Zipped email attachments

[Guest]

Does anyone know how to change the way my Word and Excel files are attaching
to my emails? They keep showing up as ".docx" and ".xlsx" instead of simply
".doc" and ".xls" I just got Office 2007, so I'm wondering if that is why
they are uploading in zipped formats? I can open them on any computer that
has the 2007 suite, but anyone that doesn't have the new 2007 version can't
read the files at all. Help??

 

[Jay Freedman]

The .docx and .xlsx formats are the new ones introduced for Office 2007 (see
http://office.microsoft.com/search/...100069351033&QueryID=qHhB6GhIz0&respos=2&rt=2).

You can still save in the older format. Go into the Options dialog of each
program and selecting the Office 97-2003 format as the default for saving
documents. However, you won't be able to save some of the new features that
way. You can save any specific document in the new format by choosing it at
the bottom of the File > Save As dialog. As more of your recipients upgrade
to 2007, you can change the default back to the new format, and save
specific documents in the old format for those who need it.

The article I cited also tells you how users of older versions can get the
Compatibility Pack so they can open 2007 format files.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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