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M'soft office - .docx, .pptx etc

  • 29-06-2007 12:33am
    #1
    BlackIguana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭


    Quick question - hopefully someone can help me.

    I've just started using windows vista with office professional.

    I created a powerpoint file and it ends in '.pptx'. Similarly word docs I create seem to end in '.docx'.

    Problem is I've emailed them to my bus partner (he has office 2003) and he can't open them...

    Someone please tell me that there is some easy way to make these things communicate and that I'm not entering a world of pain!...:confused:


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  • #2
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Open the documents you have already saved and choose 'Save As', then select 'Word 97 - 2003 Document' and the same for Powerpoint.
    In future use 'Save As' instead of 'Save' to avoid the compatability issues.


  • #3
    BlackIguana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭BlackIguana


    kaizersoze wrote:
    Open the documents you have already saved and choose 'Save As', then select 'Word 97 - 2003 Document' and the same for Powerpoint.
    In future use 'Save As' instead of 'Save' to avoid the compatability issues.

    Thanks - that wasn't too hard!

    BTW the difference in size between the pptx version (231kb) and the ppt version (3.1mb) is huge. Will save a lot of space going forwards..


  • #4
    ats
    Closed Accounts Posts: 118 ✭✭ats


    the joys of office 2007, I get that problem a lot in the office so i keep a central PC set up with 2007 on it and if any docs get emailed in I convert them that way.

    might there be some way to make 2007 save it as a .doc by default? might be worth looking at


  • #5
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    I think there's a way of making '07 save as doc by default, but I can't verify as I don't have it installed.

    There's a free converter available from MS for Office 2003 that allows you to convert/open Office 07 documents. They'll probably send it out through automatic updates (if they haven't already).


  • #6
    petes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    Compatibility pack for Office 2007 can be found here.


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  • #7
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    seamus wrote:
    I think there's a way of making '07 save as doc by default, but I can't verify as I don't have it installed.

    There's a free converter available from MS for Office 2003 that allows you to convert/open Office 07 documents. They'll probably send it out through automatic updates (if they haven't already).
    There is a way alright.
    Click on the Office icon (top left) in any of the Office applications. At the bottom of the menu click '[app name] Options'. In the left pane click 'Save' and change 'Save files in this format' to what ever format you want. Click OK to save changes.


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