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mn
I have Office XP but need to create Word and Excel files for users with Office 97 & Office 2000. Will they have problems opening the files? I don't have the previous versions to test with. Thanks.
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Mike Williams [MVP]
mn said:
The file formats for Word and Excel have not changed since Office 97.
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)
Hi M.N.,
To add to Mike's reply - while the file formats have
not changed the feature sets and the positioning of
objects has changed since Office 97. If you know you
are going to have folks with Office 97 as part of your
target audience you may want to turn on the feature
in Tools=>Options=>Save for
[x] Disable features not available in Word97
One of the most common differences is the positioning
of graphics in newer versions and Word97. That setting
should keep folks from getting as many surprises
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I have Office XP but need to create Word and Excel files for users with Office 97 & Office 2000. Will they have problems opening
the files? I don't have the previous versions to test with. Thanks. >>
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I hope this helps you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
The Office 2003 System parts explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/preview/system.asp
MS on 'Why Office System 2003'
http://microsoft.com/mscorp/execmail/2003/10-13productivity.asp
To add to Mike's reply - while the file formats have
not changed the feature sets and the positioning of
objects has changed since Office 97. If you know you
are going to have folks with Office 97 as part of your
target audience you may want to turn on the feature
in Tools=>Options=>Save for
[x] Disable features not available in Word97
One of the most common differences is the positioning
of graphics in newer versions and Word97. That setting
should keep folks from getting as many surprises
========
I have Office XP but need to create Word and Excel files for users with Office 97 & Office 2000. Will they have problems opening
the files? I don't have the previous versions to test with. Thanks. >>
--
I hope this helps you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
The Office 2003 System parts explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/preview/system.asp
MS on 'Why Office System 2003'
http://microsoft.com/mscorp/execmail/2003/10-13productivity.asp