Microsoft Office Help Documents

Office 2007 and 2008 Compatibility Issues

The release of Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows and 2008 for Macintosh has introduced some file compatibility issues with older versions of Office. If you have Office 2000, XP (2002), or 2003 for Windows, you should download and install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats. This will allow you to open any Office 2007 or 2008 documents you receive.

If you have Office X or Office 2004 for Macintosh, you should download and install the Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac. This will allow you to open any Office 2007 or 2008 documents you receive. The installer will begin automatically when the download finishes; just follow the directions on the screen. NOTE: this utilily requires Macintosh OS 10.4.11 or later.

The download and installation is easy, but faculty and staff can submit a WITS Service Request and we will install the compatibility software for you.

Important information for Office 2007 users: If you expect to send documents to people who have older versions of Office, you should configure your Office 2007 products to save in a compatible file format. This will make it easy on them if they have not installed the Office 2007 compatibility software.

Change the Office 2007 default file format:

1. Start Word 2007, Excel 2007, or PowerPoint 2007.
2. Click on the Microsoft Office button in the upper left corner of the screen.
3. Click the Word Options, Excel Options, or PowerPoint Options button.
4. Click on Save.
5. In the Save files in this format pull-down list, choose one of the following:
   • Word: Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)
   • Excel: Excel 97-2003 Document (*.xls)
   • PowerPoint: PowerPoint 97-2003 Document (*.ppt)
6. Click OK.

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Word 2000/XP

• Quick Reference
• Microsoft Word Tips, Tricks, & FAQs
  
• Formatting Tools (AutoCorrect, Styles, Templates)
• Mail Merge Exercise (Word 2000)
  • Restore the Mail Merge Helper in Word XP/2003
  • Solve the Data Format Problem in Word XP/2003
• Tables
• Willamette "Copperplate" font and letterhead template

Excel 2000/XP

• Quick Reference

PowerPoint

• PowerPoint 2000 Quick Reference
• PowerPoint XP Quick Reference
• Presentation Guidelines

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Quick References for Other Versions of Microsoft Office

The files are in Word format - click links to download and save.

• Word 98 for Macintosh
• Word 97 for Windows
• Excel 97 for Windows
• PowerPoint 97 for Windows
• Word 6/95 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 6 for Macintosh
• Microsoft Word 5.1 for Macintosh