Problem...help needed!

wexman1

ok first post on here so be nice
i am doin a project on my laptop (vista),but when i save the documents on a usb and then try to open them on another computer (XP) all that comes up is a bunch of symbols!
can any1 give me a solution to this problem plz?
i hav no idea what to do and need to transfer the document asap

deep1

wexman1 wrote: »

ok first post on here so be nice
i am doin a project on my laptop (vista),but when i save the documents on a usb and then try to open them on another computer (XP) all that comes up is a bunch of symbols!
can any1 give me a solution to this problem plz?
i hav no idea what to do and need to transfer the document asap

Sounds like you are using 2 different version of Microsoft office.
Prob Vista is 2007 and Xp is 2003.
The best idea would be Make documents in Vista then Paste into Notes (text format) and paste it back into Xp.
You might need to do some formatting again.

Or use open office (Open source and free).

fudgez

you can also save in the 2003 format using office 2007 just goto file>save as and select what format you would like to save in from the dropdown list if you want full compatability I reccomend the "Rich Text File" Format but that will not work for pictures at all

riseagains

if your using powerpoint (.ppt) you can use the "pack and go" operation...

Now this is designed so you can create a .ppt file on your computer and also use it on any other pc in the world...

hope this helps..

wexman1

tanx for de tips guys!