Is there a download that allows old versions of word to read 2007

[Bob Henry]

I have been told that users of older versions of word can download a "reader"
that allows them to read documents made in word 2007. Is this true and where
is it located.

 

[Graham Mayor]

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx

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[Owen]

I have a very different question. I'm operating in Word 2002. But I have
some old Word 6.0 docs on my hard drive. When I'm revising one of them and
try to "Save,"
I get a prompt to the effect that the document is being "Converted" as it's
being saved.

Question: Is there any way to convert 6.0 docs permanently to 2002 docs, so
as to do away with this prompt on my screen each time I save?

Owen

 

[Graham Mayor]

Save them as Word 2007 document. Currently they appear to be being saved as
RTF, the Word 6 document format, hence the conversion.

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[Owen]

How do you convert old Word 6.0 docs to Word 2002 docs? So you don't get a
prompt when you modify a 6.0 doc that it needs to be converted?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Use File | Save As and choose Word Document (which will be the Word 97-2003
file format).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

I have a very different question. I'm operating in Word 2002. But I have
some old Word 6.0 docs on my hard drive. When I'm revising one of them
and
try to "Save,"
I get a prompt to the effect that the document is being "Converted" as
it's
being saved.

Question: Is there any way to convert 6.0 docs permanently to 2002 docs,
so
as to do away with this prompt on my screen each time I save?

Owen

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Graham, note that he's using Word 2002.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Save it as "Word Document." Or, does the prompt ask if you want to convert
it? If so, say yes.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

How do you convert old Word 6.0 docs to Word 2002 docs? So you don't get
a
prompt when you modify a 6.0 doc that it needs to be converted?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Ah! The eyes are not what they were - in that case as you suggested -
Save as the native Word document format and not the Word 6/RTF format.

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