brutis060606 Â Â 10 #1 Posted November 19, 2008 I've been working on a paper for awhile on the old 2003 Word program...then I saved it, and worked on it for awhile somewhere else using word 2007...and now i tried to open it back up with 2003 and it won't open up. I realize i'm probably out of luck, at least with the 2003 program. Would saving it under RTF prevent this from happening? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carling   10 #2 Posted November 19, 2008 By default office 2007 saves files using a new format. Install this from Microsoft and all will be well:  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dave650   10 #3 Posted November 19, 2008 By default office 2007 saves files using a new format. Install this from Microsoft and all will be well: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en  I thought you could just go back into office 2007 and save the file as a '.doc. instead of a .docx file. whichever is easiest... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carling   10 #4 Posted November 19, 2008 Yes you can, but he said he worked on it "somewhere else" so I was assuming this somewhere else was not accessible right now. Otherwise he would have just opened with Office 2007 again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dave650 Â Â 10 #5 Posted November 19, 2008 Yes you can, but he said he worked on it "somewhere else" so I was assuming this somewhere else was not accessible right now. Otherwise he would have just opened with Office 2007 again. Â Sorry, to be quite honest I'm fairly p****ed! Go with carlings advice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
crunky   10 #6 Posted November 19, 2008 Ditch Office and use openoffice ?? , as i understand with a little file re-naming MO2007 files can be opened in Open office.  Why people tolerate MS's bull is beyond me !!   C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carling   10 #7 Posted November 19, 2008 Sorry, to be quite honest I'm fairly p****ed! Go with carlings advice!  :):):) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dave650 Â Â 10 #8 Posted November 19, 2008 unfortunately it's not off carling (although it usually is just i'm skint and have resorted to wine!!!!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scottishdude   10 #9 Posted November 19, 2008 Go back onto 2007 Word, open the document, click on save as and then save it as a '97 - 2003 document. This choice will appear either at side of save as box or in a drop down box. Now you can access it from Word 2003. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...