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Index
Overview
Office 2007 for Windows
Compatibility Pack
Overview
In 2006 Microsoft announced that file formats for Office 2008 (Macintosh) and Office 2007 (Windows) will now have four characters
in their extensions rather than the traditional three. This new naming convention stems from the xml technology being used
by the software.
Word = .docx
Excel = .xlsx
PowerPoint = .pptx
The new software offers backwards compatibility to older versions and another new feature allows the user to save documents as PDF.
For more information on the Open XML format, go to http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA100069351033.aspx
Office 2007 for Windows
The default in Word 2007 is to open a new document in the current format. When you save the document you will see the file name appear at
the top of the document as filename.docx.
To change this to an older version of Word or create a PDF file you can do the following:
- Launch Office 2007
- Open the .docx document you wish to change to the .doc or .pdf format
- Click on the Office button, and choose Save As then Word 97-2003 Document
- Click Save
- You have successfully saved a document in the Office 2003 format
Note: Some features of Office 2007 may not be compatible with older versions of Office. You may also receive a message from the
program stating that data will be lost.
Compatibility Pack
If you are a user of an older version of Office you may receive a document which is in the new .docx format. You will not
be able to open the document and will receive an error message similar to the following:
You can click OK to download the software, or, if worried about Phishing, click the link
to go to Microsoft's Download Center for
Microsoft's Compatibility Pack download.
Questions can be sent to the Office of Information Technology (OIT) Help Desk.
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