Office 2003 File format

[Alex]

Is there a change of file format from Office 2000 to
Office 2003. Some of our customers can only read office
2000 word or excel files. Will it be a problem if we
upgrade to office 2003?

TIA.

 

[Mike]

During the beta testing, Office 2000 users could read my
2003 docs/spreadsheets just fine.

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

Is there a change of file format from Office 2000 to
Office 2003. Some of our customers can only read office
2000 word or excel files. Will it be a problem if we
upgrade to office 2003?

No file format changes for Word and Excel.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/faq.mspx#XSLTfaqSection124124121120120
Q. Are Office 2003 Editions file formats compatible with previous
versions of Office programs?
A. Yes. Since document formats in Office 2003 Editions are the same as
those in Office XP, Office 2000, and Office 97, they are compatible with
those versions.

Specifically:

. Binary File formats for Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003, and Word
2003 remain the same and are compatible with previous versions dating to
Office 97.

. An Outlook Personal Folders file (.pst) can now be saved as a
new binary format, which uses Unicode and increases the storage limit to
approximately 20 gigabytes (GB). An Outlook 2003 .pst file is not compatible
with previous versions of Outlook, but the old format is the default.

. Access 2003 has no change to the file format as previous
versions, so you can open Access 2003 files in Microsoft Access version
2002. Note There is an Access 2000 file format, in addition to Access 2003
and Access 2002 file formats. The Access 2000 file format is the default,



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or not you have included any service pack updates.

 

[Sridhar Chandrashekar [MSFT]]

Hi,
Mike is correct. Here is more info on such similar questions.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/faq.mspx

I am closing this issue as resolved. Please reopen this if you believe that your question is not answered.
Thanks.


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Is there a change of file format from Office 2000 to
Office 2003. Some of our customers can only read office
2000 word or excel files. Will it be a problem if we
upgrade to office 2003?

No file format changes for Word and Excel.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/faq.mspx#XSLTfaqSection124124121120120
Q. Are Office 2003 Editions file formats compatible with previous
versions of Office programs?
A. Yes. Since document formats in Office 2003 Editions are the same as
those in Office XP, Office 2000, and Office 97, they are compatible with
those versions.

Specifically:

. Binary File formats for Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003, and Word
2003 remain the same and are compatible with previous versions dating to
Office 97.

. An Outlook Personal Folders file (.pst) can now be saved as a
new binary format, which uses Unicode and increases the storage limit to
approximately 20 gigabytes (GB). An Outlook 2003 .pst file is not compatible
with previous versions of Outlook, but the old format is the default.

. Access 2003 has no change to the file format as previous
versions, so you can open Access 2003 files in Microsoft Access version
2002. Note There is an Access 2000 file format, in addition to Access 2003
and Access 2002 file formats. The Access 2000 file format is the default,



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

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include details of your application and Windows versions, and whether
or not you have included any service pack updates.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

Hi,
Mike is correct. Here is more info on such similar questions.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/faq.mspx

Looks to me to be the same link I posted