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Working with a document created in a previous version of Word is easy in Microsoft Office Word 2007. You can open an earlier document in Office Word 2007 and then work in Compatibility Mode to leave the document in the earlier format. That way you can continue to share the document with people who aren't using Word 2007. Or you can convert it to Word 2007 format to take full advantage of the new features in Word 2007, such as document themes, SmartArt graphics, pull quotes, and smaller file size. Just make your changes and then save the document, and you'll be able to choose what file format to save in.

Watch the demo to see what to expect when you open Word documents from earlier versions in Word 2007.

How to do it (text version):

• Use Word 2007 to open documents created in previous versions of Word
• Create a document to be used by previous versions of Word

Online training:

• Lesson: What about the documents I already have?
• Lesson: Compatibility mode
• Lesson: Converting your old files
• Lesson: Share documents between versions by using a converter
• Lesson: Sharing documents between versions by saving with an older format

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