Microsoft KB Archive/67978

Word: Determining the Version

PSS ID Number: Q67978 Article last modified on 01-24-1995

4.00 5.00 5.50

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

The version and serial number of a Microsoft Word program can be identified in the following ways:


 * If a menu appears at the top of the screen, choose About from the Help menu. A copyright box with the version number and the serial number will appear. Word version 5.5 for MS-DOS, PM Word, and Word for Windows all have an About box.

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  If a command/menu section appears at the bottom of the screen, choose Options, and press ENTER. If the product is version 4.0 of Word for MS-DOS, the message line below the menu will read “Microsoft Word Version 4.0.” The product serial number will also appear. If the product is version 5.0x of Word for MS-DOS, “Microsoft Word Version 5.0 (or 5.0a/5.0b)” will appear. No serial number will be displayed. 

Note: An apple icon in the top left of the screen indicates that the Word program is Microsoft Word for the Macintosh.

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