How to use 2004 as default?

[jianchuanhy]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

Hi all,

I have some special situation.
Office for mac 2008 is great. And I got a copy for $10, there is nothing to complain about. However, my work relies heavily on VBA, which is not kept in this latest version. So I installed both of the two versions.

I want to set Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2004 as the default program to open .doc, .xls and .ppt file. But each time after such setting, it goes back to 2008 automatically.

Hope a solution will be provided here.

Great thanks.

 

[Diane Ross]

I want to set Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2004 as the default program to open .doc,
.xls and .ppt file. But each time after such setting, it goes back to 2008
automatically.

You should be able to do a Get Info and select the Office 2004 application
then Change All. Another user reported this did not work. If it doesn't be
sure to let us know so we can report this.

 

[jianchuanhy]

It doesn't work for me either.
In fact this is my first attempt.

 

[John McGhie]

No, sorry, you can't do this.

I say it is a bug: Office 2008 silently declares itself to be the default
application for all of the file types any time one of the O2008 applications
runs.

We have asked Microsoft if there is a work-around, but I suspect we may be
told "This is by design"

Cheers

It doesn't work for me either.
In fact this is my first attempt.

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