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Others opening 2007 MS Word docs
I have sent 2007 MS Word documents to others, and they cannot open them. What
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You need to do a Save As and change the file type to a Word 97-2003 version.
-- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "alethospress" wrote in message ... I have sent 2007 MS Word documents to others, and they cannot open them. What should I do to ensure they can open these 2007 documents if they do not have MS Word 2007? |
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You should choose Office button - Save as, and save the files in Word
97-2003 (*.DOC) format. You can also set Word 97-2003 as the default format (Office button - Word Options - Save tab). Another alternative would be for the "others" to obtain and install the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack. However, it seems a bit much to offload the chore to them when you can solve the problem by saving in a format they can use. Hope this helps... -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "alethospress" wrote in message ... I have sent 2007 MS Word documents to others, and they cannot open them. What should I do to ensure they can open these 2007 documents if they do not have MS Word 2007? |
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Perfect answer. But the Save As feature no longer appears as a choice. How do
I find the Save As feature? "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: You should choose Office button - Save as, and save the files in Word 97-2003 (*.DOC) format. You can also set Word 97-2003 as the default format (Office button - Word Options - Save tab). Another alternative would be for the "others" to obtain and install the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack. However, it seems a bit much to offload the chore to them when you can solve the problem by saving in a format they can use. Hope this helps... -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "alethospress" wrote in message ... I have sent 2007 MS Word documents to others, and they cannot open them. What should I do to ensure they can open these 2007 documents if they do not have MS Word 2007? |
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I found the Save As function. I didn't realize the purpose of that flashing
icon in the top corner. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: You should choose Office button - Save as, and save the files in Word 97-2003 (*.DOC) format. You can also set Word 97-2003 as the default format (Office button - Word Options - Save tab). Another alternative would be for the "others" to obtain and install the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack. However, it seems a bit much to offload the chore to them when you can solve the problem by saving in a format they can use. Hope this helps... -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "alethospress" wrote in message ... I have sent 2007 MS Word documents to others, and they cannot open them. What should I do to ensure they can open these 2007 documents if they do not have MS Word 2007? |
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By "flashing icon" I wonder if you mean the Office button. I've also heard
it called the "pizza button". But, I think I'll pass on pizzas that have blue toppings. ;-) -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "alethospress" wrote in message ... I found the Save As function. I didn't realize the purpose of that flashing icon in the top corner. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: You should choose Office button - Save as, and save the files in Word 97-2003 (*.DOC) format. You can also set Word 97-2003 as the default format (Office button - Word Options - Save tab). Another alternative would be for the "others" to obtain and install the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack. However, it seems a bit much to offload the chore to them when you can solve the problem by saving in a format they can use. Hope this helps... -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "alethospress" wrote in message ... I have sent 2007 MS Word documents to others, and they cannot open them. What should I do to ensure they can open these 2007 documents if they do not have MS Word 2007? |
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