Wiley Office 2011 for Mac For Dummies 978-0-470-87869-9 User Manual
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Part I: Introduction to the Microsoft Office 2011 Suite
(continued)
The Info window should look
something like this figure:
something like this figure:
Now click that pop-up (or drop-
down) menu and select the ver-
sion of the application you want
to open when you double-click
this document. In the figure,
that version is Word 2011 (also
known as Word 14.0.0), which
is the default for .doc files. To
open the document in Word
down) menu and select the ver-
sion of the application you want
to open when you double-click
this document. In the figure,
that version is Word 2011 (also
known as Word 14.0.0), which
is the default for .doc files. To
open the document in Word
2008 or 2004, you choose Word 12 or Word 100702 (don’t ask)
for them, respectively.
for them, respectively.
If you want all documents of this type — a .doc file in the
example — to launch this version of Word, just click the
Change All button.
example — to launch this version of Word, just click the
Change All button.
Or, right-click the document and choose Open With from the
contextual menu to select a different application to open it this
time. Finally, right-click the document and then hold down the
Option key — the menu changes from Open With to Always
Open With — to launch a different application every time you
open this document.
contextual menu to select a different application to open it this
time. Finally, right-click the document and then hold down the
Option key — the menu changes from Open With to Always
Open With — to launch a different application every time you
open this document.
There you have it — if the wrong version of an Office applica-
tion launches when you open a document, you now know how
to fix it.
tion launches when you open a document, you now know how
to fix it.
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