Guest Alex (nedge2k) Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Users of Office 2007 can now rejoice for Microsoft have (officially) released an upgrade to make O2k7 files compatible with Office Mobile 6 :( Microsoft Office 2007 introduced new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources. To allow Windows Mobile users to work with Office documents created in the Open XML formats, Microsoft has developed an upgrade for Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile applications. This upgrade to the Office Mobile applications allows viewing and editing of Word documents and Excel workbooks and viewing of PowerPoint slideshows created by using Microsoft Office 2007. Other improvements include: • Enhanced viewing experience for charts in Excel Mobile. • Ability to view SmartArt in PowerPoint Mobile. • Ability to view and extract files from compressed (.zip) folders. Microsoft Office Mobile 6.1 Full Version to support Microsoft 2007 file formats If your Windows Mobile device does not have a version of Microsoft Office Mobile prior to 6.1, you can purchase the full version of Microsoft Office Mobile. The Office Mobile application suite includes Microsoft Office Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint® Mobile for Windows Mobile 6 powered devices, helping users manage and review documents. Microsoft Office Mobile includes support for rich reviewing and minor editing capabilities as well as support for rights-managed documents. The primary user scenario enabled by Office Mobile is viewing e-mail attachments, performing minor edits, sharing document versions, and opening documents from an SD card or a SharePoint server. Office Mobile provides a high-fidelity document viewing experience, with capability to edit as well as fast performance in loading the first page of the document. Note: This free upgrade works only for Windows Mobile powered devices that have an earlier version of Office Mobile. If your Windows Mobile powered device does not have Office Mobile applications, this upgrade will not work for you. You can purchase the full version of Office Mobile 6.1 online. For more information, click here -http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/mic...bileoffice.mspx. You can grab the upgrade HERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xorangefirex Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Obviously you havent been able to give it a full "road test" as of yet, but thus far what do you think of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikeeey Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 im tryingto install on my kaiser. aparently my current version is newer than 6.1? con someone confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wombleuk Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 I tried installing it on my HTC S710 and it won't do it. Says the language settings are different, but mine's English ! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oufc_gav Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 I tried installing it on my HTC S710 and it won't do it. Says the language settings are different, but mine's English ! :( The filename ends in "US", so I bet it will only install if the device settings are on US. Shame they seem to have forgotten the rest of the English speaking world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paulfo (Microsoft) Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Well this sucks. Guys, please can you post the actual error messages and your device config (type and language setting) so I can pursue this with the product team. Thanks! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spacemonkey Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Error is Installation cannot continue. The language settings on your Windows Mobile powered device do not match the installer. Try again with the correct language edition of Office Mobile 6.1 My device is a box standard Orange E650 (vox) in the UK. Regional Settings "UK English", Locale "English (United Kingdom)" Changed my Regional Settings to "US English" rebooted phone and then the installer ran correctly. After the install set my regional settings back and it's working perfectly, reading a .docx right now... (install takes like 10 mins and a phone reboot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pandemonium Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 im tryingto install on my kaiser. aparently my current version is newer than 6.1? con someone confirm this? How do you tell the version of the current version installed? The version on my recently purchased Tytn II already supports .DOCX files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wombleuk Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Error is My device is a box standard Orange E650 (vox) in the UK. Regional Settings "UK English", Locale "English (United Kingdom)" Changed my Regional Settings to "US English" rebooted phone and then the installer ran correctly. After the install set my regional settings back and it's working perfectly, reading a .docx right now... (install takes like 10 mins and a phone reboot) When you're in Word, can you still set the language to UK English for spell checking etc. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paulfo (Microsoft) Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 The word back on installation is to change your regional settings to US English and then do the install. No news on the version issue yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shuflie Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 The TyTN II/MDA Vario III/etc. already has office 6.1 installed, can easily check by opening or creating a word doc and selecting about from menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xorangefirex Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 The TyTN II/MDA Vario III/etc. already has office 6.1 installed, can easily check by opening or creating a word doc and selecting about from menu. Thats a real dissapointment. Not that I wasn't satisfied with the current version, but I'm always excited to get an upgrade for my kaiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rolandhurt01 Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Does Modaco DoNew work with the upgrae to 6.1. Is Word and Excel Mobile 6.1 able to open Word and Excel Documents saved in Office 2007 file format by Documents To Go 3.0010 (380)? Roland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oufc_gav Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Well this sucks. Guys, please can you post the actual error messages and your device config (type and language setting) so I can pursue this with the product team. Thanks! Paul The precise message when you run the English installer for a non-US English device is: "Installation cannot continue. The language settings on your Windows Mobile powered device do not match the installer. Try again with the correct language edition of Office Mobile 6.1" My device is an Orange SPV E650 in UK English. Changing the regional settings on the device to US English and trying again works fine (and then changing back again after install completes). So, either the installer should read "US English Installer" and a proper one for the rest of the English speaking world provided, or the installer updated to install on any English version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest looeee Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 (edited) "Installation cannot continue. The language settings on your Windows Mobile powered device do not match the installer. Try again with the correct language edition of Office Mobile 6.1" When you run the dialogs they make all kinds of checks on your phone. Quite fancy customactions too! To get it to install without making any checks you run it silently Open a CMD prompt and type: msiexec /i "<path to>\OfficeMobile_Licensed_0409_US.msi" /qb The /qb option also gets around this error "The Setup Wizard did not detect an earlier version of Microsoft Office Mobile on your Windows Mobile powered device. You must purchase the full version of Microsoft Office Mobile 6.1 before you continue." looeee Edited December 7, 2007 by looeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Sneaky! :( P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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