Why in the name of god..........

**pdxireland** · 06-06-2007, 09:57 AM

did MS add an x to all the Office 2007 extensions?
I mean I understand why, BUT WHY !!!!
I use Word & Excel the by far the most & have them set to Compatibility Mode but when changing, re-naming, & moving files around sometimes they still become an X version. Then I send them to a customer or whoever & they can not open them so I have to save them again & try again?
Come on, I'm giving some serious thought to pulling Office 2007 off my machines & going back to Office XP. Any thoughts, comments, advice?

fmg

emmarichardson · 09-04-2007, 09:19 PM

You have two options. Firstly, you can save your file as an Office 2003 file and that will remove the X or you can have your coworkers install the compatibility pack for Office 2003 which they should do anyway because not everyone will save everything in the old format.

Zazula · 09-04-2007, 10:34 PM

There is a third option. Open Word 2007 > click on the Ribbon > hit Word Options > click Save on the left pane > select from the drop-down menu the default format you wish to employ for Word 2007 to save your files; this can be set to 'Word 97-2003 document (.doc)' if you wish > press OK. You can then follow the exact same procedure for Excel 2007 (only this time the button will say 'Excel Options'), and so on for all your Office 2007 Suite's programs.

herojig · 09-05-2007, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by pdxireland

did MS add an x to all the Office 2007 extensions?
I mean I understand why, BUT WHY !!!!
Any thoughts, comments...

fmg

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**gistek** · 09-07-2007, 04:24 PM

They added the X because not enough people upgraded from 2003.

I wonder if Open Office will open 2007X files. If so, then the file can be saved from that to a 2003 format. Wait, why bother, once it's in Open Office, just go ahead and work with it there.

Zazula · 09-07-2007, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pdxireland

did MS add an x to all the Office 2007 extensions?
I mean I understand why, BUT WHY !!!!

OK, since apparently this had to be answered, too, here goes:

Introduction to new file name extensions and Office XML Formats:

Quote:

The Office XML Formats introduces a number of benefits — not only for developers and the solutions that they build, but also for individual people and organizations of all sizes:

Compact files
Improved damaged-file recovery
Better privacy and more control over personal information
Better integration and interoperability of business data
Easier detection of documents that contain macros

Introduction to the Access 2007 file format:

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In Office Access 2007, the Microsoft Jet database engine (Microsoft Jet database engine: The part of the Access database system that retrieves and stores data in user and system databases. It can be thought of as a data manager upon which database systems, such as Access, are built.) has been customized for 2007 Microsoft Office system programs. This Office-specific version of Jet, called the Access Database Engine, enables integration with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and creation of multivalued lookup fields and makes other improvements.

Multivalued lookup fields
Attachment data type
Integration with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office Outlook 2007Offline data
History tracking for Memo fields

Also: Ecma Office Open XML Formats frequently asked questions

Point is, if you don't know the differences, you'll probably fail to take advantage of any improvements they might bring to the way you work.

06-06-2007, 09:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
pdxireland Today TSF saved my life! Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 338 OS: XP	Why in the name of god.......... did MS add an x to all the Office 2007 extensions? I mean I understand why, BUT WHY !!!! I use Word & Excel the by far the most & have them set to Compatibility Mode but when changing, re-naming, & moving files around sometimes they still become an X version. Then I send them to a customer or whoever & they can not open them so I have to save them again & try again? Come on, I'm giving some serious thought to pulling Office 2007 off my machines & going back to Office XP. Any thoughts, comments, advice? fmg

09-04-2007, 09:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
emmarichardson Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Vista	Re: Why in the name of god.......... You have two options. Firstly, you can save your file as an Office 2003 file and that will remove the X or you can have your coworkers install the compatibility pack for Office 2003 which they should do anyway because not everyone will save everything in the old format.

09-04-2007, 10:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Re: Why in the name of god.......... There is a third option. Open Word 2007 > click on the Ribbon > hit Word Options > click Save on the left pane > select from the drop-down menu the default format you wish to employ for Word 2007 to save your files; this can be set to 'Word 97-2003 document (.doc)' if you wish > press OK. You can then follow the exact same procedure for Excel 2007 (only this time the button will say 'Excel Options'), and so on for all your Office 2007 Suite's programs. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

09-07-2007, 04:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
gistek Folding Along Join Date: May 2007 Location: PA, USA Posts: 1,904 OS: Bobbi=xp, sp3 Muse=Vista Home Premium	Re: Why in the name of god.......... They added the X because not enough people upgraded from 2003. I wonder if Open Office will open 2007X files. If so, then the file can be saved from that to a 2003 format. Wait, why bother, once it's in Open Office, just go ahead and work with it there. __________________ I am not a computer professional, My advice comes from personal experience and/or friends who are computer professionals. Learn By Doing Un-versity Interested in Search and Rescue? Check out the Civil Air Patrol. Come Fold with us. TSF Folding@Home Team