How to go from Office 2007 back to Microsoft Word

I am doing a term paper (due today!!) that my teacher cannot receive in the
Office 2007 format but must be sent to be received by Microsoft Word ( it's
an online class). I've finished my paper and have until midnight tonight to
send it. Can I e-mail it to a friend who has Word and have them send it to my
teacher.

Any quick ideas are appreciated.

What you cand do is go File Save as & change the file type to word 97-2003,
then e-mail as required

your teacher,to be able to read word 2007 documents can download from this
site

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


"Mailman Ron" <> wrote in message
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>I am doing a term paper (due today!!) that my teacher cannot receive in the
> Office 2007 format but must be sent to be received by Microsoft Word (
> it's
> an online class). I've finished my paper and have until midnight tonight
> to
> send it. Can I e-mail it to a friend who has Word and have them send it to
> my
> teacher.
>
> Any quick ideas are appreciated.

Go to the 'save as' function in Word 2007 and select '97-2003' format. Save
your work and then e-mail it..

--
Mike Hall - MVP
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx




"Mailman Ron" <> wrote in message
news:F14EC9D4-95B8-446D-A615-...
>I am doing a term paper (due today!!) that my teacher cannot receive in the
> Office 2007 format but must be sent to be received by Microsoft Word (
> it's
> an online class). I've finished my paper and have until midnight tonight
> to
> send it. Can I e-mail it to a friend who has Word and have them send it to
> my
> teacher.
>
> Any quick ideas are appreciated.

In Microsoft Word 2007, click the Office Button, select the Save As option
and from the revealed list, choose the Microsoft Word 97 to 2003 option to
maintain compatibility. You can also set these defaults in the Word Options
if you share files with persons still running older versions of Microsoft
Office.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Mailman Ron" <> wrote in message
news:F14EC9D4-95B8-446D-A615-...
>I am doing a term paper (due today!!) that my teacher cannot receive in the
> Office 2007 format but must be sent to be received by Microsoft Word (
> it's
> an online class). I've finished my paper and have until midnight tonight
> to
> send it. Can I e-mail it to a friend who has Word and have them send it to
> my
> teacher.
>
> Any quick ideas are appreciated.

"Mike Hall - MVP" wrote:

> Go to the 'save as' function in Word 2007 and select '97-2003' format. Save
> your work and then e-mail it..
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx



Mike,
I'm a little confused..I'm working in the Vista program in what is
called Microsoft Office 2007 in the Microsoft Works Word Processor....there
is no Word 2007. When I go to Office 2007 and hit the "save as" function,
there is no "97-2003" format to choose. Am I doing something wrong or looking
in the wrong area?

Ron

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> In Microsoft Word 2007, click the Office Button, select the Save As option
> and from the revealed list, choose the Microsoft Word 97 to 2003 option to
> maintain compatibility. You can also set these defaults in the Word Options
> if you share files with persons still running older versions of Microsoft
> Office.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Mailman Ron" <> wrote in message
> news:F14EC9D4-95B8-446D-A615-...
> >I am doing a term paper (due today!!) that my teacher cannot receive in the
> > Office 2007 format but must be sent to be received by Microsoft Word (
> > it's
> > an online class). I've finished my paper and have until midnight tonight
> > to
> > send it. Can I e-mail it to a friend who has Word and have them send it to
> > my
> > teacher.
> >
> > Any quick ideas are appreciated.
>
>
> Andre,
I'm a bit confused. I don't have Word 2007 I don't think. I am
in the Vista system, going through Microsoft Office2007 in their Works word
processor. The "save as" option doesn't give me the option of Microsoft Word
97 to 2003.

Ron

Regarding "...in their Works word processor..." - Microsoft Works word
processsor is not identical to Microsoft Office 2007 Word.

If you are using Works there is no option to save in Word 97/2003 format.

However if you are using Microsoft Office 2007 Word you must download the
add-in utility which provides for the conversion from the Office site.



"Mailman Ron" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
>> In Microsoft Word 2007, click the Office Button, select the Save As
>> option
>> and from the revealed list, choose the Microsoft Word 97 to 2003 option
>> to
>> maintain compatibility. You can also set these defaults in the Word
>> Options
>> if you share files with persons still running older versions of Microsoft
>> Office.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Mailman Ron" <> wrote in message
>> news:F14EC9D4-95B8-446D-A615-...
>> >I am doing a term paper (due today!!) that my teacher cannot receive in
>> >the
>> > Office 2007 format but must be sent to be received by Microsoft Word (
>> > it's
>> > an online class). I've finished my paper and have until midnight
>> > tonight
>> > to
>> > send it. Can I e-mail it to a friend who has Word and have them send it
>> > to
>> > my
>> > teacher.
>> >
>> > Any quick ideas are appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Andre,
> I'm a bit confused. I don't have Word 2007 I don't think. I
> am
> in the Vista system, going through Microsoft Office2007 in their Works
> word
> processor. The "save as" option doesn't give me the option of Microsoft
> Word
> 97 to 2003.
>
> Ron

You are using Microsoft Works, which is a poor relation of Micrsoft Office.

Why don't you use Open Office?
Someone here will have the URL.


"AJR" wrote:

> Regarding "...in their Works word processor..." - Microsoft Works word
> processsor is not identical to Microsoft Office 2007 Word.
>
> If you are using Works there is no option to save in Word 97/2003 format.
>
> However if you are using Microsoft Office 2007 Word you must download the
> add-in utility which provides for the conversion from the Office site.
>
>
>
> "Mailman Ron" <> wrote in message
> news:0FC7C03B-FE47-42FF-A78F-...
> >
> >
> > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> >
> >> In Microsoft Word 2007, click the Office Button, select the Save As
> >> option
> >> and from the revealed list, choose the Microsoft Word 97 to 2003 option
> >> to
> >> maintain compatibility. You can also set these defaults in the Word
> >> Options
> >> if you share files with persons still running older versions of Microsoft
> >> Office.
> >> --
> >> Andre
> >> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> >> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> >> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> >> "Mailman Ron" <> wrote in message
> >> news:F14EC9D4-95B8-446D-A615-...
> >> >I am doing a term paper (due today!!) that my teacher cannot receive in
> >> >the
> >> > Office 2007 format but must be sent to be received by Microsoft Word (
> >> > it's
> >> > an online class). I've finished my paper and have until midnight
> >> > tonight
> >> > to
> >> > send it. Can I e-mail it to a friend who has Word and have them send it
> >> > to
> >> > my
> >> > teacher.
> >> >
> >> > Any quick ideas are appreciated.
> >>
> >>
> >> Andre,
> > I'm a bit confused. I don't have Word 2007 I don't think. I
> > am
> > in the Vista system, going through Microsoft Office2007 in their Works
> > word
> > processor. The "save as" option doesn't give me the option of Microsoft
> > Word
> > 97 to 2003.
> >
> > Ron
>
>
>

On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 12:29:00 -0800, Mailman Ron
<> wrote:



> I'm a little confused..I'm working in the Vista program in what is
> called Microsoft Office 2007 in the Microsoft Works Word Processor....there
> is no Word 2007. When I go to Office 2007 and hit the "save as" function,
> there is no "97-2003" format to choose. Am I doing something wrong or looking
> in the wrong area?


Ron, I'm afraid that you're more than a little confused. Let me try to
clarify some things.

First, note that whatever program you are running, it's not a *Vista*
program. It's simply a program that runs under Windows. It can run
under Vista, but it undoubtedly can run under Windows XP too. It may
have come with your computer, but it is *not* part of Vista.

Second, Microsoft Office 2007 is not part of the Microsoft Works Word
Processor. They are two different things. Microsoft Office 2007 is the
latest version of Microsoft's flagship office suite, and Microsoft
Works is, by comparison, a much more primitive and less capable set of
programs that do similar things (it includes a word processor). So in
general, those with lesser needs might get Works, because it's
cheaper, and those who want all the bells and whistles spring for the
considerably more expensive Office. Although it's possible that you
have both, it's unlikely, since Office can do everything Works does
and more.

Regarding your sentence "When I go to Office 2007 and hit the "save
as" function, there is no "97-2003" format to choose," note that you
can't literally go to Office 2007. Office 2007 is a suite of programs,
not a program itself. The programs that make up Office 2007 (depending
on what version you have) are Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007,
etc. You have to go to "save as" in one of those programs, presumably
Word 2007, if that's what you have.

Alternatively if you are actually running Microsoft Works, rather than
Office 2007, you should save the document as an rtf file. Your teacher
should be able to read it in Microsoft Word.

For more help, please clarify exactly what program you are using.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:36:01 -0800, Mailman Ron wrote:

>
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
>> In Microsoft Word 2007, click the Office Button, select the Save As option
>> and from the revealed list, choose the Microsoft Word 97 to 2003 option to
>> maintain compatibility. You can also set these defaults in the Word Options
>> if you share files with persons still running older versions of Microsoft
>> Office.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Mailman Ron" <> wrote in message
>> news:F14EC9D4-95B8-446D-A615-...
>> >I am doing a term paper (due today!!) that my teacher cannot receive in the
>> > Office 2007 format but must be sent to be received by Microsoft Word (
>> > it's
>> > an online class). I've finished my paper and have until midnight tonight
>> > to
>> > send it. Can I e-mail it to a friend who has Word and have them send it to
>> > my
>> > teacher.
>> >
>> > Any quick ideas are appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Andre,
> I'm a bit confused. I don't have Word 2007 I don't think. I am
> in the Vista system, going through Microsoft Office2007 in their Works word
> processor. The "save as" option doesn't give me the option of Microsoft Word
> 97 to 2003.
>
> Ron

Works is not the same as MS Office. In this situation your
quickest/fastest solution is probably going to be to download and install
OpenOffice.org and use it to save in an appropriate format - if it will
import what you have - I'm not sure on that, but you might try an rtf
format if works will export that. Good Luck.