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How do I configure Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac for backwards compatibility?

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To configure Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac for backwards compatibility please select the desired office program below:

Microsoft Word 2008

  1. Start Microsoft Word 2008.
  2. From the menu at the top choose the Word menu and select Preferences.Select Word menu then select Preferences
  3. Select the Save preferences.
    Select Save preferences
  4. Change the Save Word files as: to be an older word format like Word 97-2004 (.doc).Save word file as:
  5. Select OK then Exit from Word.

The process to make Microsoft Word 2008 backwards compatible is now complete.  To complete the process for Microsoft Excel 2008 and  Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 please continue with the instructions below.

Microsoft Excel 2008

  1. Start Microsoft Excel 2008.
  2. From the menu at the top choose the Word menu and select Preferences. Select Excel then Preferences
  3. From Preferences choose Compatibility preference.
    Select Compatibiltiy Preference
  4. Select Show All from the top of the Compatibility dialogue box.Compatibilty preference dialogue box.
  5. In the Transition section select Save files in this format: dropdown menu and select Excel 97-2004 Workbook (.xls)Save files in Excel 97-2004 Workbook (.xls)
  6. Select OK then Exit from Excel.

the process to make Microsoft Excel 2008 backwards compatible is now complete.  To complete the process for Microsoft Word 2008 please continue with the instructions above.  To complete the process for Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 please continue with the instructions below.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2008

  1. Start Microsoft PowerPoint 2008.
  2. From the PowerPoint menu select Preferences.
    Select PowerPoint meu and select Preferences
  3. Select the Save tab at the top.
    Select the Save tab
  4. Select the Save PowerPoint files as: dropdown menu and select PowerPoint 97-2004 Presentation (.ppt).Save PowerPoint files as PowerPoint 97-2004 Presentation (.ppt)
  5. Select OK, then exit PowerPoint.

The process to make Microsoft Excel 2008 backwards compatible is now complete.  To complete the process for Microsoft Word 2008 and Microsoft Excel 2008 please continue with the instructions above. 

 

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