Frankly if this is only a problem relating to this resume, I would not
bother changing the default settings for Word 2007 (just save the resume as
Word 97-2003 format). The new file format is the best feature of Word 2007
and it is better to retain it, other than for those documents that require
exchange with others who don't have 2007.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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Don Ellis wrote:
Check to see if your Word 2007 documents end with the extension
*.docx, which is the default. This format can only be read by Word
2007 and not older versions of Word.
You will need to change your program settings to make your documents
save in the more widely readable *.doc format. Do this:
1. Click the colourful Office logo button in the extreme upper-left
corner of your Word screen.
2. Click Word Options at the bottom of the dialog box that appears.
3. Click Save in the left colum of choices.
4. The first item is "Save files in this format."
5. Open the drop-down menu and select the third item: "Word 97-2003
Document (*.doc)"
6. Click OK at the bottom of the dialog box.
All your documents will now be saved with a DOC extension, rather than
DOCX.
Your Vista operating system is not the reason your documents cannot be
shared with other Word users.
Don
On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:10:00 -0700, Don'tKnow
wrote:
I'm new to this computer stuff. I wrote a resume on Microsofts
Vista (new computer), but no one I send it to can read it. Can I
change the format so it can be read in an older version of word.