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Word 6.XX (Macintosh)
Recommendation: No action necessary.
Date handling: Dates imported from another program or entered with an Insert Date/Time command are not handled as date values.
Two-digit shortcuts for years are interpreted to be in the 1900s (with the exception of 00, which is interpreted as the year 2000).
For more information: See the Word 6.XX (Macintosh) Product Guide document. |
Word 5.5 - DOS
Recommendation: Workaround for the Date handling issues described below: Use four-digit dates for summary information and macros. Also avoid the display of dates in annotations.
Date handling: Word 5.5 interprets two-digit years to be in the1900s when dates are entered into summary information or file search criteria. Word also interprets two-digit years in macros to be in the 1900s.
If the user selects the option to include dates in annotations, Word 5.5 displays annotation dates in a 3-digit format after 1999 (e.g., the year 2000 displays as 100, 2001 displays as 101, and so on).
For more information: See the Word 5.5 Product Guide document and Knowledge Base article, "Word for MS-DOS: Corruption When Updating Summary Information". |
Word 5.1a (Macintosh)
Recommendation: No action necessary.
Date handling: Word 5.1a does not interpret two-digit shortcuts for years as date values.
For more information: See the Word 5.1a (Macintosh) Product Guide document. |
Word 5.0 - DOS
Recommendation: Install the complimentary upgrade to Microsoft Word 5.5 for MS-DOS. To request this upgrade on CD-ROM, call 1-888-MFST-Y2K toll-free.
Date handling: If the system clock is set to the year 2000 or later, the "creation date:" and "revision date:" for documents will default to invalid dates.
For more information: See the Word 5.0 Product Guide document. |
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