Others cant open my 2007 Office document..

T

TD

I recently purchased Office Prof 2007 and when I email my word docs and excel
docs to other users they cannot open them, Is there something I can do so
they can access them?
 
G

garfield-n-odie [MVP]

..docx is the new Word 2007 file format, and .xlsx is the new Excel 2007
file format. If your email recipients don't have Office 2007 yet, then
you should "save as" to the Word 97-2003 .doc or Excel 97-2003 .xls
format, or your email recipients can install the Office 2007
compatibility pack as described in
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=923505 "How to install the Microsoft
Office Compatibility Pack so that you can use earlier versions of Excel,
PowerPoint, and Word to open and to save files from 2007 Office programs".
 
T

TD

Oh derr.. that didnt even occur to me.. Cheers for that!! I suppose I just
assumed that its all microsoft - they should be automatically compatible..
Most appreciated!
 
B

Bob I

But please remember that Office 2007 documents did not exist when Office
2003 was designed!
 
S

slewis01

I also have the same problem and I always save my docs in the 97-2003 format.
I even set the default save to 97-2003 format and half of my receipients can
open them and half cant. Not good for business. I just may remove 0ffice 2007
until the bugs get worked out. I have heard this complaint from many of my
associates.
 
G

Gregory Zubal IT, Plymouth Technology

You need a file format converter, 03 to 07, available on office.microsoft.com
 
J

JoAnn Paules

Actually, TD needs to save the files in an older version or the recipients
need the converter. I feel that you should never require a recipient to
download a converter just to view your files. Especially when it's so simple
to do a Save As.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Gregory Zubal IT, Plymouth Technology"
 
G

Gregory Zubal IT, Plymouth Technology

Yes, you are correct. Sometimes, I overlook the easier ways. Thanks for
reminding me.


JoAnn Paules said:
Actually, TD needs to save the files in an older version or the recipients
need the converter. I feel that you should never require a recipient to
download a converter just to view your files. Especially when it's so simple
to do a Save As.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Gregory Zubal IT, Plymouth Technology"
You need a file format converter, 03 to 07, available on
office.microsoft.com
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J

JoAnn Paules

I do the same thing myself at times. I'm known for taking the long, hard
road instead of the one that's right in front of me. :)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Gregory Zubal IT, Plymouth Technology"
Yes, you are correct. Sometimes, I overlook the easier ways. Thanks for
reminding me.


JoAnn Paules said:
Actually, TD needs to save the files in an older version or the
recipients
need the converter. I feel that you should never require a recipient to
download a converter just to view your files. Especially when it's so
simple
to do a Save As.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Gregory Zubal IT, Plymouth Technology"
You need a file format converter, 03 to 07, available on
office.microsoft.com


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I recently purchased Office Prof 2007 and when I email my word docs
and
excel
docs to other users they cannot open them, Is there something I can do
so
they can access them?
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