Downgrade from Office 2007 license to Office 97

[Devils]

Hi,

If I purchase a full package of Office 2007 pro, could I downgrade the
office to Office 97? Since my colleagues are using office 97, I want to
standardize the version used.

Devils

 

[DL]

You would need to buy office97, from wherever you could source this old
software, that is no longer supported by MS, if you want to use it.

 

[DatabaseBen]

use them both as
they are installable in
separate directories...

 

[Beth Melton]

You can't downgrade the license but you can set your Office 2007
applications so they are compatible with the previous file format. Use
the Microsoft Office Button, click <ApplicationName> Options and in
the Save category set your default Save format to the 97-2003 file
format.

Also, the application should automatically display a Compatibility
alert if you do include something that isn't compatible when you save
the file but you can also check compatibility at any time by using the
MOB/Prepare/Compatibility Checker.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

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Microsoft Office MVP

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