Having to work between different versions can be frustrating!
You might have one version of Microsoft Office and your clients might have another. One way to deal with it is to install a compatibility pack.
If you have Office 2003 (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and someone sends you an email with an Office 2007 document attached it's probably not going to open....unless...
You have downloaded the FREE Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats, available on the Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en
Follow the link above and click the "Download" button.
Once installed, you will be able to open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 documents even though you have a lower version of those applications installed on your computer. New features available in 2007, such as Smart Art may display as images and won't be editable. Most formatting should display normally and you will be able to edit the text.
On the other hand if you have Office 2007 and open an earlier version, you will notice it opens in "Compatibility" mode and will stay in the lower version file format unless you click "Convert" off the Office Button menu.
Good luck with your versions!
Maureen Cody
www.codyonsitetraining.com
maureen@codyonsitetraining.com
Providing customized computer application training to individuals since 1994
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Great information. I run into this problem all the time. Thanks Maureen!!
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