I can’t read Office 2007 documents
I’ve bought a new computer with Office 2007 and my other machines can’t see the documents I make in it. What should I do?
Microsoft have introduced a new format for Office files in an attempt to comply with international open document standards.
This means older versions of Office can’t read anything created in the new edition.
If you want be able to read documents created in the newer version of Office you’ll need to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack.
This allows users of older versions of MS Office to read Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents created in the 2007 format. While this will allow you to read the newer documents, you won’t get all the features built into the 2007 version.
We recommend all users of older versions download and install the compatibility pack as Office 2007 will steadily overtake older versions of Office and this problem will become more common.
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