Compatability Problems Btwn Office 2003 and 2002

[stevesleep]

G'day. I posted a message earlier. Thanks for the quick response, though it did not actually answer my question. I'd like to pose my question again. I have 2 computers. One has Office 2002 components. I'm about to load Office 2003 on my new laptop. If I create a document (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, etc. ) with Office 2003, will I have trouble reading it and modifying it on my computer that has Office 2002 components?

Stevesleep

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

G'day. I posted a message earlier. Thanks for the quick response,
though it did not actually answer my question. I'd like to pose my
question again. I have 2 computers. One has Office 2002 components.
I'm about to load Office 2003 on my new laptop. If I create a
document (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, etc. ) with Office 2003,
will I have trouble reading it and modifying it on my computer that
has Office 2002 components?

Please stick to the original message thread rather than starting new ones
that omit all details of prior responses.

The Office file formats are unchanged between versions 2002 and 2003. In
fact most have not changed since Office 97. Access 2003 has introduced an
optional new format, and Outlook 2003 has a different default PST format,
but each allows saving back to the older format.


Mike Williams - Office MVP http://www.mvps.org/faq/

Please respond in the same thread on this newsgroup - not by email!
Include details of your application and Windows versions, plus any
service pack updates. Answers may also be found by reading recent
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[stevesleep]

I DID respond to to original thread. No one addressed my response. That's why I resubmitted it. Guess what. NOW you did. Thanks for your answer. I DO appreciate your help.

Stevesleep

----- Mike Williams [MVP] wrote: -----

G'day. I posted a message earlier. Thanks for the quick response,
though it did not actually answer my question. I'd like to pose my
question again. I have 2 computers. One has Office 2002 components.
I'm about to load Office 2003 on my new laptop. If I create a
document (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, etc. ) with Office 2003,
will I have trouble reading it and modifying it on my computer that
has Office 2002 components?

Please stick to the original message thread rather than starting new ones
that omit all details of prior responses.

The Office file formats are unchanged between versions 2002 and 2003. In
fact most have not changed since Office 97. Access 2003 has introduced an
optional new format, and Outlook 2003 has a different default PST format,
but each allows saving back to the older format.


Mike Williams - Office MVP http://www.mvps.org/faq/

Please respond in the same thread on this newsgroup - not by email!
Include details of your application and Windows versions, plus any
service pack updates. Answers may also be found by reading recent
posts, checking the FAQs or searching the relevant Google archive at.
http://groups.google.com/groups?group=microsoft.public

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

I DID respond to to original thread. No one addressed my response.
That's why I resubmitt.ed it. Guess what. NOW you did. Thanks for
your answer. I DO appreciate your help.

Someone has responded but you need to wait more than 5 minutes for something
to show up. Some us of sleep occasionally