Can I change my resume from a Word 2007 on vista to an older word.

Don'tKnow

I'm new to this computer stuff. I wrote a resume on Microsofts Vista (new
computer), but no one I send it to can read it. Can I change the format so
it can be read in an older version of word.

Don Ellis

Check to see if your Word 2007 documents end with the extension
*.docx, which is the default. This format can only be read by Word
2007 and not older versions of Word.

You will need to change your program settings to make your documents
save in the more widely readable *.doc format. Do this:

1. Click the colourful Office logo button in the extreme upper-left
corner of your Word screen.
2. Click Word Options at the bottom of the dialog box that appears.
3. Click Save in the left colum of choices.
4. The first item is "Save files in this format."
5. Open the drop-down menu and select the third item: "Word 97-2003
Document (*.doc)"
6. Click OK at the bottom of the dialog box.

All your documents will now be saved with a DOC extension, rather than
DOCX.

Your Vista operating system is not the reason your documents cannot be
shared with other Word users.

Don

On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:10:00 -0700, Don'tKnow
<Don'> wrote:

>I'm new to this computer stuff. I wrote a resume on Microsofts Vista (new
>computer), but no one I send it to can read it. Can I change the format so
>it can be read in an older version of word.

Graham Mayor

Frankly if this is only a problem relating to this resume, I would not
bother changing the default settings for Word 2007 (just save the resume as
Word 97-2003 format). The new file format is the best feature of Word 2007
and it is better to retain it, other than for those documents that require
exchange with others who don't have 2007.

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Don Ellis wrote:
> Check to see if your Word 2007 documents end with the extension
> *.docx, which is the default. This format can only be read by Word
> 2007 and not older versions of Word.
>
> You will need to change your program settings to make your documents
> save in the more widely readable *.doc format. Do this:
>
> 1. Click the colourful Office logo button in the extreme upper-left
> corner of your Word screen.
> 2. Click Word Options at the bottom of the dialog box that appears.
> 3. Click Save in the left colum of choices.
> 4. The first item is "Save files in this format."
> 5. Open the drop-down menu and select the third item: "Word 97-2003
> Document (*.doc)"
> 6. Click OK at the bottom of the dialog box.
>
> All your documents will now be saved with a DOC extension, rather than
> DOCX.
>
> Your Vista operating system is not the reason your documents cannot be
> shared with other Word users.
>
> Don
>
> On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:10:00 -0700, Don'tKnow
> <Don'> wrote:
>
>> I'm new to this computer stuff. I wrote a resume on Microsofts
>> Vista (new computer), but no one I send it to can read it. Can I
>> change the format so it can be read in an older version of word.

Don Ellis

As Graham suggests, if you want to retain the .docx format for most of
your documents and use the .doc format selectively, the easiest way
is to Save As and choose the "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)" selection
at the bottom of the dialog box, under "Save as type."

I don't do this because I have to exchange my documents with dozens
of people who have older versiona of Word who are never going to
install the Compatibility Pack.

I think it all comes down to exchange: If your documents are mainly
for your own use, use DOCX. If you're routinely sharing most of your
documents, you might consider setting it to DOC permanently as I
describe below.

Don


On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:15:03 +0800, Don Ellis <>
wrote:

>
>Check to see if your Word 2007 documents end with the extension
>*.docx, which is the default. This format can only be read by Word
>2007 and not older versions of Word.
>
>You will need to change your program settings to make your documents
>save in the more widely readable *.doc format. Do this:
>
>1. Click the colourful Office logo button in the extreme upper-left
>corner of your Word screen.
>2. Click Word Options at the bottom of the dialog box that appears.
>3. Click Save in the left colum of choices.
>4. The first item is "Save files in this format."
>5. Open the drop-down menu and select the third item: "Word 97-2003
>Document (*.doc)"
>6. Click OK at the bottom of the dialog box.
>
>All your documents will now be saved with a DOC extension, rather than
>DOCX.
>
>Your Vista operating system is not the reason your documents cannot be
>shared with other Word users.
>
>Don
>
> On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:10:00 -0700, Don'tKnow
><Don'> wrote:
>
>>I'm new to this computer stuff. I wrote a resume on Microsofts Vista (new
>>computer), but no one I send it to can read it. Can I change the format so
>>it can be read in an older version of word.

Graham Mayor

No arguments there

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site
Word MVP web site
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Don Ellis wrote:
> As Graham suggests, if you want to retain the .docx format for most of
> your documents and use the .doc format selectively, the easiest way
> is to Save As and choose the "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)" selection
> at the bottom of the dialog box, under "Save as type."
>
> I don't do this because I have to exchange my documents with dozens
> of people who have older versiona of Word who are never going to
> install the Compatibility Pack.
>
> I think it all comes down to exchange: If your documents are mainly
> for your own use, use DOCX. If you're routinely sharing most of your
> documents, you might consider setting it to DOC permanently as I
> describe below.
>
> Don
>
>
> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:15:03 +0800, Don Ellis <>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Check to see if your Word 2007 documents end with the extension
>> *.docx, which is the default. This format can only be read by Word
>> 2007 and not older versions of Word.
>>
>> You will need to change your program settings to make your documents
>> save in the more widely readable *.doc format. Do this:
>>
>> 1. Click the colourful Office logo button in the extreme upper-left
>> corner of your Word screen.
>> 2. Click Word Options at the bottom of the dialog box that appears.
>> 3. Click Save in the left colum of choices.
>> 4. The first item is "Save files in this format."
>> 5. Open the drop-down menu and select the third item: "Word 97-2003
>> Document (*.doc)"
>> 6. Click OK at the bottom of the dialog box.
>>
>> All your documents will now be saved with a DOC extension, rather
>> than DOCX.
>>
>> Your Vista operating system is not the reason your documents cannot
>> be shared with other Word users.
>>
>> Don
>>
>> On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:10:00 -0700, Don'tKnow
>> <Don'> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm new to this computer stuff. I wrote a resume on Microsofts
>>> Vista (new computer), but no one I send it to can read it. Can I
>>> change the format so it can be read in an older version of word.

Don Ellis

Hi Graham,

Since I don't have a choice in my use of the DOC format, I hadn't
explored the differences in the new DOCX format.

Here are three links I quickly found, and found interesting. I offer
them as a starting point for anyone who doesn't have a clue and wants
someplace to begin:

From Microsoft:


From The Guardian:


From Wikipedia:


Cheers,
Don


On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 12:18:04 +0300, "Graham Mayor"
<gmayor@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote:

>No arguments there