Most people would save the document before attempting to close it, but no
matter how you do it, the Save As dialog opens. You then get to choose a
file type at the same time that you choose a filename. I don't have the beta
installed, so I don't know how much the dialog in Word 2007 may differ from
the one in previous versions, but there should be a dropdown box labeled
"Save as type" or something similar.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"greag" wrote in message
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hi thanks for the mail.
im not sure i understand.
when i close the document and it says save changes it saves automatically
to
beta.
i cant find a "save as" button.
please tell me how i save in a backwards compatible format?
tks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you saving in a backwards-compatible format? When Word 2007 ships,
there
will be converters available, but for now you have to save in Word
97-2003
format.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"greag" wrote in message
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colleague who does not have the beta version cannot open a word
document
attachment i have sent him
does this mean i cant communicate with others who dont use beta?
help please!
many thanks
Greag