Word 2003 --> Word 2007

[brutis060606 10]

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?

[carling 10]

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

[Dave650 10]

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...

[carling 10]

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.

[Dave650 10]

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.

 

Sorry, to be quite honest I'm fairly p****ed! Go with carlings advice!

[crunky 10]

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

[carling 10]

Sorry, to be quite honest I'm fairly p****ed! Go with carlings advice!

 

:):):)

[Dave650 10]

unfortunately it's not off carling (although it usually is just i'm skint and have resorted to wine!!!!)

[scottishdude 10]

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.