How do I downgrade files from Office 2003 to Office 97 without in.

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How do I downgrade files from Office 2003 to Office 97 without increasing
file size 8 fold. The downgrade during "save as" only offers "Word 97 - Word
95 RTL" which significantly increases file size. Using the new Word Viewer
is not an option as I need the file to be used and edited by persons with
only Word 97 and 95. Word Viewer does not permit editing or saving. The
original files are 10 mb. Increasing size is not an option.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Word 97 can open Word 2003 files with no problem. The same file format has
been used since Word 97. If you want to make sure that the Word 2003
documents don't contain formatting that is not available in Word 97, select
"Disable features introduced after Word 97" on the Save tab of Tools |
Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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