How to Open Office 2007 Files With Office 2003
Microsoft office is the most widely used software to prepare professional documents, presentations and for keeping different records. It has been prepared by Microsoft and is considered as one of the most valuable contributions towards the corporate and academic world. It contains many applications which mainly include Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.
Microsoft has introduced many different versions of the Office from 1997 to 2012. If you want to open any file of office 2007 in office 2003, you will have to save it in compatibility mode first which you can learn from the given steps.
Instructions
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First of all, open Microsoft Word on your computer. You can open it by going to the programmes in the start menu and then selecting it from the list of applications in Microsoft Office.
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After opening the Microsoft Word, click on the button which is given on the upper left corner of your screen. Then, click ‘Open’ and select the document which you want to see in Office 2003 from the respective folder.
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When the document is opened, go through it and see if there is any need of making some changes. Click the ‘Save’ button.
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Now, you have to save the programme in Office 2003. Click on the button which is given on the upper left corner of your screen. Select ‘Save as’ option. You will see some options in the box which include Word Document, Word Template, Word 97-2003 Document, Find add-ins for other files and other formats. You have to select the option ‘Word 97-2003 Document’ to make your document compatible with the older versions of office.
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When you will click on the option ‘Word 97-2003 Document’, a box may pop-out indicating that some parts of your documents are changed in order to make it compatible with the older version. You don’t have to worry about it as no dramatic changes will be made to your document and your content will be saved as it is. There may be just a few changes in the layouts of your figures or diagrams which are negligible.
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Make sure that your document has been saved properly before you close it. Now, open the compatible document file which will be in old logo of Microsoft office and go through the whole document to know whether it has been saved in the right way or not.
