How to open Office 2007 files using Office 2000, XP, or 2003

December 6th, 2007 by Ross McKillop | Print This Post Print This Post
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You can open, edit and save Office 2007 files using an older version of Office (2K/XP/2003) if you download and install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. So if you’ve been sent a file created with Word, Excel, or PowerPoint 2007 - and you don’t have MS Office 2007, you’ll still be able to view and edit it (though some of the features very specific to 2007 might not work, you’ll usually be notified if it happens).

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  1. 2 Responses to “How to open Office 2007 files using Office 2000, XP, or 2003”

  2. By sameer srivastava on Dec 10, 2007 | Reply

    When i clicked to te link given in your post it took me to the microsoft page but said sorry we could not find the page requested. Please give the correct link

  3. By vault on Mar 26, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks for the tip. I had been wondering if there was a way for a while.

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