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Because there was additional formatting that is included in the newer versions. To be able to view 2007 files with 2003, choose to 'save file as' from the file menu and then click on the file type box and choose to save it as a 2003 version file. Note that this may cause some things to not look correctly on 2003 as you may be removing certain additional things that 2007 did that 2003 cant do.
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How do you open office 2007 files in office 2003 format?
You need to open the files with the appropriate Office 2007 program and save in compatibility mode. You usually cannot open Office 2007 files with Office 2003.
If you have all the Word Documents on your PC in Office 2003 and you go and buy Office 2010 will all the word documents still be able to be used and change to Office 2010?
Yes, you can open and edit Office 2003 documents with Office 2010.
How do you open a document sent from ms 2007 to ms 2003?
You do not. It must be saved in compatibility mode for you to open it with office 2003.
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
What steps can you take to resolve the issue of not being able to open Office 2003 documents using office 2007?
Obtain the Office Compatibility Pack for Office. Here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en
How do you open Excel 2007 database in Excel 2003?
Excel 2007 documents won't open directly in Excel 2003. There are a few options though. There may be converters that you can download from the Microsoft website to do it. In 2007, you can save the document as a 2003 file. Another thing to do is if you have a Gmail account, e-mail to that account and you can open it in Google Documents, and copy and paste it into Excel 2003. It is possible that you will lose some data that way, though that is not always the case.
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 are the advantage and disadvantage of Microsoft Word 2003 and Microsoft Word 2007?
open Microsoft Office word 2007 always re-install Microsoft office 2007
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
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
Can any PDA open Microsoft Office documents?
Any PDA with Windows CE (or a later Windows operating system) can open Office documents.
You could not open an shs file created with office word 2003 with your newly installed word 2007?
yes
