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August 30, 2011
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Importing Word Docs after recent upgrade

  • August 30, 2011
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I have RoboHelp Version 8.0.2.208 and importing Word docs (Word 2003 Pro) had worked perfectly. Recently, I leapt forward a couple versions to Word 2010 Pro and now when I try to import Word docs, I get the "Import Word Document Wizard cannot locate a supported version of Microsoft Word" error message. I get this message whether I try to import .doc or .docx documents.  I also cannot generate a PDF: get a "Cannot find Microsoft Word installed on your system" message.

Any ideas on how to fix?

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    Captiv8r
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    August 30, 2011

    Hi there

    What you need to do is upgrade to RoboHelp 9. Version 8 has no clue Word 2010 exists.

    Cheers... Rick

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    August 30, 2011

    Well, if that's the only solution, I guess I will have to continue creating PDFs of Word docs and import the PDF because upgrading to RoboHelp 9 is highly unlikely. And then I'm out of luck on getting any printed version of the RoboHelp project.

    Thanks for the quick response!

    Captiv8r
    Legend
    August 30, 2011

    Hello again

    Sorry. There actually is another option, but given the fact you are using an upgraded Word I figured it wasn't worth mentioning. The other option is to reinstall Word 2003 and use it alongside Word 2010. I'm not sure, but Peter Grainge may have info on his site on how to do this.

    Click here to visit Peter's site

    Cheers... Rick

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