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From: "James L. Owens" <>
Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Potential problems with Office 2007
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:10:03 -0400
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In-Reply-To: <525A866D97B60F4A9DCFD9842EE479040143764B@troy-be-ex2.win.rpi.edu>


Jeanne,

Will Vista open the docx and so on files?
If you wish not t5o answer on the board please reply to .

Jim O.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Keefe, Jeanne M" <>
To: "." <>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 10:55 AM
Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Potential problems with Office 2007


> Microsoft Office 2007 introduces a new file format which is XML based.
> The file compresses when saved and is decompressed when opened using zip
> compression technology. The new file extensions are called docx for Word
> document, xlsx for Excel, and pptx for Powerpoints. As a result files
> that are saved in these extensions can only be opened by others using
> Word 2007. If you are using a previous version of WORD you will not be
> able to open the files.
>
>
>
> However, if you are using Office 2007, you will need to save your files
> using the prior file types. To do this, simply use the Save As function
> and select the option for Word 97-2003 Document, Excel 97-2003 workbook,
> PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation, if you want ot be able to share these
> with others who do not have Office 2007.
>
>
>
>
>
> Jeanne M. Keefe
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