Word
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Links
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- `Bulk Convert from MS Office Binary to OpenXML`_
- Docvert_ takes word processor files (typically ``.doc``) and converts them to
  *OpenDocument* and clean HTML.

Apple Mac
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From `Where are Microsoft Office for Mac My Templates`_

Where are Microsoft Office for Mac My Templates stored?

In the english version of Word and PowerPoint 2011, templates are stored inside
your home folder in::

  ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates

In other languages, the ``User Templates/My Templates`` part is localized (e.g.
Benutzervorlagen/Eigene Vorlagen/ in german).

The Library folder is hidden in Lion, but you can go there by holding down
*Opt*/*Alt* while clicking the *Go* menu in the Finder, then selecting
*Library*.

Convert
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To convert Word to PDF, try http://www.doc2pdf.net/.  It works very nicely.
I also tried loading a document into Microsoft Live, but to print the document
you need Microsoft Word!

Open a Word 2007 document in an earlier version of Word
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`Open a Word 2007 document in an earlier version of Word`_

Download and install the `Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack`_ for Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats.

Remove all formatting
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In Microsoft Word you can remove all formatting not associated with the current
style like this:

- For a single word place the cursor in that word and hit Ctrl-Spacebar
- For a paragraph place the cursor in that paragraph and hit Ctrl-Q (I am not
  sure this one works)!

Scanner
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`Word 2007 scanner option, MS took the scanner option away in 07`_

Click the *Insert* tab, *Clip Art*, *Organize Clips* (lower right), *File*,
*Add Clips to Organizer*, *From Scanner or Camera*...


.. _`Bulk Convert from MS Office Binary to OpenXML`: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=13580cd7-a8bc-40ef-8281-dd2c325a5a81&DisplayLang=en
.. _`Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack`: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en
.. _`Open a Word 2007 document in an earlier version of Word`: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx
.. _`Where are Microsoft Office for Mac My Templates`: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/39827/where-are-microsoft-office-for-mac-my-templates-stored
.. _`Word 2007 scanner option, MS took the scanner option away in 07`: http://www.msfn.org/board/word-2007-scanner-option-t117138.html&s=98cc67625bddd87a5d2c45e59f5540d7
.. _Docvert: http://holloway.co.nz/docvert/