How do I ensure Word compatibility with PCs??

[Fordo]

Hey everyone,

I am so confused. I am running Leopard and am using Office for the Mac 2008. I want to make sure that my Word docs open up without problem to people who are using Office 2007 or earlier. The guidelines within Word say if the other person is using Office 2007, save the doc as a .docx file. If they are using Office 2004 or earlier, save the file as a .doc file. I have no idea what people are using and I cant ask everyone before I send a file. So what do I need to do to ensure that everyone can read the Word doc when I send it? Save it as a .doc or a .docx?

Thx a lot,
Maryann

 

[CyberTaz]

Clive is completely correct, but if people just need to read - not edit -
your document just send a PDF instead. That way it won't matter whether they
have Word at all, let alone which version

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Clive Huggan]

Exactly! Thanks for that, Bob.

Even if they might need a Word document for editing, I usually still send a
PDF with it, because it preserves the appearance exactly as it shows on my
Mac.

Clive
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