Office 2007 Document Compatibility

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If you have students using Office 2007, we recommend that you have them save their work into Office 97-2003 format before they submit it to you. If you are an instructor and are using Office 2007, the recommendation is that you also save your work into Office 97-2003 format when you intend to send it to your students. This will solve compatibility issues for both students and faculty.

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UPDATE

Please note that Office 2007 for Windows and Office 2008 for Macintosh are now available for use on school-owned computers. Faculty and staff are also eligible to have the software installed on their home computers. Please contact us for details.


Follow the below instructions or send these instructions to your students if they have Office 2007.

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Saving Documents so Previous Versions of MS Office can Open Them

Figure 1
Figure 1


  • Select the Office button in the upper left corner of Office 2007 (See Figure 1)


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Figure 2


  • Click on the Save As option (Figure 2)


Figure 3
Figure 3


  • At the bottom of the Save As window, look for the 'Save as type' option, and change the file type to Word 97-2003 Document (Figure 3)


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Converting Office 2007 Documents

If you do receive a document that is in Office 2007 format and you are unable to open it, follow these directions to download and install the Office 2007 Converter.

  • Windows Based Computers
    • Download the converter (Click Here)
    • Save it to your computer and double click on it to run the installer
    • Once the installation is complete, you can open Office 2007 documents and Office 2003 will convert them into a format that is readable on your computer. Please be aware that some loss of formatting may occur in the conversion process.
  • Macintosh Based Computers
    • Download the converter (Click Here)
    • This will download a dmg file. Double click on this and you will see a new icon called Office Open XML Converter. Double click this icon.
    • This will open a window where there will be another icon that says Install Open XML Converter. Double click this icon.
    • You will be prompted to enter an administrative password to allow the installation to happen.
      • If you don't have an administrative password, please Contact Us and an analyst can assist you.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions until the installation completes. You should now be able to open and read documents created in Microsoft Office 2007. Please be aware that some loss of formatting may occur in the conversion process.

If you are having trouble downloading or installing the converter, please feel free to Contact Us.

Alternately, there is a free online converter available. You can try it out by clicking here. Please be aware, though, that this converter only preserves the text from the document. There may be loss of formatting as well.

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