Open & Save Office 2007 Files in Older Versions of Office
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Office Tips |You can open and save Office 2007 files in older versions of Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
You will normally get the error messages below when trying to read Word 2007, Excel 2007 and Powerpoint 2007 files in older versions:
Word
Windows cannot open this file.
Excel
The file is not in a recognizable format. Windows cannot open this file.
PowerPoint
PowerPoint can’t open the type of file represented by filename
To open these files in older versions, you can download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. This will enable you to view files from Office 2007 as well as save in the Office 2007 formats.

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