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Question: My instructor can't open my Word 2007 documents.

Answer:

Word 2007 saves files as a .docx file which earlier versions of Word cannot open. An Office Compatibility Pack can be downloaded to allow Office 2007 files to be opened or the save settings can be changed so your documents can be opened in earlier versions.

To change the Save Settings in Word 2007:

  1. click the Office button
  2. click Word Option
  3. open Save Options
  4. by "Save files in this format", click Word 97 - 2003
  5. click Ok

Your documents will now be saved as .doc files.