Office 2003 Templates in Office 2007

[Dan Jones]

Hello.

I have recently bought a new computer with Microsoft Office 2007. However I
was fond of the Microsoft Office 2003 templates and would like to know if
there is a way to use the 2003 templates in 2007.

Many thanks.

Dan Jones.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hello.

I have recently bought a new computer with Microsoft Office 2007.
However I was fond of the Microsoft Office 2003 templates and would
like to know if there is a way to use the 2003 templates in 2007.

Many thanks.

Dan Jones.

Yes, they'll work in Compatibility Mode. If they're already in your
Templates folder, just choose one from the Office button > New dialog. If
they're somewhere else (such as still on your old computer), copy them into
your Templates folder first.

If you want to change the templates so they create Word 2007-format files,
open each template (use the Office button > Open dialog and navigate to the
Templates folder) and click Office button > Convert, then save as a .dotx
file (or, if it contains macros, as a .dotm file). Or you can just save some
or all of the resulting documents as .docx files.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Jay Freedman]

Yes, the wizards will work, although they create Word 2003-format documents
in Compatibility Mode.

For the Letter Wizard specifically:

- Go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033 (or another number
if you aren't using US English).
- Copy the file "Letter Wizard.wiz".
- Switch to the folder %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates and paste.
- In Word 2007, click Office button > New > My templates.
- Locate the Letter Wizard icon and double-click it.

One thing that doesn't work right in 2007 is the letter icon in the default
text that should restart the wizard when you double-click it. Because it
tries to execute the LetterWizard command, which doesn't exist in 2007,
nothing happens. If that really bothers you, you can open the
LetterWizard.wiz file itself, right-click the icon and choose Edit Field,
change "LetterWizard" to "InitiateWizard" in the field code, and save the
file.

The other thing that doesn't work -- and hardly anyone cares -- is that the
Assistant (either Clippy or one of the others) won't appear in 2007; they've
been removed from the product.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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