Vista saving question

[Guest]

Our organization is converting to Vista, but only some users have machines
running with Vista and the rest have older versions of the apps. Is there a
default they can set to have Word/Excel, etc save as an the older version
without having to remember to do "Save As" and choosing the previous version
option?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Vista is the operating system, not an application. Do you mean some of you
are getting Office 2007?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Guest]

Yes, Vista is the OS, but those apps running under Vista, when docs are
saved, save them in a format that will only view on Vista unless saved as the
"97-2003" format, unless I'm mistaken? To do this you have to remember to
"Save As" with each save. Is there any default to have this happen
automatically until we get more people up on vista?

Vista is the operating system, not an application. Do you mean some of you
are getting Office 2007?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Our organization is converting to Vista, but only some users have machines
running with Vista and the rest have older versions of the apps. Is there
a
default they can set to have Word/Excel, etc save as an the older version
without having to remember to do "Save As" and choosing the previous
version
option?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Yes. I'm doing this from memory so the terms may not be exact. Click on the
Office button and select Word options. There is a setting in there that
makes Word 2007 default to the older version.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Yes, Vista is the OS, but those apps running under Vista, when docs are
saved, save them in a format that will only view on Vista unless saved as
the
"97-2003" format, unless I'm mistaken? To do this you have to remember to
"Save As" with each save. Is there any default to have this happen
automatically until we get more people up on vista?

Vista is the operating system, not an application. Do you mean some of
you
are getting Office 2007?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Our organization is converting to Vista, but only some users have
machines
running with Vista and the rest have older versions of the apps. Is
there
a
default they can set to have Word/Excel, etc save as an the older
version
without having to remember to do "Save As" and choosing the previous
version
option?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Any app that will run under XP will run under Vista, so the OS is
irrelevant. The point JoAnn was making is that the issue here arises from
the fact that you're using Office 2007 (which will also run on XP) and not
an older version. You can choose the 97-2003 version as the default. In
Office Button | Word Options, look for options wrt saving.

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

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Yes, Vista is the OS, but those apps running under Vista, when docs are
saved, save them in a format that will only view on Vista unless saved as the
"97-2003" format, unless I'm mistaken? To do this you have to remember to
"Save As" with each save. Is there any default to have this happen
automatically until we get more people up on vista?

Vista is the operating system, not an application. Do you mean some of you
are getting Office 2007?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Our organization is converting to Vista, but only some users have machines
running with Vista and the rest have older versions of the apps. Is there
a
default they can set to have Word/Excel, etc save as an the older version
without having to remember to do "Save As" and choosing the previous
version
option?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

In Word 2007, click on Office Button | Word Options | Save | Save files
in this format: Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc) | OK. There are similar
options in Excel 2007 and in Powerpoint 2007.

Yes, Vista is the OS, but those apps running under Vista, when docs are
saved, save them in a format that will only view on Vista unless saved as the
"97-2003" format, unless I'm mistaken? To do this you have to remember to
"Save As" with each save. Is there any default to have this happen
automatically until we get more people up on vista?

:

Vista is the operating system, not an application. Do you mean some of you
are getting Office 2007?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Our organization is converting to Vista, but only some users have machines
running with Vista and the rest have older versions of the apps. Is there
a
default they can set to have Word/Excel, etc save as an the older version
without having to remember to do "Save As" and choosing the previous
version
option?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Yeah - that's it. ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

In Word 2007, click on Office Button | Word Options | Save | Save files in
this format: Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc) | OK. There are similar
options in Excel 2007 and in Powerpoint 2007.

Yes, Vista is the OS, but those apps running under Vista, when docs are
saved, save them in a format that will only view on Vista unless saved as
the "97-2003" format, unless I'm mistaken? To do this you have to
remember to "Save As" with each save. Is there any default to have this
happen automatically until we get more people up on vista?

:

Vista is the operating system, not an application. Do you mean some of
you are getting Office 2007?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375



Our organization is converting to Vista, but only some users have
machines
running with Vista and the rest have older versions of the apps. Is
there a
default they can set to have Word/Excel, etc save as an the older
version
without having to remember to do "Save As" and choosing the previous
version
option?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Or you could download the Office 2007 compatibility pack
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx and all use
the same new format (though you may still have a p[roblem with document
files sent outside the organisation.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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Any app that will run under XP will run under Vista, so the OS is
irrelevant. The point JoAnn was making is that the issue here arises
from the fact that you're using Office 2007 (which will also run on
XP) and not an older version. You can choose the 97-2003 version as
the default. In Office Button | Word Options, look for options wrt
saving.

Yes, Vista is the OS, but those apps running under Vista, when docs
are saved, save them in a format that will only view on Vista unless
saved as the "97-2003" format, unless I'm mistaken? To do this you
have to remember to "Save As" with each save. Is there any default
to have this happen automatically until we get more people up on
vista?

Vista is the operating system, not an application. Do you mean some
of you are getting Office 2007?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


Our organization is converting to Vista, but only some users have
machines running with Vista and the rest have older versions of
the apps. Is there a
default they can set to have Word/Excel, etc save as an the older
version without having to remember to do "Save As" and choosing
the previous version
option?