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Microsoft Word

Application Script

Microsoft Word is a word processor application that lets you create and edit text documents.

Release Date

04/29/2013

Settings Description

• The General option migrates the general settings such as File Locations, Toolbar options, Spelling and Grammar, Custom Dictionaries, and Formatting options.
• The Certificate option migrates all the system certificates.

Migration Paths

The migration paths are as follows:

• From 2007 to 2007
• From 2007 to 2010
• From 2007 to 2013
• From 2010 to 2010
• From 2010 to 2013
• From 2013 to 2013

Notes

• When Custom Dictionaries, if the destination has more number of dictionaries than the source, then the additional dictionaries at the destination will be retained after migration.
• Files contained in the path Tools, Options, File Locations, Startup Path are migrated as part of the Add-ins settings, as Startup Path mostly contains add-ins.
• Under the path Tools, Options, File Locations except Picture Path; no files from any other default file locations are migrated.

Limitations

• The settings under the path Tools, Options, Advanced, General are not migrated
• Add-ins migration is not supported.
• The migration of Mailing address setting under the path Tools, Options, Advanced, General, is not supported.
• When you are migrating from 2007 to 2013 or from 2010 to 2013, Color scheme settings under the path File, Options, General, are not migrated.
• When you are migrating from 2007 to 2013 or from 2010 to 2013, the printing options under the path File, Options, Display, are not migrated.
• When you migrate from 2007 to 2013 or from 2010 to 2013, Mark grammar errors as you type under the path File, Options, Proofing, When correcting spelling and grammar in Word, is not migrated.
• When you migrate from 2007 to 2013 or 2010 to 2013, Use smart cut and paste settings under the path File, Options, Advanced, Cut copy and paste, do not migrate.
• When you migrate from 2007 to 2013 or 2010 to 2013, the print settings under the path File, Options, Advanced, do not migrate.
• The AutoCorrect Options under the path File, Options, Proofing, AutoCorrect options, is not migrated.
• When you migrate from 2007 to 2013 or 2010 to 2013, Writing Style Settings under the path File, Options, Proofing, When correcting spelling and grammar in Word, do not migrate.
• When you migrate from 2007 to 2013 or 2010 to 2013, Diacritic color setting under the path File, Options, Advanced, Show document content do not migrate.
• When you migrate from 2007 to 2013 or 2010 to 2013, Use draft font in Draft and Outline views under the path File, Options, Advanced, Show document content, do not migrate.