How to configure Word, Excel 2007 options to save file into 97-2003 format?

Microsoft Office Tips

Your parties (users running Word or Excel 2003, or earlier version) can’t read your new Word, Excel 2007 files, can they?
Read the Tech Tips below to have such a problem solved easily and permanently within a few clicks.

This method is recommended to prevent compatibility issue. You have an option to choose a default file format in Word 2007.

Follow instruction below :

• Click on Microsoft Office Button
• Click on “Word Options” button located on the lower-right of the menu.



Remark:
In Excel 2007, the option will be “Excel Options” instead. However, the configuration below is the same.

On the Word Options dialog
• Click on “Save” button in the left pane.
• Click on a combo box located to the right of “Save files in this format” text
• Choose “Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)”. With this option, your new document will be saved, by default, in Word 97-2003 Document file format. This will minimize a compatibility issue between Word 2007 users and previous version users. Once finish, click OK button

Remark:
In Excel 2007, only one change is from Word 97-2003 Document(*.doc) to Excel 97-2003 (*.xls)

• Next time you click “Save”, the file format will be Word 97-2003 Document as a default. To verify this, you will see “[Compatibility Mode]” in the document title after saving it.




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