I'm a little confused..I'm working in the Vista program in what is
called Microsoft Office 2007 in the Microsoft Works Word Processor....there
is no Word 2007. When I go to Office 2007 and hit the "save as" function,
there is no "97-2003" format to choose. Am I doing something wrong or looking
in the wrong area?
Ron, I'm afraid that you're more than a little confused. Let me try to
clarify some things.
First, note that whatever program you are running, it's not a *Vista*
program. It's simply a program that runs under Windows. It can run
under Vista, but it undoubtedly can run under Windows XP too. It may
have come with your computer, but it is *not* part of Vista.
Second, Microsoft Office 2007 is not part of the Microsoft Works Word
Processor. They are two different things. Microsoft Office 2007 is the
latest version of Microsoft's flagship office suite, and Microsoft
Works is, by comparison, a much more primitive and less capable set of
programs that do similar things (it includes a word processor). So in
general, those with lesser needs might get Works, because it's
cheaper, and those who want all the bells and whistles spring for the
considerably more expensive Office. Although it's possible that you
have both, it's unlikely, since Office can do everything Works does
and more.
Regarding your sentence "When I go to Office 2007 and hit the "save
as" function, there is no "97-2003" format to choose," note that you
can't literally go to Office 2007. Office 2007 is a suite of programs,
not a program itself. The programs that make up Office 2007 (depending
on what version you have) are Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007,
etc. You have to go to "save as" in one of those programs, presumably
Word 2007, if that's what you have.
Alternatively if you are actually running Microsoft Works, rather than
Office 2007, you should save the document as an rtf file. Your teacher
should be able to read it in Microsoft Word.
For more help, please clarify exactly what program you are using.