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Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2007 saves to a new format that cannot be opened by older versions of Microsoft Office. If you are submitting an assignment in word, you should Save-As an Office 97-2003 formated document so that your instructor and other students can open it.
To Save As an older format:
- Click on the Office Button
- Click on Save As
- Choose "Word 97-2003 Document."
Office 2007 Compatibility Pack
Microsoft has created an Office 2007 Compatibility pack that will allow older versions of Office to open 2007-formatted documents. Download it from Microsoft
Office 2007 converter for Mac OS
A downloadable Office 2007 document converter for Office 2004 is available as well. Download it from Microsoft
Problems with Blackboard & Office 2007
If you are downloading an Office 2007 document from your online class with Internet Explorer, the file will get renamed as a zip file. After the file has downloaded, rename the file back to .docx. For example, if you are supposed to download assignment1.docx, Internet Explorer will save it as assignment1.zip. Simply rename it to assignmen1.docx and Microsoft Office 2007 will open it.