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Can computers, and people with, say Word 2003, read the .docx files produced
by Word 2007?
by Word 2007?
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JoAnn Paules [MVP]
Not without a reader. And to require the majority of the people to download
a reader is foolish. Some people cannot download anything on their
computers.
If it happened to me, I'd go into b*tch mode. I'd tell the file originator
to save it as a more commonly used format or I wouldn't read it.
a reader is foolish. Some people cannot download anything on their
computers.
If it happened to me, I'd go into b*tch mode. I'd tell the file originator
to save it as a more commonly used format or I wouldn't read it.
J
JoAnn Paules [MVP]
Not without a reader. And to require the majority of the people to download
a reader is foolish. Some people cannot download anything on their
computers.
If it happened to me, I'd go into b*tch mode. I'd tell the file originator
to save it as a more commonly used format or I wouldn't read it.
a reader is foolish. Some people cannot download anything on their
computers.
If it happened to me, I'd go into b*tch mode. I'd tell the file originator
to save it as a more commonly used format or I wouldn't read it.
S
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Ultimately there will be add-ins to recognize such files and converters to
read them; for now, ask the Word 2007 user to please save in Word 97-2003
format.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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all may benefit.
read them; for now, ask the Word 2007 user to please save in Word 97-2003
format.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Ultimately there will be add-ins to recognize such files and converters to
read them; for now, ask the Word 2007 user to please save in Word 97-2003
format.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
read them; for now, ask the Word 2007 user to please save in Word 97-2003
format.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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all may benefit.
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Jay Freedman
The add-in is already available for download at
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/converter.mspx. Read the
instructions carefully; there are two separate items to download and install
(one to recognize the new extensions/formats, and another to do the actual
conversion).
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/converter.mspx. Read the
instructions carefully; there are two separate items to download and install
(one to recognize the new extensions/formats, and another to do the actual
conversion).
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
J
Jay Freedman
The add-in is already available for download at
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/converter.mspx. Read the
instructions carefully; there are two separate items to download and install
(one to recognize the new extensions/formats, and another to do the actual
conversion).
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/converter.mspx. Read the
instructions carefully; there are two separate items to download and install
(one to recognize the new extensions/formats, and another to do the actual
conversion).
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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all may benefit.
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Patrick Schmid
Keep in mind though that these add-ins are beta versions as well, so you
should avoid installing them on production machines at this point in
time.
Patrick Schmid
should avoid installing them on production machines at this point in
time.
Patrick Schmid
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Patrick Schmid
Keep in mind though that these add-ins are beta versions as well, so you
should avoid installing them on production machines at this point in
time.
Patrick Schmid
should avoid installing them on production machines at this point in
time.
Patrick Schmid
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Jay Freedman
That's true. There's a finite possibility that the beta converter will trash
an occasional document.
Another consideration is what you have to go through to upgrade the
converter. The converter that's on the site now is the second beta version,
and replacing the first version with it was a huge pain. I'm not taking any
bets on whether there will be a third beta version before final shipment, or
how hard it will be to install it if you use this version.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
an occasional document.
Another consideration is what you have to go through to upgrade the
converter. The converter that's on the site now is the second beta version,
and replacing the first version with it was a huge pain. I'm not taking any
bets on whether there will be a third beta version before final shipment, or
how hard it will be to install it if you use this version.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
J
Jay Freedman
That's true. There's a finite possibility that the beta converter will trash
an occasional document.
Another consideration is what you have to go through to upgrade the
converter. The converter that's on the site now is the second beta version,
and replacing the first version with it was a huge pain. I'm not taking any
bets on whether there will be a third beta version before final shipment, or
how hard it will be to install it if you use this version.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
an occasional document.
Another consideration is what you have to go through to upgrade the
converter. The converter that's on the site now is the second beta version,
and replacing the first version with it was a huge pain. I'm not taking any
bets on whether there will be a third beta version before final shipment, or
how hard it will be to install it if you use this version.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
P
Patrick Schmid
That's true. There's a finite possibility that the beta converter will
trash
the converter in Word 2003 and when you save them again, they'll just be
pictures and there is no way to get them back as real SmartArts. In
contrast, if you save a DOCX as DOC in Word 2007, SmartArts will be
pictures when opened in 2003. However, no matter what you do in 2003
(even copying & pasting the SmartArt picture), once you open the file
again in 2003 and hit Office Button, Convert, SmartArts will be
converted from pictures into SmartArts again and are hence editable
again.
I am sure this affects other new features as well (prob. the new
equations, charts), but I haven't tested it yet.
The converters also don't seem to work with PPT 2003 for me, as it
prompts me to download them even they are already installed.
For Beta 2, the best advice is to save in the 97-2003 formats (DOC, XLS,
PPT), if you want to exchange files with people who don't have 2007. XLS
and PPT files store SmartArts similar to DOC, which means they are
pictures in 2003, but editable in 2007. The difference to DOC though is
that they are editable immediately when you open the XLS and PPT file,
so for those, you don't need to convert them to the new file format
first as you need to do with Word.
summer (prob. called Beta 2 Technical Refresh), but I don't know if the
converters will be included in it or not.
Patrick Schmid
trash
It does if you add things like SmartArts to a DOCX file. Open those withan occasional document.
the converter in Word 2003 and when you save them again, they'll just be
pictures and there is no way to get them back as real SmartArts. In
contrast, if you save a DOCX as DOC in Word 2007, SmartArts will be
pictures when opened in 2003. However, no matter what you do in 2003
(even copying & pasting the SmartArt picture), once you open the file
again in 2003 and hit Office Button, Convert, SmartArts will be
converted from pictures into SmartArts again and are hence editable
again.
I am sure this affects other new features as well (prob. the new
equations, charts), but I haven't tested it yet.
The converters also don't seem to work with PPT 2003 for me, as it
prompts me to download them even they are already installed.
For Beta 2, the best advice is to save in the 97-2003 formats (DOC, XLS,
PPT), if you want to exchange files with people who don't have 2007. XLS
and PPT files store SmartArts similar to DOC, which means they are
pictures in 2003, but editable in 2007. The difference to DOC though is
that they are editable immediately when you open the XLS and PPT file,
so for those, you don't need to convert them to the new file format
first as you need to do with Word.
There is a third beta version of Office 2007 coming at the end of theAnother consideration is what you have to go through to upgrade the
converter. The converter that's on the site now is the second beta version,
and replacing the first version with it was a huge pain. I'm not taking any
bets on whether there will be a third beta version before final shipment, or
how hard it will be to install it if you use this version.
summer (prob. called Beta 2 Technical Refresh), but I don't know if the
converters will be included in it or not.
Patrick Schmid
P
Patrick Schmid
That's true. There's a finite possibility that the beta converter will
trash
the converter in Word 2003 and when you save them again, they'll just be
pictures and there is no way to get them back as real SmartArts. In
contrast, if you save a DOCX as DOC in Word 2007, SmartArts will be
pictures when opened in 2003. However, no matter what you do in 2003
(even copying & pasting the SmartArt picture), once you open the file
again in 2003 and hit Office Button, Convert, SmartArts will be
converted from pictures into SmartArts again and are hence editable
again.
I am sure this affects other new features as well (prob. the new
equations, charts), but I haven't tested it yet.
The converters also don't seem to work with PPT 2003 for me, as it
prompts me to download them even they are already installed.
For Beta 2, the best advice is to save in the 97-2003 formats (DOC, XLS,
PPT), if you want to exchange files with people who don't have 2007. XLS
and PPT files store SmartArts similar to DOC, which means they are
pictures in 2003, but editable in 2007. The difference to DOC though is
that they are editable immediately when you open the XLS and PPT file,
so for those, you don't need to convert them to the new file format
first as you need to do with Word.
summer (prob. called Beta 2 Technical Refresh), but I don't know if the
converters will be included in it or not.
Patrick Schmid
trash
It does if you add things like SmartArts to a DOCX file. Open those withan occasional document.
the converter in Word 2003 and when you save them again, they'll just be
pictures and there is no way to get them back as real SmartArts. In
contrast, if you save a DOCX as DOC in Word 2007, SmartArts will be
pictures when opened in 2003. However, no matter what you do in 2003
(even copying & pasting the SmartArt picture), once you open the file
again in 2003 and hit Office Button, Convert, SmartArts will be
converted from pictures into SmartArts again and are hence editable
again.
I am sure this affects other new features as well (prob. the new
equations, charts), but I haven't tested it yet.
The converters also don't seem to work with PPT 2003 for me, as it
prompts me to download them even they are already installed.
For Beta 2, the best advice is to save in the 97-2003 formats (DOC, XLS,
PPT), if you want to exchange files with people who don't have 2007. XLS
and PPT files store SmartArts similar to DOC, which means they are
pictures in 2003, but editable in 2007. The difference to DOC though is
that they are editable immediately when you open the XLS and PPT file,
so for those, you don't need to convert them to the new file format
first as you need to do with Word.
There is a third beta version of Office 2007 coming at the end of theAnother consideration is what you have to go through to upgrade the
converter. The converter that's on the site now is the second beta version,
and replacing the first version with it was a huge pain. I'm not taking any
bets on whether there will be a third beta version before final shipment, or
how hard it will be to install it if you use this version.
summer (prob. called Beta 2 Technical Refresh), but I don't know if the
converters will be included in it or not.
Patrick Schmid
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