In a message dated 2/1/2009 5:06:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, cotty...@mac.com writes: On 1/2/09, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Hope you are aware that Orifice 2007 uses a four letter suffix to files >(e.g. *.docx) that are not openable in any other version, even if you >remove the x. Many folks don't know this as they have their OS set to >the default of not showing extension. I think there is a plugin to deal >with that but I find it much easier to ignore 2007 files. Wow - timely! I was just reading this when a friend rang me. His daughter had saved some work at school in Office 2007 and emailed it to herself at home, where they have Office 2004. He said they couldn't open it in Office 2004 and did I have any tips? I told him to highlight the file, Apple+i to open File Info, see the bit where it says 'Open With' (Office 2004 was the current selection), see what else was available, he said 'Text Edit', so chose that and hey presto, the file opened. Copy and paste into Word from 2004 and she was off again. This was on a (cough) Mac. =========== Yup, Mike. I still saved the file as a 97-2003 doc, which Word 2007 still lets you do. Cotty, M$ has a file convertor for converting 2007 files so it can be read by earlier versions of Word. (Bob posted the link.) Personally, I am still debating whether to upgrade to Office 2003 (from Office 2000) rather than to 2007. I haven't really run across anything yet that convinces me that 2007 is a big improvement over earlier versions. Seems there was interface change without a lot of new features. There are a few new features in 2003 over 2000, mainly in Excel. --------------------- I make calanders every year for Erin, James and a few others. In the past they have been horse related, but now since Erin has sold the one horse, i have been putting in my own shots. I use Kodak Gallery dot ca and use the templates they have. They do a good job. Dave ============ Thanks, Dave. Maybe I will go that way in the future if I ever make more than two copies of a calendar. ;-) I sort of like, though, having total control over everything about it, size, fonts, etc. I also liked adding the holidays I chose. Marnie aka Doe :-) --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **************Know Your Numbers: Get tips and tools to help you improve your credit score. (http://www.walletpop.com/credit/credit-reports?ncid=emlcntuswall00000002) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
