How do you open office 2007 files in office 2003 format?

Why is Office 2003 unable to open files from Office 2007?

Office 2007 uses a newer file format than Office 2003. For example, instead of .doc, a file from Word 2007 will be in the .docx format, something Office 2003 doesn't understand. For compatibility, Office 2007 can be made to save files in the .doc format. Office 2003 can also gain compatibility with Office 2007 file formats by downloading and installing an add-in at http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=DC101298101033&CTT=5&Origin=HA100444731033 More on this at http://new-digital-world.blogspot.com/2008/03/office-2007-files-to-office-2003.html

What do you need to do to upgrade from office 2003 to office 2007 and what happens to your office 2003 files?

Purchase an upgrade version of Office 2007 and install. It will replace the Office 2003 program files with the appropriate Office 2007 files. Your data files will remain unaffected. You can use all of your Office 2003 data files with Office 2007 (but Office 2007 files may not be backward compatible for Office 2003).

How do you open doc files with work 2007?

.doc files would automatically open with office 2007 if you want to save an office 2007 file as .doc, while saving choose the format as Outlook office 2003 format and it would save your file as .doc instead of the .docx that office 2007 gives

What is the software used to convert a text from ms-office-2007 to ms-office-2003?

Earlier it was not possible but now Microsoft has released a update to open 2007 files using office 2003. More on this at http://new-digital-world.blogspot.com/2008/03/office-2007-files-to-office-2003.html

How is MS office 2003 different from MS office 2007?

The major difference is file format. MS office 2007 uses xml file format ie docx, xlsx, pptx, etc.

Can you change the format of Microsoft word 2003 document to Microsoft 2007 Word document?

You cannot change the format from Office 2003 to Office 2007, the technology was not out then. But you can make a RTF document that will open in Office 2007. Click on File/Save as/click on the arrow to open the drop down list/ choose RTF

What does xlsx stands for?

..xlsx is a Excel 2007 format, whereas .xls is Excel 2003 or earlier. Excel 2007 allows you to save in multiple 2007 formats: ..xlsx - Normal Excel 2007 format ..xlsm - Macro-Enabled format ..xlsb - Binary format Save your files as 2003 under Save as Type and you should be fine.

Why an open office files can not be open in ms 2007?

You would need to use the 'save as' command in OpenOffice and save the file as MS Office format.

Are Visio 2003 files compatible with Vision 2007?

Yes. In Office Visio 2007, you can open and use any Visio diagram created with a previous version of Visio. You can also open an Office Visio 2007 diagram in Visio 2003 because they both use the same file format. You can open an Office Visio 2007 diagram in Visio 2002 by first saving the diagram in the Visio 2002 file format. Be carefule though, version-specific functionality will be unavailable after saving your diagram in a previous version of Visio.

Can you edit a Microsoft Word 2003 document in Microsoft Word 2007?

Yes you can.Just make sure that after editing that you save it as a word 2003 document (*.doc). If you save it in word 2007 format (*.docx) you will need to download a free compatability pack which allows you to open 2007 files on earlier versions of word. You can get this from the following site:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=enFun fact....Office 2007 files (*.docx) are actually zip files. If you change the file extension to *.zip and then unzip it you will find the file in its word 2003 format (*.doc).

Is Microsoft office 2010 compatible with Microsoft office 2007 or 2003?

No, software is rarely 'backwards compatible' - Office 2007 should be happy to work with version 2003 files, but Office 2003 will likely reject 2007 files, due to it not being capable of understanding enhancements made after the Office 2003 software was written.

How do you save a file in Microsoft Word 2007 so people with Office 97-2003 or other programs can read it?

Office 2007 by default uses a more advanced "XML" format for saving documents in order to support features like shadows or reflections in images or better object positioning. This format is given the name of the previous Office formats, with an "x" affixed on the end. So while Office 97-2003 uses the .doc format, Office 2007 uses the .docx format, something not supported by old versions of the program. Office 2003 and OpenOffice.org can only support the .docx format with special add-ins. In order to make files from Office 2007 accessible to people with programs lacking .docx support, you can save your documents in the older .doc format, or in the universal PDF format. In order to save all future documents as a .doc file, click the Office Orb at the upper-left, click the "Word Options" button at the bottom of the drop-down menu, and in the Save tab you have the option to save the documents in the Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc) file format. This will make the .doc format the default format. If you just want to save an individual document in the .doc format, you can simply choose "Save as" from the orb menu and select the Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc) format. In order to save Office 2007 files in the PDF format, for people who cannot even open regular Office documents, you need a special add-in found at http://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidMSAddinPDFXPS (Office 2008 for Mac has this feature built-in and doesn't require the add-in). After downloading and installing the add-in, you can save a document in the PDF format by clicking "Save as" from the orb menu, and in the "Save as type" list you will have the PDF option.