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Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon
I know nothing about LibreOffice macros but would be amazed if there is any way to "convert" Word vba. The programs have different structures and methods.
I don't know about "future-proofing." Libre Office also changes.
Most macros that work in Word 2003 work in the latest desktop versions of Word. I still use some that were written in 1997 for Word 97.
And, yes, as you asked before, Word 2003 will run in Windows 11.
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Hey Charles!
I know, and part of me is still conflicted. I guess my assumption is 'Just bite the bullet and get the new thing that's free' because that's both 'at less risk of getting too old one day' and 'not having to blow $150 on the latest Word.'
Can I ask you your honest opinion on two things?
1.) My new computer (which has Windows 11, I'm on my old Windows 10 laptop right now) doesn't have a disc drive. Should I just get a USB disc drive, install 2003 and keep rolling with it without a care in the world? Am I being paranoid thinking bad things will happen running old stuff in a new tech world?
2.) Should I just get the latest Word? I heard some folks don't like it compared to how Word used to be. And some people on the LibreOffice side say part of the reason for making it the way it is, is to scratch the itches of a lot of old-school Word users who miss how Word used to be. I think that's me, honestly. The layout kinda looks like '03.
I think I overthink things, Charles. Maybe you can relate, I dunno haha