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fjs08

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Feb 7, 2008

• #1

Just got Office 2008 and wrote my first Word Doc. I noticed that the format saved in was .docx not .doc. Does this have any consequence if I send a note to someone who doesn't have Word 2008, such as Windows people, etc, etc.

Thanks.

Frank

 

yippy

macrumors 68020

• Feb 7, 2008

• #2

Yes, very much so. That is the new format for Office 2007 (Windows version) and Office 2008 (Mac version) that is NOT compatible with older versions of Office.

You will need to save as Office 2003/2004 format if you send the file to someone who does not have Office 2007 for Windows or Office 2008 for Mac.

 

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Robwmitchell

macrumors newbie

• Feb 7, 2008

• #3

docx cannot be opened by 2004

 

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acxz

macrumors regular

• Feb 7, 2008

• #4

If someone can't open the .docx file because they don't have the latest version of Office, steer them here: http://docx-converter.com/

 

Osarkon

macrumors 68020

• Feb 7, 2008

• #5

acxz said:

If someone can't open the .docx file because they don't have the latest version of Office, steer them here: http://docx-converter.com/

Click to expand...

How odd, that website states that the format isn't supported by OS X. Yet Textedit can open and edit .docx files, and Quicklook can display any office 2007 file.

 

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kfordham281

macrumors 6502

• Feb 7, 2008

• #6

Have them download the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack. This will allow them to open/edit/save Office 2007 file formats.