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Description of the January 2010 update for Office Word

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How to enable right-to-left language support for Word 2003 and Word 2002 on computers that are running on Windows Server 2003, on Windows XP, or on Windows 2000
Explains how to enable the support for right-to-left languages in Word 2003 and Word 2002 on computers that are running on Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000. Also explains the software requirements and benefits of this procedure.
How to install and configure speech and handwriting recognition in Word 2003
Describes the speech and the handwriting recognition features that are in Word 2003.
How to modify an existing Office policy file (.adm file) for Office 2003 and for Office XP to set the save-as default file format to include the new OpenXML file formats of the 2007 Office programs
Describes how to modify an existing Office policy file (.adm file) for Office 2003 and for Office XP to set the save-as default file format to include the new OpenXML file formats of the 2007 Office programs.

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You cannot change ruler measurement unit from character units after upgrade to Office XP
Explains that you cannot change the measurement unit of the rule after you upgrade from Office 2000 to Office XP. You can turn character units off programmatically or delete the Settings registry key to resolve this problem.
You receive an error message when you try to open a file type that was blocked by your registry policy settings in Word
Describes an issue in which you receive a message when you try to open a file type that was blocked by an administrator in Word 2013, Word 2010, Word 2007, or Word 2003. Provides a resolution.
"Save Word files as" setting cannot be set as Word Document (*.doc) in the Office 2003 Custom Installation Wizard
Explains that if you set the Save Word files to Word Document (*.doc) in the Custom Installation Wizard for Office 2003, the setting may not be configured.

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