How do I save Microsoft Office 2007 files as Office 2003?

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Even though Office 2007 is now widely available on-campus there are many staff and students that have yet to upgrade to this version of Office. Therefore, UniSA Students using Office 2007 at home will need to save all Office 2007 files as Office 2003 format before submitting them via AssignIT.

Office 2007 files can be recognised by their file extensions which now have an 'x' appended to the end, and are 4 or 5 characters long instead of the old 3 character file extensions:

	Old 2003 filename Extension	New 2007 filename Extension
Word	filename.doc	filename.docx
Excel	filename.xls	filename.xlsx
Powerpoint	filename.ppt	filename.pptx
Access	filename.mdb**	filename.accdb
Publisher	filename.pub	no change*
Outlook	filename.pst	no change*

* Publisher and Outlook file extensions have not changed from the 2003 version and are compatible with Office 2007.

** Access files created in Access 2003 can be opened in Access 2007 but the table structures are unable to be modified until the Database has been converted to Access 2007.

Saving Office 2007 files as Office 2003

To save an Office 2007 file as a previous version, open the original document in Office 2007.

Click the Office 2007 button in the top left hand corner. (This button replaces the File menu and provides access to menu options like Open, Save, Save As and Print.)

When you press the Office button a menu list will appear. If you hold the mouse over the Save As item (without clicking) a second list will appear.

In Microsoft Word click on the Word 97-2003 Document option.

In Microsoft Excel - Click on Excel 97-2003 Workbook
In Microsoft PowerPoint - Click on PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation
In Microsoft Access - Click on Access 2002-2003 Database
A Save As window will then appear

Change the File name as required. The application will automatically add the correct file extension (ie. .doc, .xls) for Office 2003.
You can also simply change the Save as type by selecting the appropriate option from the drop down list.

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How do I save Microsoft Office 2007 files as Office 2003?

Saving Office 2007 files as Office 2003

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