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Announcement for Users of Updated 12 Jan 2010 To convert your Office 2007 file (ending in .docx or .pptx) to a version compatible with the Macintosh Office 2004 or Office X software (.doc and .ppt), please go HERE for a downloadable software enhancement from Microsoft. You can also use the directions below to convert to the
older .doc and .ppt formats from within your Office 2007 program. |
Source: http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2007/01/reduce-word-2007-compatibility.html
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IMPORTANT: I will simply not accept a submission that I cannot read in my existing version of MS Word (Word 2004 for Macintosh -- .doc, .ppt, .xls). If you cannot produce such a version on your own computer, then you will need to find a different means of achieving this goal. Here is additional information from one of my students
who is using the new Office 2007 programs: 1.
In the Office 2007 screen, go to the Office Button (icon in top left corner) 2.
Choose SAVE AS command. 3.
When given the option of different formats, choose "Word 97-2003
Document" (or “PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation” if relevant). 4.
The new file will be saved with the ".doc" or “.ppt” file extension
and can now be opened in pre-2007 versions of MS Office. On April 20, 2007 Microsoft published a new “compatibility pack” for users of Windows XP and other older software which supposedly allows easy opening of documents created in the new Office 2007 programs. Being a Macintosh user, I cannot pass along any advice about this software, but you can learn about it for yourself at THIS LINK. For further information on Office 2007 compatibility
issues, see this helpful page from the University of Wisconsin: http://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=5186 The article linked at the end of this sentence
highlights problems with the Microsoft XML format in Office 2007 for those
who wish to publish in the prestigious journals Science or Nature: http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1086. |