Overview
Users of the Microsoft Office XP and 2003 programs Word, Excel, or PowerPoint please install all High-Priority updates from Microsoft Update before downloading the Compatibility Pack. By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 924074.
Instructions
To install this download:
- Ensure your system is up to date by installing all High-Priority/Required updates on Microsoft Update (required for Microsoft Office XP and 2003 users).
- After installing all High-Priority/Required updates with Microsoft Update, and restarting your computer, download Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats which is the file below.
- Click the FileFormatConverters.exe program file and run it on your hard disk to start the setup program.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
To install Powerpoint Viewer 2007:
- Ensure your system is up to date by installing all High-Priority/Required updates on Microsoft Update (required for Microsoft Office XP and 2003 users).
- After installing all High-Priority/Required updates with Microsoft Update, and restarting your computer, download PowerPoint Viewer 2007 File Formats which is the file below.
- Click the PowerPointViewer.exe program file and run it on your hard disk to start the setup program.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
To remove this download:
- On the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel.
- Select Add/Remove Programs.
- In the list of currently installed programs, select Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
- Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP Service Pack 1
Recommended Microsoft Office programs:
- Microsoft Word 2000 with Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2000 with Service Pack 3, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 with Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Word 2002 with Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2002 with Service Pack 3, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 with Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Word 2003 with at least Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office Excel 2003 with at least Service Pack 1, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 with at least Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003
Save a document so that it can be opened in a previous version of Word, PowerPoint or Excel
If you save your document in the default file format in Office Word 2007, users of previous versions of Word must install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats to open the document. Alternatively, you can save the document in a format that can be opened directly in previous versions of Word but formatting and layout that depend on new features in Office Word 2007 will not be available in the previous version of Word.
- Click the Microsoft Office Button
 , and then point to Save As.
- Click Word 97-2003 Format.
- Type a name for the document, and then click Save.
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