> If open a .doc file and then "save as" "word document" you will see the
> compatibility check box.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> I don't see any such check box. Where are you seeing it? And is this on
>> an
>> initial save (Save As) or when you are using Save As for an existing
>> document or what?
>>
>> What I do see is Office Button | Save As | Word 97-2003 Document, which
>> states: "Save a copy of the document that is fully compatible with Word
>> 97-2003." If I just click Save a document (even in Compatibility Mode), I
>> don't get any prompts about format.
>>
>> Or perhaps you are opening a Word 2007 document in Word 2003?
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
http://word.mvps.org>>
>> "neil154" <neil154[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5CFFD159-A69F-429D-8479-DEBFED26CA64[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > The .docx extention is for Word 2007 but when you save in this format
>> > there
>> > is a check box if you want to "maintain cpmpatibility with Word
>> > 2003 -2007".
>> > If you check the box it save in a .docx format NOT .doc format.
>> >
>> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I think you're confused. The .docx extension is used for the Word 2007
>> >> file
>> >> format. If you save in Word 97-2003 format, the document will have a
>> >> .doc
>> >> extension.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> >> Words into Type
>> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> >>
http://word.mvps.org>> >>
>> >> "neil154" <neil154[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:281AA558-A5A5-41CD-95BF-4B0C6CEC6132[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> > Okay, so what is the difference between the normal .docx format and
>> >> > the
>> >> > .docx
>> >> > format with compatibility with 2003 - 2007. Is the compatible
>> >> > format
>> >> > the
>> >> > exact same as .doc but with a .docx extention?
>> >> >
>> >> > "grammatim" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> ..docx is a kind of zip file. Neat, eh?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Dec 15, 9:06 pm, neil154 <neil...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > I am using Word 2007 and received a file in the word 2003-2007
>> >> >> > format
>> >> >> > and it
>> >> >> > was 2.4 meg. I opened the file and saved it in 2007 format
>> >> >> > (.docx)
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > file size shrunk to 240k. I then opened the .docx file and saved
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > again in
>> >> >> > .docx format but maintained 2003-2007 compatibility. This new
>> >> >> > file
>> >> >> > was
>> >> >> > again
>> >> >> > 2.4 meg.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > What is the difference between the .doc file (2003 -2007 format)
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > .docx format with 2003-2007 compatibility? Also, am I losing
>> >> >> > anything
>> >> >> > by
>> >> >> > storing in .docx format - the difference in file size is so large
>> >> >> > that
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > brings that question to mind.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks for your thoughts on the subject
>> >> >>
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