Office 2003 and 2002 compatibility

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Captain Infinity

Do Word 2003 and Excel 2003 create documents/spreadsheets in a default format
that can be read by Word 2002 and Excel 2002, or does the user need to scroll
down the list of "Save As" types and pick a different format each time?

TIA!


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Paul B

Captain, you should have no problem saving as the default
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Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003
 
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Timothy L

For Word:

As mentioned by another user, you can open your Word 2003 Documents (.doc)
and Templates (.dot) in Word 97, Word 2000, and Word XP (2002) without doing
any extra work. The only problem you'll run into is that some features found
only in Word 2003 might not display correctly, work the same way, or show at
all in Word 97, Word 2000, and Word XP (2002).

Here are some helpful articles:

Strategies for sharing documents with different versions of Word
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP051902821033.aspx

Turn on or off features introduced in recent versions of Word
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP052489031033.aspx



For Excel:

As mentioned by another user, you can open your Excel 2003 Worksheets
(.xls), Charts (.xlc) and Templates (.xlt) in Excel 97, Excel 2000, and
Excel XP (2002) without doing any extra work. The only problem you'll run
into is that some features found only in Excel 2003 might not display
correctly, work the same way, or show at all in Excel 97, Excel 2000, and
Excel XP (2002).

I don't know how much this will help regarding Excel, but it was all I could
find that was related:

Using Excel 2003 with earlier versions of Excel
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP051985111033.aspx



For PowerPoint:

As mentioned by another user, you can open your PowerPoint 2003
Presentations (.ppt), Slide Shows (.pps) and Templates (.pot) in PowerPoint
97, PowerPoint 2000, and PowerPoint XP (2002) without doing any extra work.
The only problem you'll run into is that some features found only in
PowerPoint 2003 might not display correctly, work the same way, or show at
all in PowerPoint 97, PowerPoint 2000, and PowerPoint XP (2002).

Features affected by working with a PowerPoint presentation in an earlier
version
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP052619821033.aspx




Bottom line:
The Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2003 file format is the same format in
Word/Excel/PowerPoint 97, 2000, and XP. Only the features used by
Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2003 in the file are different or not available in
Word/Excel/PowerPoint 97, 2000, and XP.
 
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Captain Infinity

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Read article by Paul B:
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Captain, you should have no problem saving as the default
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Great, thanks! A couple of followup questions: can I run Office 2002 (XP) and
Office 2003 simultaneously on the same machine, or does 2002 need to be
uninstalled first? If so, do I actually need to uninstall it or will the 2003
installation program just overwrite it?

Thanks!


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Captain Infinity
 
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Captain Infinity

West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front
door.
There is a small mailbox here.
Read article by Timothy L:
Click to expand...
For Word:

As mentioned by another user, you can open your Word 2003 Documents (.doc)
and Templates (.dot) in Word 97, Word 2000, and Word XP (2002) without doing
any extra work. The only problem you'll run into is that some features found
only in Word 2003 might not display correctly, work the same way, or show at
all in Word 97, Word 2000, and Word XP (2002).

Here are some helpful articles:

Strategies for sharing documents with different versions of Word
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP051902821033.aspx

Turn on or off features introduced in recent versions of Word
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP052489031033.aspx



For Excel:

As mentioned by another user, you can open your Excel 2003 Worksheets
(.xls), Charts (.xlc) and Templates (.xlt) in Excel 97, Excel 2000, and
Excel XP (2002) without doing any extra work. The only problem you'll run
into is that some features found only in Excel 2003 might not display
correctly, work the same way, or show at all in Excel 97, Excel 2000, and
Excel XP (2002).

I don't know how much this will help regarding Excel, but it was all I could
find that was related:

Using Excel 2003 with earlier versions of Excel
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP051985111033.aspx



For PowerPoint:

As mentioned by another user, you can open your PowerPoint 2003
Presentations (.ppt), Slide Shows (.pps) and Templates (.pot) in PowerPoint
97, PowerPoint 2000, and PowerPoint XP (2002) without doing any extra work.
The only problem you'll run into is that some features found only in
PowerPoint 2003 might not display correctly, work the same way, or show at
all in PowerPoint 97, PowerPoint 2000, and PowerPoint XP (2002).

Features affected by working with a PowerPoint presentation in an earlier
version
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP052619821033.aspx




Bottom line:
The Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2003 file format is the same format in
Word/Excel/PowerPoint 97, 2000, and XP. Only the features used by
Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2003 in the file are different or not available in
Word/Excel/PowerPoint 97, 2000, and XP.
Click to expand...

This is great, Timothy, thanks for all your help!


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Paul B

Captain, I have not tried it but from other post it can be done I think that
you need to install the oldest version first and put each version in a
separate folder and if it asks to replace anything say no.


--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003
 
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Timothy L

Here are some related Microsoft Knowledge Bases Article which applies to
that question:

When you try to install Office 2003, earlier versions of Office are removed
during the setup process
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826319/



Information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828956/

How to run multiple versions of Office on one computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290576/



How to install or repair and reinstall Office 2003 programs and features
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821593/

How to add or remove a single Office XP program or component
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290527/



Microsoft Binder (found in Office 97 and Office 2000):

Description of Office Binder support with Office 2003 and Office XP products
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822622/

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action" error message when you open a Binder file (applies to Office XP)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281931/

Open an Office Binder file (applies to Office 2003 Editions)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP030849741033.aspx



Note:
Office 2002 = Office XP
 
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