Which Office program are you using?
Note
These steps are intended for Office for Mac 2011. If you're using Microsoft 365 for Mac or a newer version of Office, the Compatibility Report feature may be different or unavailable.
Word
Note
The Compatibility Report checks for compatibility issues with Office 98 for Mac through Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and with Windows versions from Office 97 through Microsoft Office 2010.
On the Word menu, click Preferences.
Under Output and Sharing, click Compatibility
.Under Compatibility Report, clear the Check documents for compatibility check box.
Tip
To check the compatibility of a document after you have turned off the Compatibility Report, on the View menu, click Compatibility Report.
See also
Sharing documents with other versions of Office
PowerPoint
Note
The Compatibility Report checks for compatibility issues with Office 98 for Mac through Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and with Windows versions from Office 97 through the Microsoft Office 2010.
On the PowerPoint menu, click Preferences, and then click Compatibility
.Under Compatibility Report, clear the Check documents for compatibility check box.
Tip
To check the compatibility of a document after you have turned off the Compatibility Report, on the View menu, click Compatibility Report.
See also
Sharing documents with other versions of Office
Excel
Note
The Compatibility Report checks for compatibility issues with Office 98 for Mac through Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and with Windows versions from Office 97 through the Microsoft Office 2010.
On the Excel menu, click Preferences.
Under Sharing and Privacy, click Compatibility
.Under Compatibility Report, clear the Check documents for compatibility check box.
Tip
To check the compatibility of a document after you have turned off the Compatibility Report, on the View menu, click Compatibility Report.