Actually they are not - they are backwards compatible but later versions
contain refinements that are not implemented in earlier versions. Thus full
compatibility will be dictated by what is actually in the document.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




Chuck Davis wrote:
Word files after Word 97 are identical. I have Word 2000 on one
computer and Word 2003 on the other. Though file sharing, I am
constantly opening that same file from either computer.
"TomG" wrote in message
...
I have many systems running and need to be able to move documents
between them. Some run Office 2000, others run Office 2003. I have
not been able to
open documents in Office 2000 Word that were created using Office
2003 Word.
This is unacceptable. Does anyone know a work-around or do I have to
trash the Office 2003 application and stick with Office 2000?