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Sending a Word 2007 doc to a Word 2003 recipient
How can I send a cop of a Word 2007 doc to a 2003 user? I have been saving a
copy of each document as a downgraded version of itself and just emailing that copy. I am wanting to skip this extra step. It a big hassle and leaves me with a ton of extra documents. I tried right clicking on the doc to send by email, but there is no option to send downgraded. |
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You need to save the document as a .doc and forget about the .docx version
unless it's for your purpose alone. -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "liz217304" wrote in message ... How can I send a cop of a Word 2007 doc to a 2003 user? I have been saving a copy of each document as a downgraded version of itself and just emailing that copy. I am wanting to skip this extra step. It a big hassle and leaves me with a ton of extra documents. I tried right clicking on the doc to send by email, but there is no option to send downgraded. |
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Plan "B" is to suggest to the receiver of the e-mails document that they
get and install the filter pack. If they act on the suggestion, they will be able to open the Word 2007 document in Word 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "liz217304" wrote in message ... How can I send a cop of a Word 2007 doc to a 2003 user? I have been saving a copy of each document as a downgraded version of itself and just emailing that copy. I am wanting to skip this extra step. It a big hassle and leaves me with a ton of extra documents. I tried right clicking on the doc to send by email, but there is no option to send downgraded. |
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I wouldn't ask (or require) a recipient to download anything so that they
can view my files. I regularly deal with people who aren't on a computer near as much as I am. Things like downloading anything other than email seems to get them in a tizzy. (I wish I was kidding.) I downloaded the compatibility pack on my own computers before getting Office 2007 and I've downloaded it at work where I use Office 2003. I run across documents from all many different sources so I prefer to be able to deal with as many file formats as possible...but that's just me. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... Plan "B" is to suggest to the receiver of the e-mails document that they get and install the filter pack. If they act on the suggestion, they will be able to open the Word 2007 document in Word 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "liz217304" wrote in message ... How can I send a cop of a Word 2007 doc to a 2003 user? I have been saving a copy of each document as a downgraded version of itself and just emailing that copy. I am wanting to skip this extra step. It a big hassle and leaves me with a ton of extra documents. I tried right clicking on the doc to send by email, but there is no option to send downgraded. |
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You do make a good point. However, in my view, much depends on the
relationship between the sender and receiver. For example, if there exists a business relationship as opposed to a friendship, it would not be acceptable to require them to make adjustments on their end if an action on the sender's end would provide a good solution. However, if there is a regular exchange of files and the best solution requires action on the remote end, I think it is best for the actors to discuss alternatives and work out between them what the best means of exchange would be. I had all of that in mind when I framed my reply using the word "suggest". And I called it Plan "B" for a reason. Taken to its logical extreme, people would only exchange pure ASCII/ANSI text files since that is the only format virtually all text editors and word processors that operate under Windows can open. Well, OK perhaps that is what everyone should do. :-)) Tom "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... I wouldn't ask (or require) a recipient to download anything so that they can view my files. I regularly deal with people who aren't on a computer near as much as I am. Things like downloading anything other than email seems to get them in a tizzy. (I wish I was kidding.) I downloaded the compatibility pack on my own computers before getting Office 2007 and I've downloaded it at work where I use Office 2003. I run across documents from all many different sources so I prefer to be able to deal with as many file formats as possible...but that's just me. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... Plan "B" is to suggest to the receiver of the e-mails document that they get and install the filter pack. If they act on the suggestion, they will be able to open the Word 2007 document in Word 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "liz217304" wrote in message ... How can I send a cop of a Word 2007 doc to a 2003 user? I have been saving a copy of each document as a downgraded version of itself and just emailing that copy. I am wanting to skip this extra step. It a big hassle and leaves me with a ton of extra documents. I tried right clicking on the doc to send by email, but there is no option to send downgraded. |
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I don't disagree with you - my school of thought is based on my experiences
with the poeple I work with. My friends/fellow group members really aren't computer savvy and I'm not kidding when I tell you that they'd have a fit if I told them they had to download something to read my files. And heaven help me if they found out that I could have prevented it but doing a Save As. They'd nail my keester to a wall - and I don't think I'd enjoy that. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... You do make a good point. However, in my view, much depends on the relationship between the sender and receiver. For example, if there exists a business relationship as opposed to a friendship, it would not be acceptable to require them to make adjustments on their end if an action on the sender's end would provide a good solution. However, if there is a regular exchange of files and the best solution requires action on the remote end, I think it is best for the actors to discuss alternatives and work out between them what the best means of exchange would be. I had all of that in mind when I framed my reply using the word "suggest". And I called it Plan "B" for a reason. Taken to its logical extreme, people would only exchange pure ASCII/ANSI text files since that is the only format virtually all text editors and word processors that operate under Windows can open. Well, OK perhaps that is what everyone should do. :-)) Tom "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... I wouldn't ask (or require) a recipient to download anything so that they can view my files. I regularly deal with people who aren't on a computer near as much as I am. Things like downloading anything other than email seems to get them in a tizzy. (I wish I was kidding.) I downloaded the compatibility pack on my own computers before getting Office 2007 and I've downloaded it at work where I use Office 2003. I run across documents from all many different sources so I prefer to be able to deal with as many file formats as possible...but that's just me. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... Plan "B" is to suggest to the receiver of the e-mails document that they get and install the filter pack. If they act on the suggestion, they will be able to open the Word 2007 document in Word 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "liz217304" wrote in message ... How can I send a cop of a Word 2007 doc to a 2003 user? I have been saving a copy of each document as a downgraded version of itself and just emailing that copy. I am wanting to skip this extra step. It a big hassle and leaves me with a ton of extra documents. I tried right clicking on the doc to send by email, but there is no option to send downgraded. |
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Ha! ;-))
Tom "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . snip On 10/10/07 12:30 AM, in article , "Tom Ferguson" wrote: Well, OK perhaps that is what everyone should do. :-)) snip Gee Tom, no more Comic Sans, AutoShapes or SmartArt??? How in the world could *professional* results ever again be attained????;) Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac |
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Yes, Indeed.
/Begin Dr. Phil Seems that some in your work group "have issues". /End Dr Phil Tom "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... I don't disagree with you - my school of thought is based on my experiences with the poeple I work with. My friends/fellow group members really aren't computer savvy and I'm not kidding when I tell you that they'd have a fit if I told them they had to download something to read my files. And heaven help me if they found out that I could have prevented it but doing a Save As. They'd nail my keester to a wall - and I don't think I'd enjoy that. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... You do make a good point. However, in my view, much depends on the relationship between the sender and receiver. For example, if there exists a business relationship as opposed to a friendship, it would not be acceptable to require them to make adjustments on their end if an action on the sender's end would provide a good solution. However, if there is a regular exchange of files and the best solution requires action on the remote end, I think it is best for the actors to discuss alternatives and work out between them what the best means of exchange would be. I had all of that in mind when I framed my reply using the word "suggest". And I called it Plan "B" for a reason. Taken to its logical extreme, people would only exchange pure ASCII/ANSI text files since that is the only format virtually all text editors and word processors that operate under Windows can open. Well, OK perhaps that is what everyone should do. :-)) Tom "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... I wouldn't ask (or require) a recipient to download anything so that they can view my files. I regularly deal with people who aren't on a computer near as much as I am. Things like downloading anything other than email seems to get them in a tizzy. (I wish I was kidding.) I downloaded the compatibility pack on my own computers before getting Office 2007 and I've downloaded it at work where I use Office 2003. I run across documents from all many different sources so I prefer to be able to deal with as many file formats as possible...but that's just me. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... Plan "B" is to suggest to the receiver of the e-mails document that they get and install the filter pack. If they act on the suggestion, they will be able to open the Word 2007 document in Word 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "liz217304" wrote in message ... How can I send a cop of a Word 2007 doc to a 2003 user? I have been saving a copy of each document as a downgraded version of itself and just emailing that copy. I am wanting to skip this extra step. It a big hassle and leaves me with a ton of extra documents. I tried right clicking on the doc to send by email, but there is no option to send downgraded. |
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