Sharepoint version number in Office 2003 docs

Since the automatic propagation of Sharepoint version number requires Office 2007 files (.docx), it’s often required to enable this functionallity manually.

 

I came over a blog entry which describes how to do this and implement it as a Sharepoint feature. See the following blog entry for details:

http://blogs.msdn.com/joerg_sinemus/archive/2007/01/26/wss-version-number-in-the-word-2003-document.aspx

 

If you don’t have the possibility to deploy new solutions, you might use VBA as well. See the following article for information on how to do this:

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/forums/t/17216.aspx

 

However, since the macro and script security in Office often requires the persmission to run unsecured code, I recommend the feature approach.

 

If you only use Office 2007 document formats, simply add the "_Version" document property to your document and all is done.

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