… and the answer is, because you are working the old 1997-2003 .DOC format.  Save your file as a 2007/2010 .DOCX format and all will be well.


5 Comments

Birna · November 26, 2020 at 9:40 am

Try to uncheck the ,,Maintain compatibility with previous versions of Word” when you ,,save as” and -> more options.

necuspam · November 30, 2018 at 5:51 am

This is not the solution to this problem. I have an old Word file, saved it as docx, with compatibility checked, or wthout – the insert equation is disabled. Very, very, very annoying. I cannot edit my book.

    Ian Matthews · December 3, 2018 at 10:50 pm

    Then you have a different problem. Our tech’s have used this solution more than once.

    Phil · March 12, 2024 at 1:45 pm

    This is precisely why software developers should ALWAYs ALWAYs ALWAYs tell have the program tell the user why a function is unavailable.

      Ian Matthews · March 14, 2024 at 6:56 pm

      Amen Brother! Thanks for the visit and comment Phil 🙂

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