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Not happy w/ it. In Word, documents save as .DOCX. I know that I can choose to save it as a .doc but I wonder what Microsoft was thinking making the default method of saving only compatible with other people who have upgraded to Office 2008. GRRR!
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Neal On 9/02/08, keep it simple wrote: > can't I just save it as .doc and delete the "x" off the end? NOPE! no more than you can change an image or sound files format by changing the extension type (letters after the .) - they "tell" MS OS who (what app) can open or "translate" a file.

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Sep 3, 2008
Keep It Simple Okay Neil...

I need some information about Office 08. I have just installed it on every blasted laptop in our school. Now, as I suspected, I have bombarded with upset teachers. They are sending attachments via e-mail, however no one is able to read their attachments.

For instance, I sent my schedule (written in Mac Word) to my pr...See More
Sep 3, 2008
Greg On 9/03/08, Keep It Simple wrote: > Okay Neil... > > I need some information about Office 08. I have just installed it on every > blasted laptop in our school. Now, as I suspected, I have bombarded with > upset teachers. They are sending attachments via e-mail, however no one is > able to read their attachments. > > For inst...See More
Sep 3, 2008
Neal From M$:

To open Microsoft Office Word 2007 .docx or .docm files with Microsoft Office Word 2003, Word 2002, or Word 2000, you need to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint File Formats and any necessary Office updates. By using the Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system, you can...See More
Sep 4, 2008
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On 9/03/08, Keep It Simple wrote: > Okay Neil... > > I need some information about Office 08. I have just installed it on every > blasted laptop in our school. Now, as I suspected, I have bombarded with > upset teachers. They are sending attachments via e-mail, however no one is > able to read the...See More
Sep 4, 2008


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