Opening Files with Windows Explorer Daylilylaura 11/28/2008 1:40:30 PM Our company is still using Office 2003 but I have Office 2007 on my laptop as well for preview purposes. I often use the Windows Explorer to open files, but it defaults to Office 2007. How do I set the default to open in 2003? I want to keep both suites on laptop but open in the older version routinely. Thanks for any help you can offer. Daylilylaura.

Re: Opening Files with Windows Explorer "DL" <address[ at ]invalid> 11/28/2008 4:11:40 PM Thats the default behavior, open the 2003 component then open the file 2007 opens and can create files in the old format "Daylilylaura" <Daylilylaura[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:81E92D15-79B8-412C-8083-22DF2C0C5487[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Our company is still using Office 2003 but I have Office 2007 on my laptop > as > well for preview purposes. I often use the Windows Explorer to open files, > but it defaults to Office 2007. How do I set the default to open in 2003? > I > want to keep both suites on laptop but open in the older version > routinely. > Thanks for any help you can offer. Daylilylaura.

RE: Opening Files with Windows Explorer Emprovision 11/29/2008 12:03:01 AM While I don't have an in-Office fix for that problem, I can tell you how to do so in Windows XP. Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>File Types. Once there, find .PPT, .PPS, and .POT and change them to open with Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. -- If you would like additional help, catch me on the PowerPoint Heaven Discussion Board (www.pptheaven.mvps.org), where I am frequently active. Thanks! "Daylilylaura" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Our company is still using Office 2003 but I have Office 2007 on my laptop as > well for preview purposes. I often use the Windows Explorer to open files, > but it defaults to Office 2007. How do I set the default to open in 2003? I > want to keep both suites on laptop but open in the older version routinely. > Thanks for any help you can offer. Daylilylaura.