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They can, you need to get the MSOffice compatibility pack from Microsoft though.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx

Microsoft moved up to a newer format to provide more flexibility to documents. An alternative to the fix is to save your files from 2007 to the 2003 format in the drop down box at the bottom of the save screen.

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