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What steps to take to make word 2007 into 2003

Posted By: Barb on 2008-07-02
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or do you have to buy 2003?


Thanks,


BT




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You're not going to make 2007 into 2003 (sm)

however you can SAVE documents in 97-2003 format.  97-2003 uses .doc, 2007 uses .docx.


When you save your document, go to save as ... then as a word 97-2003 document.


Go to OPTIONS (you'll have to find it after clicking on the big round button on the top left corner) and there's a way to default it to save as 97-2003 all the time.


Word 2003 or 2007?
I have just purchased a new laptop and am having Vista replaced with XP. I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a preference by most employers between Word 2003 and Word 2007. Thanks!
Word 2003 or 2007
It seems that a lot of platforms are not compatible with Word 2007. Even the platforms that are compatible with Word 2007 always seem to be compatible with Word 2003 as well. If you can find a standard version of Word 2003 (not the academic version) at a decent price, you've struck gold!
Can you save your 2007 docs in 97-2003 format ? (sm)
That's what I do but if you need to get 2003, ebay is probably your best bet. :)
MS Word 2007
If you get MS Word 2007, it gives you the option tocreate a document and save it so that it is compatible with MS Word 2000-2003.  I would get it so that you don't have to upgrade later.
Word 2007 I NEED HELP!

Here's what it looks like:


1. Cor pulmonale with salt and water total body fluid      overload, with cardiomegaly and edema.


I am trying to add a couple of spaces before the word "overload" so that the "o" will be directly beneath the "C" of "Cor pulmonale". But if I just click in front of the word and touch the space bar, it won't let me do it. Any ideas? I'm desperate to try anything. Thanks


word 2007 ?

Hi,


I have word 2007.  My fonts are on 10 and should be 12 and when I put it on 12 it keeps flipping back on 10.


New Time Romans flips back on something else also, how do I get it stop flipping?


Thanks a bunch!


I have Microsoft word 2007 and I

Hi,


I have just got an XP laptop with word 2007 and I can't hear the Doctor's voices they are not coming through, nothing wrong with the volume.  Is there anything you can do to correct this on word  2007?


Sarah


be careful. not all companies can use Word 2007 yet.
many require 2000-2003, no older, no newer.
You will want Word 2003 most likely, but
while you are waiting, look into Chesapeake Transcriptions and Letni. Both advertised last year for MTs with Word Perfect/Corel experience. Just an idea.
Word 2003
I agree with Keri, 2000-2003 are widely used, 2007 not much, 2003 is the best.
Word 2003?

Hi,


where do you get 2003?  They are anywhere to be found in my area.


Thanks!


Barb


Word 2003 help

Hi,


Does anyone know how to get 2003.  I have 2007 and have to change it.


Thanks,


bt


word 2003

Thanks,  How do I do that change and will it be like having 2003.


Thanks,


Barb


2003 word doc
I posted a website for the directions for this yesterday. It was'nt a clickable link, but type it in and it will show you how.
IF you buy word 2003 can

you give it to someone else to download after you download it yourself.  Is this legal?


Thanks


Setting up Word 2003

Are compare document and compare and merge document the same thing?  I don't think they are. 


I'm trying to set up my toolbar and it says: click tools, customize, commands, categories, tools and find compare document and drag it to your toolbar.  I found "compare and merge" but not "compare."


Any help you can give is much appreciated!


Why Word 2003? Are you required to tx with it specifically??-nm

Please make sure to ask word questions on the Word Help board. There are
people who specifically answer questions there.
Microsoft Word/Microsoft Word 2003 are the same
MS Word 2007 is an upgrade.  Are you sure that you don't have it installed on your PC?  I don't know if that helps...good luck, and please don't pull your hair out, it comes out with age (lol)
Don't know what Caareer Steps is..
But I have just graduated in April of this year and am having a hard time finding a transcribing job too. Like you all I have found is jobs that want 2+ years. Delima how do we get into it if we are not given any break to transcribe.
Career Steps
I am searching for a school. Can you tell me what is wrong with Career Steps? What were you not satified with regarding Career Steps?
Career Steps
What make Medtec so different from Career Steps?
Career Steps, Andrews, MTEC, SETT
nm
could be a flaw with 2007; have you
recently checked for Word updates on the MS site?
Converting 2007 documents

www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/make-word-2007-always-save-in-word-2003-format/
Office Pro 2003
I can't seem to find notepad in Office Pro 2003.  Does anyone know where it is?
If you currently type in word, then do a word count
then I really can be of no help.  Usually when trying to get an idea of a line count with spaces and without spaces, you can use this method.  Some people have actual line counting software.  I, however, do not, so I am not much help in that regard.  Hope this helps at least a little.
Even some of us most experienced MTs don't make that. Make your
s
make as many as possible
expanders equals $$$$.  But you have to be careful not to use the wrong one. If you have two that are similar you may end up with something ridiculous in your report so proofread well!   I like to make Expanders for entire physical exams and operations. Some operations by some doctors are so similar it's worth it to do that.
Low MT pay v. those who make $40k+

I see so many people complain about the current rates of pay for MT's and say that they're barely making it. Then, every once in a while there's a post by someone who says they've been working as a MT for two or three years and are making over $40k. What gives?


Are the MT's making this much money just "lucky", with the right company or in the right situation, or just very fast? Are they working for their own accounts with no benefits and have to take a lot of taxes out of that $40-45k? Are the people who complain most about pay just newbies? Or, do many of you consider that amount to be barely making it? I live in the midwest, and that salary could easily support a somewhat modest lifestyle for myself, my partner, and our baby while he goes back to school.


I have a pretty good understanding of all the variables that go into MT salaries and that it's slow starting out. I realize this isn't a profession you get into solely for the money. I'm just wondering if it's reasonable to shoot for (for example) making $40k/year as an MT three years after graduating from Andrews.


Try these guys. They make (sm)
all sorts of handy gadgets like that.
I'm sorry you couldn't make it
Business actually is growing at a record pace. I'm truly sorry that you weren't able to meet the standards (one error per page...50 pages, 50 errors). It is not unusual for disgruntled students to forgive their inadequacies and blame it on the Company.

However, once enrolled in our program you can always come back and display your "talents". If you have been inactive for 6 months, you can pay a $50 reinstatement fee, submit a new application, and resume.

If you are that talented, making all that money, what do you have to lose? Another client, hospital, clinic?

I really don't think I'll hear back from you, $50.00 reinstatement isn't "petty cash," right?

Lin
Then you don't have what it takes to make it

as an MT.  If you can't digest truthful information being given and have the courage to digest it, apply it to any areas of yourself that might need tweeking, then you will not last as an MT.  This industry can be pretty rough at times.  If you have thin skin, you won't make it.  I can only imagine how you will take QA feedback.


Good luck to you.


Did you make the wine?
Some friends of mine like to make muscadine wine, here in Georgia.
Make sure you present yourself at your best
There is a lot of competition out there. You have to make sure your resume reflects you at your best. Have someone review your resume for typos, spelling, grammar, puctuation, or other errors. Make sure it is as perfect as it can be. Make sure your cover letter is perfect as well. The MTSO I work for has commented more than once that when she gets a resume with errors (for example, run-on sentences, missing punctuation, typos, etc.), she just drops it in the trash. When she advertises a job, she gets so many applicants that she doesn't waste her time with those who don't even look good on paper.
Y would it make it MORE DIFFICULT?
Having NO school experience is worse than having school experience????? I find that very hard to believe.
Actually, someone did make the statement
above that if you graduated from M-Tec, Andrews, or CareerStep many employers will waive the experience requirement. I'm thinking that is where the discrepancy lies. The statement is being misinterpreted to mean that they will waive experience altogether instead of just waiving it for testing.
do you mean you make 9 per every 65 char?
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It isn't going to make much difference either way because
you're not producing a lot of minutes, a lot of lines, or a lot of pages. 
That sure is a lot $$ for the course. You can easily make
$15K/year, but getting that first job will be difficult.   I personally would not have invested that much money in taking an MT course. 
Yes, this does make sense...
 in the fact that I see the differences between these two sentences. The problem is, I don't know what to do with that information.
Forgive me, but WHAT do I have to do to make $40,000

a year?  After 18 months I am so frustrated...0.07 cpl at 1000-1200 lines per day.  Did I make the wrong choice or am I just not SHARP enough? 


 


 TIA


To make 40K per year,
You have to make roughly $20./hr for a 40-hour week (if my math skills are any good!). To do that, you need to either make a higher line rate, or produce more lines per hour. That means doubling either your lines per day or your cents per line.

I would venture a guess that most folks making 40K a year do NOT work for nationals, but have their own accounts which tend to pay more per line, which ups the $ per hour. Of course, with that comes a whole new set of headaches and probably more incidental hours (billing, delivering, bookkeeping...time spent maintaining an account in addition to transcribing hours.)

Unfortunately, by the time we see ads everywhere for big money opportunities (transcription, selling on ebay, raising alpacas, etc.) the prime time to get involved has probably already passed, and then folks who respond are stuck with disillusionment and bills for starting costs/prep.

Just my humble (and maybe a bit pessimistic) opinion.
You make more editing???
I make $22/h transcribing...interesting
I make more as an MT than I did as a nurse...
Nurses do not make the big bucks, let me tell you....I make more now as an MT...plus do not pay for daycare, etc....
We all make mistakes

No matter how long we've been at a job.  It happens.  You'll learn more and more and make less and less mistakes, but they will always happen.  I see mistakes that even QA make while looking for samples, often. 


Want to see a silly doozie I did the other day?







ERROR poor glucose tolerance (managed by died alone)







CORRECT

poor glucose tolerance (managed by diet alone)


This error was upgraded because of this mistake and when I got my audit I was like huh?  I kept looking at it wondering what was wrong with this.  Finally I saw my mistake and felt so st*upid.  And, I've been doing this for almost 10 years. 


So, either you feel better knowing that you are not alone or worse knowing that you'll still be making these mistakes 10 years from now (just not nearly as much). 


you can make up to $40 per hour.....
if your speed is good and you have a good expander. anyone who types less than 70 words per minute, will probably have a hard time earning over $20 per hour. Those who are making $5 to $9, well that's just crazy. Terrible account, terrible dictators, terrible expanders...something is definitely wrong.

Trying to make the right choice

I have spent months reading and learning about becoming an MT and I am still left with questions that I hope maybe a broader range of people might be able to answer (you all


Is Career Step's program the same as what's offered at M-Tec? The price is clearly not and I have spoken with enrollment at both locations and asked them directly the cost differences but normal everyday people who do the job is who's opinions I'd like most.


1. Training (are the both relatively close in what they teach)


2. Certificate vs. diploma


3. 4 months for one program vs. 9-12 for another.


Any honest, none school bashing, opinions would be very gratefully appreciated.


Need to make a decision soon....
Here's my situation: After months of research, I finally decided that I would like to go to M-TEC. Actually I would LOVE to go there! But I have one problem. I don't have the money for the down payment. As a teenager, I made a mistake of maxing out a couple of credit cards so now my credit is really bad so I cannot get the student loan they offer. Actually I can't get any student loan (that is credit based). So, I can either go through Everett Community College and use financial aid, and then maybe go back in a couple of years and go through the M-Tec Program? (I'm saving a little at a time so I can get my debt paid off) I guess I am just wanting a little advice on what to do or maybe hear from someone who went to Everett, because I don't want to go through this program and end up with no job! My son is already three and my husband and I don't want to wait too long to have another baby so I would really like to stay at home. Thanks a ton! You guys give really good advice on this board and that's why I came here to ask :)
Make your own hours?
absolutely not.. that's a myth..