Saturday, November 11, 2006

MS Office Compatibility Pack for Office 2007 Files (Open, Edit, Save Office 2007 files in Office 2000,XP, 2003...)

Microsoft Downloads - Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

"Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

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By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 923505.

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With Office 2007 RTM, I'm sure it won't be too long before I start seeing the new Office 2007 "x" (docX, xlsX, pptX, etc. Think "X = Just XML") and "m" (docM, xlsM, pptM, etc. Think "M =  Includes Macros") file formats...

(via The Road to Know WhereFreely Use Microsoft Office 2007 Files Without Office 2007)

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