How to set Office 2007 to create Office 2000 file by default

[Chris L]

In my office, hundreds of the users are still using Office 2000 and only a
few of us are using Office 2007. So, it`s very troublesome to always convert
..docx or .xlsx to .doc and .xls. Anyone know how to set Office 2007 to create
Office 2000 file by default?

Regards,
Chris

 

[Dave Jones]

In my office, hundreds of the users are still using Office 2000 and only a
few of us are using Office 2007. So, it`s very troublesome to always convert
.docx or .xlsx to .doc and .xls. Anyone know how to set Office 2007 to create
Office 2000 file by default?

Regards,
Chris

In each program click on the Office button, at the bottom of the dialog
select *** Options where *** is Word or Excel etc.. Hit the Save button
then change he Save Files In This Format to what ever you want.
Dave
DDP

 

[Chris L]

I know of that method, but I want Office 2007 to create Office 2000 files by
default, not by converting it manually.

Chris

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

That method will create 97-2003 version files by default. There is nothing
you need to do in addition to setting the Save As option to the older
format.

 

[Jay Freedman]

That's exactly what will happen. When you set that option, you're setting the
"default" file format for saving new documents, the one that's used unless you
manually change it.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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