Open Office 2007 files with older Office versions

Posted on 18 March, 2008
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March 18, 2008 · 2 comments

Microsoft as changed its default file format in Office 2007. For example, .doc has become .docx and .xls has become .xlsx. The new formats now heavily depend on the XML file format. So, while you can open files of the older format using Office 2007 (in Compatibility mode), you won’t be able to open files saved in the new format with older versions of Office.

However, if you have any of the three prior versions of Office – 2000, XP, or 2003 you can install the Office compatibility pack and then you would be able to open the new format files with your existing Office installation.

You can download the Office Compatibility pack here.

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shankar April 28, 2008 at 1:30 pm

Great help.Keep on

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John Roberts December 10, 2008 at 6:51 am

A tip useful when sharing files among co-workers and clients not having Microsoft Office 2007. Thank you.

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