[Yi Qin]

I was writing a file with the Office 2007 Beta. When my friend was not able
to open it with Office 2003. It would be nice if the 2 softwares are
compatible to a certain extent.

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[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

You need to do a save as and change the file type. The beta is still being
developed so how can you make old software open the work it produces?
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Yi Qin" Yi wrote in message
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I was writing a file with the Office 2007 Beta. When my friend was not able
to open it with Office 2003. It would be nice if the 2 softwares are
compatible to a certain extent.

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Yi Qin,

MS will be offering a twin pack update to Windows and converters to Office XP/2003 and the Office viewers that will support opening
and (except for the viewers) creating files in either the old or the new file versions.

There is a beta version of that twinpack update currently available,
http://microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/converter.mspx
but as JoAnn mentions, to be sure folks you send files to can use them and will see them similar to how you do, use the Office 2007
compatability mode and work/save in the legacy file versions.

"Yi Qin" Yi wrote in message ...
I was writing a file with the Office 2007 Beta. When my friend was not able to open it with Office 2003. It would be nice if the 2
softwares are compatible to a certain extent.
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I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office system products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends

LINKS to the 2007 Office System

1. Free MS Office 2007 book from MS Press, 213 pages:
http://microsoft.com/learning/office...oksfrommspress

2.. Office 2007 Beta 2 Online Test Drive, Downloadable beta,
e-learning courses, doucmentation and movies:
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

3. Send 2007 Office System Beta 2 feedback directly to the MS Office 2007 product team with this feedback tool:
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

4. Try the 2007 OfficeOnline preview website , without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/r...XT101650581033

b. then visit
http://officebeta.iponet.net