Every brand-new version of Word brings brand-new attributes that are not available in the previous variations. In Word 2007, along with adding brand-new features, Microsoft changed the data style for Word files and the file extension altered from “. doc” to “. docx”.
Files conserved in the newer.docx Word format can not be opened up by variations of Word before Word 2007. Nonetheless, what do you do if you need to have somebody work on a document that has Word 2003 or older? You can quickly resolve this by saving the file in the old.doc style from within Word 2013.
To do this, open up the file you intend to convert to the older style and also click the “File” tab.
On the backstage screen, click “Save As” in the listing of things on the left.
On the “Save As” screen, make certain the suitable location (“OneDrive”, “Computer”, or various other area) is selected.
After that, click either click a folder under “Current Folder” or “Recent Folders” or click the “Browse” switch near the bottom if the folder you desire is not in either of those lists.
Navigate to the folder in which you intend to conserve the transformed documents, as essential. Select “Word 97-2003 Document (*. doc)” from the “Save as kind” drop-down checklist.
Modification the filename (yet not the documents extension), if wanted, and click “Save”.
NOTE: You do not need to alter the filename. Since both files will have various file extensions, they will certainly be 2 distinct data.
The “Microsoft Word Compatibility Checker” dialog box displays. This informs you which functionality you will shed in your existing file by waiting in the older layout. If it matters not if you shed the listed performance, click “Continue” to save the current paper in the older format. If any one of these attributes are vital to your document, click “Cancel” to maintain the record in the more recent style. Nonetheless, in some cases you might not have a selection if the record is mosting likely to be edited by somebody with an older variation of Word.
If you don’t want to examine compatibility every single time you save a paper in an older format, choose the “Check compatibility when saving documents” check box so there is a check mark in the box.
As soon as the record is saved in the older format,” [Compatibility Mode] is included the title bar after the filename.
You can additionally transform older Word records to Word 2013.