[Walter R.[_2_]]

Now Microsoft has done it again: Windows 2007 uses the .docx file format
instead of the .doc format. It does not work well with my Word 2002 .doc
format.

Why can't all these word processors get their act together and use ONE file
format? I was tempted to switch to the Linux Open Office program but they
seem to save their files in .xml format. Worldwide, this approach results in
poor communications.

Is there any file format that can be read by any and all word processors?
..txt files look rather primitive. What else is there? Which one is the most
widely accepted file format?

Thanks for any input.

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Walter
www.rationality.net
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[Graham Mayor]

Word 2007 document format is XML however Word 2007 can still save Word
Document format and the cross platform RTF format. You can get a 2007
compatibility pack for your Word 2002 -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
and
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



Walter R. wrote:
Now Microsoft has done it again: Windows 2007 uses the .docx file
format instead of the .doc format. It does not work well with my Word
2002 .doc format.

Why can't all these word processors get their act together and use
ONE file format? I was tempted to switch to the Linux Open Office
program but they seem to save their files in .xml format. Worldwide,
this approach results in poor communications.

Is there any file format that can be read by any and all word
processors? .txt files look rather primitive. What else is there?
Which one is the most widely accepted file format?

Thanks for any input.