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From: Jeff on 21 May 2010 14:31 1. What advantages does Microsoft say Word 2007's xml docx has over Word 95-2003 doc format? 2. Is there a way to make Word 2007 saves default to the earlier doc file type? Thanks.
From: Jay Freedman on 21 May 2010 15:55 Jeff(a)nospam.fake wrote: > 1. What advantages does Microsoft say Word 2007's xml docx has over > Word 95-2003 doc format? The docx format is really a collection of xml and other files compressed into a zip file. (If you change the extension from .docx to .zip, you can open it and see what's inside.) One advantage is that compression makes a docx file much smaller than the equivalent doc file, saving disk space and transmission time. Another advantage is that, with a little understanding of the structure, you can change things in the document without opening it in Word. For example, if you have a graphic such as a logo in your document, you could open the zip file and replace the logo with a different graphic that has the same filename. Along similar lines, it's possible to create entire documents on a server without having Word installed there (which never worked well in previous versions). > 2. Is there a way to make Word 2007 saves default to the earlier doc > file type? To change the default format, go to Office button > Word Options > Save and change the "Save files in this format" dropdown. For any single document, you can always open the Save As dialog and change the "Save as type" dropdown at the bottom. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
From: Jeff on 21 May 2010 16:28 On 5/21/2010 3:55 PM, Jay Freedman wrote: > Jeff(a)nospam.fake wrote: >> 1. What advantages does Microsoft say Word 2007's xml docx has over >> Word 95-2003 doc format? > > The docx format is really a collection of xml and other files compressed > into a zip file. (If you change the extension from .docx to .zip, you can > open it and see what's inside.) One advantage is that compression makes a > docx file much smaller than the equivalent doc file, saving disk space and > transmission time. > > Another advantage is that, with a little understanding of the structure, you > can change things in the document without opening it in Word. For example, > if you have a graphic such as a logo in your document, you could open the > zip file and replace the logo with a different graphic that has the same > filename. Along similar lines, it's possible to create entire documents on a > server without having Word installed there (which never worked well in > previous versions). > >> 2. Is there a way to make Word 2007 saves default to the earlier doc >> file type? > > To change the default format, go to Office button> Word Options> Save and > change the "Save files in this format" dropdown. > > For any single document, you can always open the Save As dialog and change > the "Save as type" dropdown at the bottom. Thank you Jay. Very helpful indeed. a) My main problem is that people I send a docx file to cannot seem to open it in their earlier Word. If they unzipped it could they then open the Word component in Word 2002? b) I believe someone said that if Word 2007 saves a file in the 95-2003 format it is still 'not exactly' what an earlier version would be. Is that true? Thanks again. You were very helpful. Jeff
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 21 May 2010 16:41 Although it is a courtesy to your recipients to save it back in the earlier format, as long as they have Word 2000 or above, they can download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en. This will permit them to open .docx files. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org <Jeff(a)nospam.fake> wrote in message news:uWZ5ARS%23KHA.5848(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > On 5/21/2010 3:55 PM, Jay Freedman wrote: >> Jeff(a)nospam.fake wrote: >>> 1. What advantages does Microsoft say Word 2007's xml docx has over >>> Word 95-2003 doc format? >> >> The docx format is really a collection of xml and other files compressed >> into a zip file. (If you change the extension from .docx to .zip, you can >> open it and see what's inside.) One advantage is that compression makes a >> docx file much smaller than the equivalent doc file, saving disk space >> and >> transmission time. >> >> Another advantage is that, with a little understanding of the structure, >> you >> can change things in the document without opening it in Word. For >> example, >> if you have a graphic such as a logo in your document, you could open the >> zip file and replace the logo with a different graphic that has the same >> filename. Along similar lines, it's possible to create entire documents >> on a >> server without having Word installed there (which never worked well in >> previous versions). >> >>> 2. Is there a way to make Word 2007 saves default to the earlier doc >>> file type? >> >> To change the default format, go to Office button> Word Options> Save >> and >> change the "Save files in this format" dropdown. >> >> For any single document, you can always open the Save As dialog and >> change >> the "Save as type" dropdown at the bottom. > > Thank you Jay. Very helpful indeed. > > a) My main problem is that people I send a docx file to cannot seem to > open it in their earlier Word. If they unzipped it could they then open > the Word component in Word 2002? > > b) I believe someone said that if Word 2007 saves a file in the 95-2003 > format it is still 'not exactly' what an earlier version would be. Is that > true? > > Thanks again. You were very helpful. > > Jeff > >
From: Jeff on 21 May 2010 17:15
On 5/21/2010 4:41 PM, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: > Although it is a courtesy to your recipients to save it back in the > earlier format, as long as they have Word 2000 or above, they can > download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and > PowerPoint 2007 File Formats from > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en. > This will permit them to open .docx files. > Thank you. |