How to Make Word 2007 Save to Word 2003 Format

You can save computer documents in a variety of formats.

Word 2007 includes significant enhancements over Word 2003. One of the most notable is the file type the program saves documents as. Word 2007 saves documents with the .docx extension, while Word 2003 saves with the .doc extension. Fortunately, the newer version of the program includes a way to save documents in the .doc extension for easy accessibility in Word 2003.

Things You'll Need

• Word 2007

Instructions

1. Click the "Office" button in Word 2007 and click "Save As."

2. Click the down arrow in the Save As Type box to open a list of format options.

3. Click the "Word 97-2003 Document" option.

4. Type a name for the file and click "Save."

Tips & Warnings

• By Setting this you will save all the documents in the proper format if sending to others that do not yet have Word 2007 or the computability pack installed on their version.

• You will disable some of the new functions available to only the Office 2007 suite.

References

• Microsoft Office: Use Word to Open or Save a File in Another File Format