看(View)。否则，单击编辑(Edit)开始编辑文档。
要获取文档的副本以供离线访问，请单击“文件(File)”菜单并选择“另存为(Save As)”，然后选择“下载副本”(Download a Copy)。
单击以下屏幕上的下载(Download)以开始将文档下载到您的计算机。
下载的文档应该是旧Word文档的升级版本。
现在您的文档已升级，您可以在其中自由使用Word的任何现代功能。您可以使用更新的编辑工具，使用更新的文件扩展名等等，无需担心。
但是请记住(Bear)，如果您需要将文件发回给某人并且他们使用的是旧版本的软件，他们将无法看到对文档所做的较新更改。
什么是 Microsoft Word 中的兼容模式？(What Is Compatibility Mode In Microsoft Word?)
当您在最新的Word(Word)软件中打开旧版本的文档时，您会发现顶部的文档名称旁边会出现一条说明兼容模式的文字。(Compatibility Mode )你有(Did)没有想过这段文字是什么意思？
兼容模式(Compatibility Mode)实际上是较新版本的Word使用的一种模式，用于确保在编辑旧文档时，不会使用软件中的最新编辑工具对其进行修改。
这是因为Word不希望您在旧文档中添加任何旧版Word无法理解的功能。例如，如果您将Word 2016中可用的新格式选项添加到Word 2004文档，则 2004 版本的Word将无法识别该格式。然后它可能会显示带有乱码的文档等。
兼容模式可确保不会发生此类事情，并且您只能使用与当前Word文档版本完全兼容的格式和其他工具。
How To Update an Old Word Document to Latest Word Format
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Converting an old Word document to a newer version only takes a few clicks as long as the Word software is installed on your computer. When the file is converted, you’ll see it has a new extension that only newer Word files use.
Upgrade Word Documents Using The Word Software
If you have the Microsoft Office suite installed on your computer, you likely have Word installed as well. You can use this software without requiring any add-ons to upgrade your Word documents.
Right-click on the document you want to convert and select Open with followed by Word. This ensures the file opens in the right software.
When the document opens, click on the File tab at the top-left corner. Then select the tab that says Info in the left sidebar and click on Convert in the right pane.
A dialog box will appear on your screen asking you to confirm your action. Here’s what it basically wants to tell you:
- Your old document will be replaced with the new upgraded one.
- There’ll be minor changes to the layout.
- Click on Tell Me More if you’d like to know more about the process. Also, if you don’t want to see this dialog box for future conversions, checkmark the checkbox.
- Finally, hit the OK button to start the conversion.
Another way to upgrade your document is to use the Word’s save menu. While the document is open, click on the File tab and select Save As.
Then select Word Document from the format drop-down menu and hit Save. Keep in mind that this doesn’t replace the old version of the document but creates a completely new copy of the document based on the newer Word software.
You can follow the above steps to upgrade as many of your old Word documents to newer versions as you want.
Also, since it’s just a matter of a few clicks and you have the ability to disable the dialog box, you can easily convert a number of documents in a short period of time.
Upgrade Word Documents to Microsoft Word Online
If you don’t have the Word software installed on your computer and you prefer to use the online Word app, you can also use it to convert your Word documents.
The online app provides pretty much the same features and interface as the offline one.
Open a modern web browser and head over to the Office online website. Once you’re there, sign-in to your account if you aren’t already.
When the main interface loads-up, click on the option that says Start new and select Upload and open. It’ll let you upload your old Word file from your computer.
Navigate to the folder where your document is and select it for it to be uploaded online.
When the file is uploaded and is open on your screen, click on the Edit Document option and then select Edit in Browser.
A prompt will appear saying it’ll first convert your file and then let you edit it. It also says a copy of your original document will be created.
Click on Convert in the prompt.
If you’d like to see the changes in the layout, click on View. Else, click on Edit to start editing the document.
To get a copy of the document for offline access, click on the File menu and select Save As followed by Download a Copy.
Click on Download on the following screen to start downloading the document to your computer.
The downloaded document should be the upgraded version of your old Word document.
Now that your documents are upgraded, you are free to use any of the modern functionalities of Word in them. You can use newer editing tools, use a newer file extension, and so on, without any worries.
Bear in mind, though, if you need to send the file back to someone and they use an older version of the software, they won’t be able to see the newer changes made to the document.
What Is Compatibility Mode In Microsoft Word?
When you open an old version of a document in the latest Word software, you’ll find a text saying Compatibility Mode appearing next to the document name at the top. Did you ever wonder what that text meant?
Compatibility Mode is actually a mode that the newer versions of Word use to ensure that when you edit your old documents, they aren’t being modified with the latest editing tools in the software.
It’s because Word doesn’t want you to add any features to your old documents that the old versions of Word don’t understand. For example, if you add a new formatting option available in Word 2016 to your Word 2004 document, the 2004 version of Word won’t understand the formatting. It may then show the document with scrambled text and so on.
Compatibility Mode ensures things like that don’t happen and that you can only use the formatting and other tools that are fully compatible with your current Word document version.
