I was told that I would not be able to open earlier versions of Microsoft Word if I upgrade to the "2003" version. Is this true? Seems weird to me!
2006-07-18 04:31:18 · 4 answers · asked by rmreed03 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
All newer version of Office/Word are compatible with files from older versions. If you upgrade you will be able to open Word documents from early version.
However if you create a document in the NEW version of Word, it may not open properly in an OLDER version. (That may be what the other person was trying to tell you). The new version of Word, however, does allow you to save documents in the older format for people who only have the older version of Word.
You can upgrade your version of Word without any danger of not being able to open older Word files.
2006-07-18 04:45:43 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is YES, you will be able to open and modify those older Word files. And if you create documents in Word 2003, the older versions will be able to open and modify them too with a couple of formatting issues, but mainly it should be OK.
2006-07-18 14:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2003 is backward compatible with all other versions, meaning yes you can open any version of Office document. Even the 2007 beta of Office will open older version files.
2006-07-18 11:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by EG345 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey don't warry about that. it will worl if you upgrade to the newer verdion of offfice, because they bill the office like that. it will support to all the older version.
so don't warry about that. just upgrade ur office, there are lot of things u can use it :)
2006-07-18 11:44:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋