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1. All versions of Office can play nice — Crabby shows you how

2 .Compatibility Checker errors

3 .Compatibility Mode is turned off when I save my document in Word 2007 format

4 .Convert Works documents to Word format

5 .Create a document to be used by previous versions of Word

6 .Demo: Word 2007 — Work with documents created in earlier versions

7 .Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx) format

8 .Open a Word 2007 document in an earlier version of Word

9 .Open a WordPerfect document in Word 2007

10. Use Word 2007 to open documents created in previous versions of Word

11 .Use Word to open or save a document in the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format

12 .Use Word to open or save a file in another file format

13 .Use Word Viewer to read and print documents

14 What happened to versioning?

1-Making sure Office 2007 files can be opened and viewed

Yes, you can do this because no, we are not trying to exclude anyone who hasn't had the sense to upgrade to Office 2007.

 NOTE    It's okay folks — you can stop that frantic clickety-clack of your fingers as they send off an irritated e-mail to me about how not everyone can upgrade at
will. Rest easy: I know that if you work for a company that is not upgrading, you are at the mercy of the decision makers. But if you CAN upgrade, I highly
recommend that you do.

There are a couple of ways to make sure that everyone is able to read, view, and work with Office 2007 documents, presentations, and workbooks.

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 If you are the one who created the Office 2007 file, you can save a copy of it that is compatible with Word 97-2003, PowerPoint 97-2003, or Excel 97-

2003. Click one or more of the links in the See also section to learn how to do that for eac If you are the one who is opening a Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007,

or Excel 2007 file with an earlier version, you can download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats, which

will allow you to do just that. Note that certain 2007 features are lost or changed when youopenadocument, presentation, or workbook with an earlier version of

Office. You can read more about that, too, by clicking the links in the See also section at the top of this page.

Working in Word 2007 with previous versions

If you have Word 2007 but receive a document that was created in a previous version of Word, when you open it, Compatibility Mode is turned on automatically.
This ensures that no new or enhanced features in Word 2007 are available while you're working with the document. Thus, people who are using previous versions
of Word will have the full editing capabilities of those versions.

You can also convert this document to Word 2007 so that you can take full advantage of the new features in Word 2007 that aren't available in other versions.

Take a look at this demo that shows you what you need to know about working in Word 2007 with documents created in other versions.

Working in PowerPoint 2007 with previous versions

If someone sends you a presentation created in an earlier version of PowerPoint, you have two choices: Keep the presentation in its original format, thereby
making sure that everyone has access to all its functionality and features, or convert it to the PowerPoint 2007 format (.pptx). Me, I'd do both: Keep the original one
that was sent to you, and then save it with a different file name in the new format.

If you do decide to convert the presentation to the current file format (.pptx), you should check whether a PowerPoint 2007 presentation is compatible with earlier
versions of PowerPoint. There are several new features in PowerPoint 2007 that aren't available in earlier versions, and you wouldn't want to send off a
presentation that didn't look exactly like you expected, would you? Of course you wouldn't. So do yourself (and your audience) a favor: Run the checker.

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Working in Excel 2007 with previous versions

If you have Excel 2007, you can open a workbook that was created in an earlier version of Excel and work in Compatibility Mode so that the workbook remains in a
file format that can easily be opened again in the earlier version. An Excel 2007 workbook can also be opened in an earlier version of Excel by downloading the
Compatibility Pack.

And if you convert the workbook to the current Excel 2007 file format (.xlsx), you can check your workbook for compatibility with earlier versions of Excel so that
you can make the necessary changes to avoid the loss of data or fidelity that might occur when that workbook is opened in an earlier version of Excel.

2 -Compatibility Checker errors

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The Compatibility Checker lists elements in your document that aren't supported or will behave differently in Word 97-2003 format. Some of these features will be
permanently changed and won't be converted to Microsoft Office Word 2007 elements even if you later convert the document to Office Word 2007 format.

In the Compatibility Checker, you can review a summary of elements that behave differently in previous versions of Word and then either click Continue to save
the document in Word 97-2003 format or click Cancel.

BUILDING BLOCKS

Building Blocks and AutoText entries may lose some information.

Templates provide content that shows up in Building Block galleries in Word 2007. When you save a template in Word 97-2003 format, the content from the
Building Block galleries will be permanently converted to static AutoText entries. You won't be able to convert the AutoText back to Building Blocks even if you
later convert the document to Office Word 2007 format.

Content from the following Building Block galleries will be converted to AutoText:

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 Tables

 Headers

 Footers

 Page Numbers

 Text Boxes

 Equations

 Table of Contents

 Bibliographies

 Watermarks

 Custom galleries

CITATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Citations and bibliographies will be converted to static text and will no longer be updated automatically.

In Office Word 2007, citations and bibliographies update automatically when you modify their sources or apply a new document style. When you save an Office
Word 2007 document in Word 97-2003 format, citations and bibliographies are converted to static text that won't automatically update and their sources won't be
available.

If you later convert the document to Office Word 2007, citations and bibliographies won't automatically update. For citations and bibliographies to automatically
update, you need to recreate the sources in the document or copy them to the Current List in the Source Manager dialog box, and then replace the static
citations and bibliographies with the newly created ones.

CONTENT CONTROLS

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 Content controls will be converted to static content.

If you save a document in Word 97–2003 format, all of the content controls will be converted to plain text and associated properties will be permanently lost even if
you later convert the document to the Office Word 2007 file format.

For example, in Word 97–2003, users will no longer see items in a drop-down list. Additionally, any protection properties (that is, regions that cannot be edited or
deleted) will no longer be enforced and users will be able to delete and change the contents of the controls.

EMBEDDED OBJECTS

An embedded object in this document was created in Microsoft Office Excel 2007. You won't be able to edit the object in earlier versions of Word.

You can convert embedded objects so that people using previous versions of Word will be able to edit them.

Convert embedded Office Excel 2007 objects

1. Right click the embedded object.

2. Point to Worksheet Object, and then click Convert.

3. In the Convert dialog box, click Convert to.

4. Select Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet in the Object type list.

An embedded object in this document was created in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. You won't be able to edit the object in earlier versions of Word.

You can convert embedded objects so that people using previous versions of Microsoft Office will be able to edit them. To convert PowerPoint objects, in Office
Word 2007, do one of the following.

Convert embedded Office PowerPoint 2007 slide objects

1. Right click the embedded object.

2. Point to Slide Object, and then click Convert.

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3. In the Convert dialog box, click Convert to.

4. Select Microsoft Office PowerPoint Slide in the Object type list.

Convert embedded Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation objects

1. Right click the embedded object.

2. Point to Presentation Object, and then click Convert.

3. In the Convert dialog box, click Convert to.

4. Select Microsoft Office PowerPoint Presentation in the Object type list:

An embedded object in this document was created in Microsoft Office Word 2007. You won't be able to edit the object in earlier versions of Microsoft Office .

Convert embedded Office Word 2007 objects

You can convert embedded objects so that people using previous versions of Word will be able to edit them.

1. Right click the embedded object.

2. Point to Document Object, and then click Convert.

3. In the Convert dialog box, click to select Convert to.

4. In the Object type list, select Microsoft Office Word 97-2003 Document.

EQUATIONS

Equations will be converted to images. You will not be able to edit the equations until the document is converted to a new file format.

If you save the document in Word 97-2003 format, equations will be converted to images that you can't edit. However, if you later convert the document to Office

Word 2007 file format, the equations will become text and you will be able to edit them.

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SMARTART GRAPHICS

SmartArt graphics will be converted into a single object that can't be edited in previous versions of Word.

When you save a document that contains SmartArt graphics in Word 97-2003 format, they will be converted to static images. You will not be able to edit text inside
a graphic, change its layout, or change its general appearance.

If you later convert the document to Office Word 2007 format, the graphic will be changed back to a SmartArt object.

TABS

Alignment tabs will be converted to traditional tabs.

In Office Word 2007, alignment tabs are used to position text relative to the margins of your document or a region within the document and adjust their position if
you change the margins.

If you save the document in Word 97-2003 format, alignment tabs will be permanently replaced with traditional tabs and will no longer automatically adjust their
position if you change the margins. If you have used alignment tabs to create a complex layout, the tabs may shift position and change the appearance of your
document.

TEXT BOXES

Some text box positioning will change.

In text boxes, text that is centered vertically or aligned to the bottom will be permanently aligned to the top even if you later convert the document to Office Word
2007 format.

TRACKED MOVES

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 Tracked moves will be converted to deletions and insertions.

3 Compatibility Mode is turned off when I save my document in Word 2007 format
Symptoms

You opened a document that was saved in a previous Microsoft Office Word file format. When you saved the document in Office Word 2007 format, Compatibility
Mode was turned off.

Cause

When you save a Word 97–2003 document in the Office Word 2007 file format, Compatibility Mode is automatically turned off unless you select the Maintain
compatibility with Word 97–2003 check box in the Save As dialog box.

Resolution

To save a Word 97–2003 document and work in Compatibility Mode, do one of the following:

SAVE THE DOCUMENT IN WORD 97–2003 FILE FORMAT

If you have already saved the document in Office Word 2007 file format, you can save the document in the Word 97-2003 file format to turn Compatibility Mode on.

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then point to Save As.

2. Click Word 97-2003 Document.

3. Type a name for the document, and then click Save.

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 SAVE THE DOCUMENT IN OFFICE WORD 2007 FILE FORMAT

If you want to save the document in Office Word 2007 file format, you can continue to work in Compatibility Mode by selecting the Maintain compatibility with
Word 97–2003 check box in the Save As dialog box.

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then point to Save As.

2. Click Word Document.

3. Select the Maintain compatibility with Word 97–2003 check box.

4. Type a name for the document, and then click Save.

 NOTE     For information on how to convert a document to Office Word 2007 and leave Compatibility Mode, see Use Word 2007 to open documents created in
previous versions of Word.

4 Convert Works documents to Word format

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By using a file format converter in Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can open a document that was created in Microsoft Works. After you open the document, you
can save it in the Office Word 2007 format.

 NOTE    The File menu has been replaced with the Microsoft Office Button .

SAVE A WORKS DOCUMENT IN OFFICE WORD 2007 FORMAT

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Open.

2. In the Files of type list, click Works 6.0 - 9.0.

If this option is not listed, you must install the file format converter.

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 How?

Do one of the following:

In Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003

1. Exit all programs.

 TIP    You may want to print this topic before you exit all programs.

2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

3. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs , and then click Remove a program.

4. In the Currently installed programs list, click the name of the Microsoft Office edition that you installed or click Microsoft Office Word 2007 (depending
on whether you installed Word as part of Office or as an individual program), and then click Change.

The Configuration Wizard opens.

5. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue.

6. On the Installation Options page, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features.

7. Click the plus sign (+) next to Converters and Filters, and then click the plus sign (+) next to Text Converters.

8. Click the arrow next to Works 7.0-9.0 Converter for Windows, click Run from My Computer, and then click Continue.

The file format converter is installed.

Windows Vista

1. Exit all programs.

 TIP    You may want to print this topic before you exit all programs.

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 2. Click the Start button , and then click Control Panel.

3. In Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Programs and Features.

4. Right-click the name of the Microsoft Office edition that you installed or right-click Microsoft Office Word 2007 (depending on whether you installed Word
as part of Office or as an individual program), and then click Change.

5. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue.

6. On the Installation Options page, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features.

7. Click the plus sign (+) next to Converters and Filters, and then click the plus sign (+) next to Text Converters.

8. Click the arrow next to Works 7.0-9.0 Converter for Windows, click Run from My Computer, and then click Continue.

The file format converter is installed.

1. In the Open dialog box, locate the file that you want to open, and then select it.

2. Click Open.

3. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save As.

4. In the File name box, type the file name that you want.

5. In the Save as type list, click Word document, and then click Save.

5 Convert Works documents to Word format

Show All

By using a file format converter in Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can open a document that was created in Microsoft Works. After you open the document, you
can save it in the Office Word 2007 format.

 NOTE    The File menu has been replaced with the Microsoft Office Button .

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 SAVE A WORKS DOCUMENT IN OFFICE WORD 2007 FORMAT

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Open.

2. In the Files of type list, click Works 6.0 - 9.0.

If this option is not listed, you must install the file format converter.

How?

Do one of the following:

In Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003

1. Exit all programs.

 TIP    You may want to print this topic before you exit all programs.

2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

3. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs , and then click Remove a program.

4. In the Currently installed programs list, click the name of the Microsoft Office edition that you installed or click Microsoft Office Word 2007 (depending
on whether you installed Word as part of Office or as an individual program), and then click Change.

The Configuration Wizard opens.

5. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue.

6. On the Installation Options page, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features.

7. Click the plus sign (+) next to Converters and Filters, and then click the plus sign (+) next to Text Converters.

8. Click the arrow next to Works 7.0-9.0 Converter for Windows, click Run from My Computer, and then click Continue.

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 The file format converter is installed.

Windows Vista

1. Exit all programs.

 TIP    You may want to print this topic before you exit all programs.

2. Click the Start button , and then click Control Panel.

3. In Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Programs and Features.

4. Right-click the name of the Microsoft Office edition that you installed or right-click Microsoft Office Word 2007 (depending on whether you installed Word
as part of Office or as an individual program), and then click Change.

5. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue.

6. On the Installation Options page, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features.

7. Click the plus sign (+) next to Converters and Filters, and then click the plus sign (+) next to Text Converters.

8. Click the arrow next to Works 7.0-9.0 Converter for Windows, click Run from My Computer, and then click Continue.

The file format converter is installed.

1. In the Open dialog box, locate the file that you want to open, and then select it.

2. Click Open.

3. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save As.

4. In the File name box, type the file name that you want.

5. In the Save as type list, click Word document, and then click Save.

6 Demo: Word 2007 — Work with documents created in earlier versions

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 Play Demo 

(Or download the demo.)

You may experience a delay while the demo is loading.

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

Problems watching the video? Try our troubleshooting tips.

7Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx)
format
When you save a file from Microsoft Office Word 2007 in the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format, and then open it again in Word 2007, you might
notice some formatting differences between the Word 2007 version and the OpenDocument version. Likewise, you might also see formatting
differences when you open an OpenDocument file in Word 2007. This is because of the different features that the file formats support.

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 Note   The differences you will experience when you work with two file formats is generally constrained to formatting differences and feature
availability. Data and content will convert, but how you format and interact with the data and content might be different between the formats.

If you want to switch your default file format to or from ODF or OpenXML (or other formats) , do the following:

Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Word Options.

Click Save, and then under Save documents, in the Save files in this format box, click the file format that you want to use by default.

What happens when I save a Word 2007 document in the OpenDocument Text format?

The table below shows which Word 2007 features are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument (.odt) format.

Supported     Both Word 2007 and the OpenDocument Text format support this feature. Content, formatting, and usability will not be lost.

Partially Supported     Both Word 2007 and the OpenDocument Text format support this feature, but formatting and usability might be affected.
No text or data is lost, but formatting and how you work with text or graphics might be different.

Not Supported     The feature in Word 2007 is not supported in the OpenDocument Text format. If you plan to save your Word 2007 document in
the OpenDocument Text format, do not use this feature or you risk losing content, formatting, and usability of that part of your document.

For information about Office 2007 graphic features that are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format, see the Graphic
Elements table at the end of this article.

Area Subarea Level of Comments

support

Collaboration Address Book Supported

Collaboration Blog Supported

Collaboration Comments Partially When you save the document in .odt format and open it again in Word 2007,
Supported comments about a group of words becomes a single point. The single point is

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 usually indicated at the end of the group of words.

Tables are not supported in comments. The contents of the table are maintained in
the comment but the structure is lost.

Collaboration Compare-Merge Supported

Documents

Collaboration Document Protection Not When you save the Word 2007 file in .odt format, the feature is removed and .odt
Supported files with this feature cannot be opened.

Collaboration Information Rights Not When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, the feature is removed
Management (IRM) Supported and .odt files with this feature cannot be opened.

Collaboration Mail Merge Supported ADDRESSBLOCK and RECIPIENT fields are converted to plain text.

The connection to the data source must be established again if the document is
edited by another ODF application.

Collaboration Reviewing Pane Supported

Collaboration Track Changes Not When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, all changes are accepted.
Supported

Content Bibliography Not Bibliography section is converted to plain text.

Supported

Content Captions Not SEQ fields are converted to plain text.

Supported
When you add new captions, the caption number is not automatically incremented.

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Content Content Controls Not
Supported

Content Cross References Supported

Content Document Building Not

Blocks Supported

Content Equation Editor Supported

Content Equations Supported

Content Footnotes-Endnotes Supported Custom separators not supported.

Content Frames Partially When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format:
Supported
Frames are converted to text boxes.

Anchors to some regions in the margin are not supported.

Content that is not supported causes frames to be lost but not the content. The
content that is not supported include: tables, AutoShapes, text boxes, frames, and
SmartArt graphics.

Content Framesets Not

Supported

Content Header-Footer Supported

Content Index Supported Multiple columns indices currently not supported.

Content Insert Break Partially When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, continuous section breaks

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 Supported might lose some properties, such as top/bottom margins, headers/footers, borders,
and line numbering.

Content Office Art Supported See Graphic Elements table for details.

Content Page Numbering Supported

Content Pictures Supported Pictures from a document created in OpenOffice are not displayed.

Content Tables Partially Tables with more than 64 columns are not supported.
Supported
Theme formatting are converted to cell level formatting.

Content Templates and Wizards Supported

Content Text boxes Partially Text boxes cannot be nested.

Supported

Content Table of Contents Partially TOC loses items labeled with a SEQ field.
(TOC) Supported

Content Table of Authority Not

(TOA) Supported

Content Table of Figures (TOF) Not

Supported

Content E2O Supported See Graphic Elements table for details.

Editing AutoComplete Supported

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Editing AutoCorrect Supported

Editing AutoSummary Not

Supported

Editing AutoText Supported AutoText entries are stored in Word templates (.dotx). If you save a Word template
with autotext entries in the .odt format, the autotext entries are not saved in the
.odt version.

Editing Change Case Supported

Editing Click and Type Supported

Editing Cut-Copy-Paste Supported

Editing Drag and Drop Supported

Editing Envelopes and Labels Supported

Editing Selection Supported

Editing Sort Supported

Editing Undo-Redo-Repeat Supported

Editing Word Count Supported

File Operations Binary File Format Supported Can save to binary .doc and .dot file types.

File Operations Bulletproofer Supported

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File Operations Encryption Not
Supported

File Operations Fixed File Format Supported Can save to .pdf and .xps file types.

File Operations HTML File Format Supported Can save to .html file type.

File Operations Master Documents Not

Supported

File Operations Open XML File Format Supported Can save to .docx and .dotm file types.

File Operations Organizer Supported

File Operations RTF File Format Supported Can save to .rtf file type.

File Operations Text Converters Supported

File Operations Text Encoding Supported

File Operations Trust Center Supported

File Operations Word 14 Converter Supported

File Operations WordML File Format Supported Can save to WordML file type.

File Operations WSS Integration Supported

Formatting AutoFormat

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Formatting Background Not
Supported

Formatting Borders and Shading Supported Patterns on shading not supported.

Picture border styles are not supported. They are converted to a solid line.

Formatting Bullets and Numbering Supported Spacing between number/bullet and text might be slightly different.

Spacing between list items increased to match line spacing of document.

Default bullets in OpenOffice change appearance when .odt file is opened in Word
2007.

Formatting Drop Caps Supported Anchors to some regions of the margin are not supported.

Formatting Format Consistency Supported

Checker

Formatting Format Painter Supported

Formatting Highlighter Supported The highlighting is converted to character background color when you save the
document in .odt format.

Formatting Horizontal Lines Supported

Formatting Paragraph Supported

Formatting Reveal Formatting Supported

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Formatting Styles Supported There is an increase in the number of styles after you save the document in .odt
format, and all formatting in ODF is style based.

Formatting Tabs Supported Positional tabs are not supported.

Formatting Text Columns Supported Some properties associated with the section might be lost, for example,
top/bottom margins, headers/footers, borders, or line numbering.

Formatting Text Orientation Partially The following text orientation formats are supported:
Supported
rltb: right to left, top to bottom

lrtb: left to right, top to bottom

tbrl: top to bottom; right to left

Text orientation in a table cell is not supported.

Formatting Themes Not

Supported

Formatting Watermark Not

Supported

Formatting Live Preview Supported

Formatting Positioning Partially The position of some text boxes, frames and shapes might change depending on
Supported the type of anchor used.

Infrastructure Acetate Supported When you save in the .odt format, content with content controls are converted to

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 regular text.

Infrastructure Bookmarks Supported

Infrastructure Boot-Quit Supported

Infrastructure Cicero - Handwriting - Supported

Speech

Infrastructure DataBinding Not

Supported

Infrastructure DDE Not Contents of field are converted to plain text.

Supported
Link to data source is lost.

Infrastructure Fields Partially Fields that are not supported are converted to plain text.
Supported
Fields that are supported continue to be retained as fields.

SEQ fields are not supported and affects the behavior of TOCs and captions.

Infrastructure ActiveX/Forms Not

Supported

Infrastructure Freeze Dry Supported

Infrastructure Help Supported

Infrastructure Hyperlinks Supported Documents from OpenOffice do not have the hyperlink style applied but are still

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Infrastructure Ink Comments Not

Supported

Infrastructure Keyboard Not

Customization Supported

Infrastructure OCX Not

Supported

Infrastructure OLE Partially Objects embedded in document created in OpenOffice are not displayed. The
Supported image type is not supported, and the link is relative.

International IME Supported

International Insert Symbol Supported

International Pluggable UI Supported

International Two Lines In One Supported

MODI OCR Supported

Navigation Document Map Supported

Navigation Find-Replace Supported

Navigation GoTo-GoBack Supported

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Printing Supported

Printing Page Setup Supported

Printing Print Preview Supported

Programmability Addins Partially

Supported

Programmability C-API Partially

Supported

Programmability COM Addins Partially

Supported

Programmability Events Partially

Supported

Programmability Macros Not

Supported

Programmability Object Model Supported

Programmability Smart Documents Not

Supported

Programmability Smart Tags Not

Supported

Programmability VBA Recording Supported

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Programmability VBE Integration Supported

Programmability WordBasic Supported

Proofing Custom Dictionaries Supported

Proofing Grammar Supported Areas of text that that are marked “don’t check spelling or grammar” will lose that
property. Spelling and grammar will now be checked for that text.

Proofing Hyphenation Supported

Proofing Intelligent AutoCorrect Supported

Proofing Language Autodetect Supported

Proofing Language Properties Supported

Proofing Spelling Supported Areas of text that that are marked “don’t check spelling or grammar” will lose that
property. Spelling and grammar will now be checked for that text.

Proofing Thesaurus Supported

Proofing Translation Supported

Research Research Pane Supported

View Draft Supported

View Outline Supported

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View Print Layout Supported

View Reading Supported

View Ruler Supported

View Scrolling Supported

View Status Bar Supported

View Thumbnails Supported

View Web Layout Supported

View Windowing Supported

View Zoom Not

Supported

WordMail Autosignatures Supported

WordMail Fax Supported

WordMail HTML Supported

WordMail Options Not

Supported

WordMail Plain Text Supported

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WordMail RFM supported

WordMail RTF Supported

XML Attach Schema Not

Supported

XML Attributes Not

Supported

XML External Source Not

Supported

XML Include Text Not

Supported

XML Merge XML Not

Supported

XML OOUI Not

Supported

XML Selection Behaviors Not

Supported

XML Tree View Not

Supported

XML Validation Not

Supported

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XML XSLT Not
Supported

Graphics Features

The table below shows which Word 2007 graphics features are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format (.odt).

Supported     The Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature. Graphics using this feature generally appear and
behave the same in either format.

Partially Supported     The Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature, but graphics might appear different between
the formats. No data is generally lost between the formats, but formatting and how you work with these graphics might be different.

Not Supported     Because of the unique differences of features and implementation between the Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument
Format, this feature is not supported in OpenDocument Format. If you plan to save your document in an OpenDocument Format, do not use
these features in Word 2007.

Basic Shapes Level of Comments

support

Shapes Supported

Text boxes Supported Supported except for objects in text boxes that are partially supported for Word 2007. SmartArt graphics,
shapes, or text boxes inside a text box are not supported and are lost when you open the file.

WordArt Supported

3D shapes Supported
options

Pictures Supported Supported except for the insert and link option that are not supported by ODF.

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SmartArt Supported Converted to a group of shapes.
diagrams

ActiveX Not
controls Supported

Objects in Supported Converted to a group containing the chart and objects. Word 2007 cannot support a group containing a
charts chart so the objects are ungrouped when you open the file in Word 2007.

Signature line Not

object Supported

Ink annotation Supported The ink annotation is converted to a freeform shape.

Group of Partially Some objects cannot be grouped together in Word 2007, so the objects are ungrouped when you open the
objects Supported OpenDocument file. This includes anything grouped with a chart, and a picture grouped with a shape, text
box, or OLE object.

Object Partially Invisible objects become visible after saving the file in .odt and opening again in Word 2007.
visibility Supported

Object borders Supported Not all border styles are supported. Border styles that are not supported are saved as the default border
style (black, solid line).

Object fills Supported Supported except for gradient fills with more than two stops lose all stops after the first two.

Line Supported Not all line and line end styles are supported in ODF. Styles that are not supported are saved as the default,
formatting black solid line and open arrow type, respectively.

Picture Supported Regular cropping of a picture is supported. However, cropping a picture with a shape is not supported.

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Picture Partially Some picture recoloring has the equivalent in ODF, such as black and white. Other picture recoloring does
recoloring Supported not have an equivalent and is flattened. The picture appears the same but the recoloring can no longer be
changed or removed.

3D picture Not
options Supported

Picture styles Partially Borders are partially supported, but might not look the same.
Supported

Themes Not
Supported

Hyperlink on Not
shape Supported

Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx) format

When you save a file from Microsoft Office Word 2007 in the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format, and then open it again in Word 2007, you might
notice some formatting differences between the Word 2007 version and the OpenDocument version. Likewise, you might also see formatting
differences when you open an OpenDocument file in Word 2007. This is because of the different features that the file formats support.

 Note   The differences you will experience when you work with two file formats is generally constrained to formatting differences and feature
availability. Data and content will convert, but how you format and interact with the data and content might be different between the formats.

If you want to switch your default file format to or from ODF or OpenXML (or other formats) , do the following:

Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Word Options.

Click Save, and then under Save documents, in the Save files in this format box, click the file format that you want to use by default.

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What happens when I save a Word 2007 document in the OpenDocument Text format?

The table below shows which Word 2007 features are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument (.odt) format.

Supported     Both Word 2007 and the OpenDocument Text format support this feature. Content, formatting, and usability will not be lost.

Partially Supported     Both Word 2007 and the OpenDocument Text format support this feature, but formatting and usability might be affected.
No text or data is lost, but formatting and how you work with text or graphics might be different.

Not Supported     The feature in Word 2007 is not supported in the OpenDocument Text format. If you plan to save your Word 2007 document in
the OpenDocument Text format, do not use this feature or you risk losing content, formatting, and usability of that part of your document.

For information about Office 2007 graphic features that are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format, see the Graphic
Elements table at the end of this article.

Area Subarea Level of Comments

support

Collaboration Address Book Supported

Collaboration Blog Supported

Collaboration Comments Partially When you save the document in .odt format and open it again in Word 2007,
Supported comments about a group of words becomes a single point. The single point is
usually indicated at the end of the group of words.

Tables are not supported in comments. The contents of the table are maintained in
the comment but the structure is lost.

Collaboration Compare-Merge Supported

Documents

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Collaboration Document Protection Not When you save the Word 2007 file in .odt format, the feature is removed and .odt
Supported files with this feature cannot be opened.

Collaboration Information Rights Not When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, the feature is removed
Management (IRM) Supported and .odt files with this feature cannot be opened.

Collaboration Mail Merge Supported ADDRESSBLOCK and RECIPIENT fields are converted to plain text.

The connection to the data source must be established again if the document is
edited by another ODF application.

Collaboration Reviewing Pane Supported

Collaboration Track Changes Not When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, all changes are accepted.
Supported

Content Bibliography Not Bibliography section is converted to plain text.

Supported

Content Captions Not SEQ fields are converted to plain text.

Supported
When you add new captions, the caption number is not automatically incremented.

Content Content Controls Not

Supported

Content Cross References Supported

Content Document Building Not

Blocks Supported

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Content Equation Editor Supported

Content Equations Supported

Content Footnotes-Endnotes Supported Custom separators not supported.

Content Frames Partially When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format:
Supported
Frames are converted to text boxes.

Anchors to some regions in the margin are not supported.

Content that is not supported causes frames to be lost but not the content. The
content that is not supported include: tables, AutoShapes, text boxes, frames, and
SmartArt graphics.

Content Framesets Not

Supported

Content Header-Footer Supported

Content Index Supported Multiple columns indices currently not supported.

Content Insert Break Partially When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, continuous section breaks
Supported might lose some properties, such as top/bottom margins, headers/footers, borders,
and line numbering.

Content Office Art Supported See Graphic Elements table for details.

Content Page Numbering Supported

Content Pictures Supported Pictures from a document created in OpenOffice are not displayed.

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Content Tables Partially Tables with more than 64 columns are not supported.
Supported
Theme formatting are converted to cell level formatting.

Content Templates and Wizards Supported

Content Text boxes Partially Text boxes cannot be nested.

Supported

Content Table of Contents Partially TOC loses items labeled with a SEQ field.
(TOC) Supported

Content Table of Authority Not

(TOA) Supported

Content Table of Figures (TOF) Not

Supported

Content E2O Supported See Graphic Elements table for details.

Editing AutoComplete Supported

Editing AutoCorrect Supported

Editing AutoSummary Not

Supported

Editing AutoText Supported AutoText entries are stored in Word templates (.dotx). If you save a Word template
with autotext entries in the .odt format, the autotext entries are not saved in the

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Editing Change Case Supported

Editing Click and Type Supported

Editing Cut-Copy-Paste Supported

Editing Drag and Drop Supported

Editing Envelopes and Labels Supported

Editing Selection Supported

Editing Sort Supported

Editing Undo-Redo-Repeat Supported

Editing Word Count Supported

File Operations Binary File Format Supported Can save to binary .doc and .dot file types.

File Operations Bulletproofer Supported

File Operations Encryption Not

Supported

File Operations Fixed File Format Supported Can save to .pdf and .xps file types.

File Operations HTML File Format Supported Can save to .html file type.

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File Operations Master Documents Not
Supported

File Operations Open XML File Format Supported Can save to .docx and .dotm file types.

File Operations Organizer Supported

File Operations RTF File Format Supported Can save to .rtf file type.

File Operations Text Converters Supported

File Operations Text Encoding Supported

File Operations Trust Center Supported

File Operations Word 14 Converter Supported

File Operations WordML File Format Supported Can save to WordML file type.

File Operations WSS Integration Supported

Formatting AutoFormat

Formatting Background Not

Supported

Formatting Borders and Shading Supported Patterns on shading not supported.

Picture border styles are not supported. They are converted to a solid line.

Formatting Bullets and Numbering Supported Spacing between number/bullet and text might be slightly different.

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 Spacing between list items increased to match line spacing of document.

Default bullets in OpenOffice change appearance when .odt file is opened in Word
2007.

Formatting Drop Caps Supported Anchors to some regions of the margin are not supported.

Formatting Format Consistency Supported

Checker

Formatting Format Painter Supported

Formatting Highlighter Supported The highlighting is converted to character background color when you save the
document in .odt format.

Formatting Horizontal Lines Supported

Formatting Paragraph Supported

Formatting Reveal Formatting Supported

Formatting Styles Supported There is an increase in the number of styles after you save the document in .odt
format, and all formatting in ODF is style based.

Formatting Tabs Supported Positional tabs are not supported.

Formatting Text Columns Supported Some properties associated with the section might be lost, for example,
top/bottom margins, headers/footers, borders, or line numbering.

Formatting Text Orientation Partially The following text orientation formats are supported:

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 Supported
rltb: right to left, top to bottom

lrtb: left to right, top to bottom

tbrl: top to bottom; right to left

Text orientation in a table cell is not supported.

Formatting Themes Not

Supported

Formatting Watermark Not

Supported

Formatting Live Preview Supported

Formatting Positioning Partially The position of some text boxes, frames and shapes might change depending on
Supported the type of anchor used.

Infrastructure Acetate Supported When you save in the .odt format, content with content controls are converted to
regular text.

Infrastructure Bookmarks Supported

Infrastructure Boot-Quit Supported

Infrastructure Cicero - Handwriting - Supported

Speech

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Infrastructure DataBinding Not
Supported

Infrastructure DDE Not Contents of field are converted to plain text.

Supported
Link to data source is lost.

Infrastructure Fields Partially Fields that are not supported are converted to plain text.
Supported
Fields that are supported continue to be retained as fields.

SEQ fields are not supported and affects the behavior of TOCs and captions.

Infrastructure ActiveX/Forms Not

Supported

Infrastructure Freeze Dry Supported

Infrastructure Help Supported

Infrastructure Hyperlinks Supported Documents from OpenOffice do not have the hyperlink style applied but are still
functional.

Infrastructure Ink Comments Not

Supported

Infrastructure Keyboard Not

Customization Supported

Infrastructure OCX Not

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Infrastructure OLE Partially Objects embedded in document created in OpenOffice are not displayed. The
Supported image type is not supported, and the link is relative.

International IME Supported

International Insert Symbol Supported

International Pluggable UI Supported

International Two Lines In One Supported

MODI OCR Supported

Navigation Document Map Supported

Navigation Find-Replace Supported

Navigation GoTo-GoBack Supported

Printing Supported

Printing Page Setup Supported

Printing Print Preview Supported

Programmability Addins Partially

Supported

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Programmability C-API Partially
Supported

Programmability COM Addins Partially

Supported

Programmability Events Partially

Supported

Programmability Macros Not

Supported

Programmability Object Model Supported

Programmability Smart Documents Not

Supported

Programmability Smart Tags Not

Supported

Programmability VBA Recording Supported

Programmability VBE Integration Supported

Programmability WordBasic Supported

Proofing Custom Dictionaries Supported

Proofing Grammar Supported Areas of text that that are marked “don’t check spelling or grammar” will lose that
property. Spelling and grammar will now be checked for that text.

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Proofing Hyphenation Supported

Proofing Intelligent AutoCorrect Supported

Proofing Language Autodetect Supported

Proofing Language Properties Supported

Proofing Spelling Supported Areas of text that that are marked “don’t check spelling or grammar” will lose that
property. Spelling and grammar will now be checked for that text.

Proofing Thesaurus Supported

Proofing Translation Supported

Research Research Pane Supported

View Draft Supported

View Outline Supported

View Print Layout Supported

View Reading Supported

View Ruler Supported

View Scrolling Supported

View Status Bar Supported

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View Thumbnails Supported

View Web Layout Supported

View Windowing Supported

View Zoom Not

Supported

WordMail Autosignatures Supported

WordMail Fax Supported

WordMail HTML Supported

WordMail Options Not

Supported

WordMail Plain Text Supported

WordMail RFM supported

WordMail RTF Supported

XML Attach Schema Not

Supported

XML Attributes Not

Supported

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XML External Source Not
Supported

XML Include Text Not

Supported

XML Merge XML Not

Supported

XML OOUI Not

Supported

XML Selection Behaviors Not

Supported

XML Tree View Not

Supported

XML Validation Not

Supported

XML XSLT Not

Supported

Graphics Features

The table below shows which Word 2007 graphics features are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format (.odt).

Supported     The Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature. Graphics using this feature generally appear and
behave the same in either format.

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Partially Supported     The Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature, but graphics might appear different between
the formats. No data is generally lost between the formats, but formatting and how you work with these graphics might be different.

Not Supported     Because of the unique differences of features and implementation between the Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument
Format, this feature is not supported in OpenDocument Format. If you plan to save your document in an OpenDocument Format, do not use
these features in Word 2007.

Basic Shapes Level of Comments

support

Shapes Supported

Text boxes Supported Supported except for objects in text boxes that are partially supported for Word 2007. SmartArt graphics,
shapes, or text boxes inside a text box are not supported and are lost when you open the file.

WordArt Supported

3D shapes Supported
options

Pictures Supported Supported except for the insert and link option that are not supported by ODF.

SmartArt Supported Converted to a group of shapes.

diagrams

ActiveX Not
controls Supported

Objects in Supported Converted to a group containing the chart and objects. Word 2007 cannot support a group containing a
charts chart so the objects are ungrouped when you open the file in Word 2007.

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Signature line Not
object Supported

Ink annotation Supported The ink annotation is converted to a freeform shape.

Group of Partially Some objects cannot be grouped together in Word 2007, so the objects are ungrouped when you open the
objects Supported OpenDocument file. This includes anything grouped with a chart, and a picture grouped with a shape, text
box, or OLE object.

Object Partially Invisible objects become visible after saving the file in .odt and opening again in Word 2007.
visibility Supported

Object borders Supported Not all border styles are supported. Border styles that are not supported are saved as the default border
style (black, solid line).

Object fills Supported Supported except for gradient fills with more than two stops lose all stops after the first two.

Line Supported Not all line and line end styles are supported in ODF. Styles that are not supported are saved as the default,
formatting black solid line and open arrow type, respectively.

Picture Supported Regular cropping of a picture is supported. However, cropping a picture with a shape is not supported.
cropping

Picture Partially Some picture recoloring has the equivalent in ODF, such as black and white. Other picture recoloring does
recoloring Supported not have an equivalent and is flattened. The picture appears the same but the recoloring can no longer be
changed or removed.

3D picture Not
options Supported

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 Picture styles Partially Borders are partially supported, but might not look the same.
Supported

Themes Not
Supported

Hyperlink on Not
shape Supported

1-Making sure Office 2007 files can be opened and viewed

Yes, you can do this because no, we are not trying to exclude anyone who hasn't had the sense to upgrade to Office 2007.

 NOTE    It's okay folks — you can stop that frantic clickety-clack of your fingers as they send off an irritated e-mail to me about how not everyone can upgrade at
will. Rest easy: I know that if you work for a company that is not upgrading, you are at the mercy of the decision makers. But if you CAN upgrade, I highly
recommend that you do.

There are a couple of ways to make sure that everyone is able to read, view, and work with Office 2007 documents, presentations, and workbooks.

 If you are the one who created the Office 2007 file, you can save a copy of it that is compatible with Word 97-2003, PowerPoint 97-2003, or Excel 97-

2003. Click one or more of the links in the See also section to learn how to do that for eac If you are the one who is opening a Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007,

or Excel 2007 file with an earlier version, you can download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats, which

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 will allow you to do just that. Note that certain 2007 features are lost or changed when youopenadocument, presentation, or workbook with an earlier version of

Office. You can read more about that, too, by clicking the links in the See also section at the top of this page.

Working in Word 2007 with previous versions

If you have Word 2007 but receive a document that was created in a previous version of Word, when you open it, Compatibility Mode is turned on automatically.
This ensures that no new or enhanced features in Word 2007 are available while you're working with the document. Thus, people who are using previous versions
of Word will have the full editing capabilities of those versions.

You can also convert this document to Word 2007 so that you can take full advantage of the new features in Word 2007 that aren't available in other versions.

Take a look at this demo that shows you what you need to know about working in Word 2007 with documents created in other versions.

Working in PowerPoint 2007 with previous versions

If someone sends you a presentation created in an earlier version of PowerPoint, you have two choices: Keep the presentation in its original format, thereby
making sure that everyone has access to all its functionality and features, or convert it to the PowerPoint 2007 format (.pptx). Me, I'd do both: Keep the original one
that was sent to you, and then save it with a different file name in the new format.

If you do decide to convert the presentation to the current file format (.pptx), you should check whether a PowerPoint 2007 presentation is compatible with earlier
versions of PowerPoint. There are several new features in PowerPoint 2007 that aren't available in earlier versions, and you wouldn't want to send off a
presentation that didn't look exactly like you expected, would you? Of course you wouldn't. So do yourself (and your audience) a favor: Run the checker.

Working in Excel 2007 with previous versions

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 If you have Excel 2007, you can open a workbook that was created in an earlier version of Excel and work in Compatibility Mode so that the workbook remains in a
file format that can easily be opened again in the earlier version. An Excel 2007 workbook can also be opened in an earlier version of Excel by downloading the
Compatibility Pack.

And if you convert the workbook to the current Excel 2007 file format (.xlsx), you can check your workbook for compatibility with earlier versions of Excel so that
you can make the necessary changes to avoid the loss of data or fidelity that might occur when that workbook is opened in an earlier version of Excel.

2 -Compatibility Checker errors

Show All

The Compatibility Checker lists elements in your document that aren't supported or will behave differently in Word 97-2003 format. Some of these features will be
permanently changed and won't be converted to Microsoft Office Word 2007 elements even if you later convert the document to Office Word 2007 format.

In the Compatibility Checker, you can review a summary of elements that behave differently in previous versions of Word and then either click Continue to save
the document in Word 97-2003 format or click Cancel.

BUILDING BLOCKS

Building Blocks and AutoText entries may lose some information.

Templates provide content that shows up in Building Block galleries in Word 2007. When you save a template in Word 97-2003 format, the content from the
Building Block galleries will be permanently converted to static AutoText entries. You won't be able to convert the AutoText back to Building Blocks even if you
later convert the document to Office Word 2007 format.

Content from the following Building Block galleries will be converted to AutoText:

 Tables

 Headers

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 Footers

 Page Numbers

 Text Boxes

 Equations

 Table of Contents

 Bibliographies

 Watermarks

 Custom galleries

CITATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Citations and bibliographies will be converted to static text and will no longer be updated automatically.

In Office Word 2007, citations and bibliographies update automatically when you modify their sources or apply a new document style. When you save an Office
Word 2007 document in Word 97-2003 format, citations and bibliographies are converted to static text that won't automatically update and their sources won't be
available.

If you later convert the document to Office Word 2007, citations and bibliographies won't automatically update. For citations and bibliographies to automatically
update, you need to recreate the sources in the document or copy them to the Current List in the Source Manager dialog box, and then replace the static
citations and bibliographies with the newly created ones.

CONTENT CONTROLS

Content controls will be converted to static content.

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 If you save a document in Word 97–2003 format, all of the content controls will be converted to plain text and associated properties will be permanently lost even if
you later convert the document to the Office Word 2007 file format.

For example, in Word 97–2003, users will no longer see items in a drop-down list. Additionally, any protection properties (that is, regions that cannot be edited or
deleted) will no longer be enforced and users will be able to delete and change the contents of the controls.

EMBEDDED OBJECTS

An embedded object in this document was created in Microsoft Office Excel 2007. You won't be able to edit the object in earlier versions of Word.

You can convert embedded objects so that people using previous versions of Word will be able to edit them.

Convert embedded Office Excel 2007 objects

5. Right click the embedded object.

6. Point to Worksheet Object, and then click Convert.

7. In the Convert dialog box, click Convert to.

8. Select Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet in the Object type list.

An embedded object in this document was created in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. You won't be able to edit the object in earlier versions of Word.

You can convert embedded objects so that people using previous versions of Microsoft Office will be able to edit them. To convert PowerPoint objects, in Office
Word 2007, do one of the following.

Convert embedded Office PowerPoint 2007 slide objects

5. Right click the embedded object.

6. Point to Slide Object, and then click Convert.

7. In the Convert dialog box, click Convert to.

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8. Select Microsoft Office PowerPoint Slide in the Object type list.

Convert embedded Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation objects

5. Right click the embedded object.

6. Point to Presentation Object, and then click Convert.

7. In the Convert dialog box, click Convert to.

8. Select Microsoft Office PowerPoint Presentation in the Object type list:

An embedded object in this document was created in Microsoft Office Word 2007. You won't be able to edit the object in earlier versions of Microsoft Office .

Convert embedded Office Word 2007 objects

You can convert embedded objects so that people using previous versions of Word will be able to edit them.

5. Right click the embedded object.

6. Point to Document Object, and then click Convert.

7. In the Convert dialog box, click to select Convert to.

8. In the Object type list, select Microsoft Office Word 97-2003 Document.

EQUATIONS

Equations will be converted to images. You will not be able to edit the equations until the document is converted to a new file format.

If you save the document in Word 97-2003 format, equations will be converted to images that you can't edit. However, if you later convert the document to Office

Word 2007 file format, the equations will become text and you will be able to edit them.

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SMARTART GRAPHICS

SmartArt graphics will be converted into a single object that can't be edited in previous versions of Word.

When you save a document that contains SmartArt graphics in Word 97-2003 format, they will be converted to static images. You will not be able to edit text inside
a graphic, change its layout, or change its general appearance.

If you later convert the document to Office Word 2007 format, the graphic will be changed back to a SmartArt object.

TABS

Alignment tabs will be converted to traditional tabs.

In Office Word 2007, alignment tabs are used to position text relative to the margins of your document or a region within the document and adjust their position if
you change the margins.

If you save the document in Word 97-2003 format, alignment tabs will be permanently replaced with traditional tabs and will no longer automatically adjust their
position if you change the margins. If you have used alignment tabs to create a complex layout, the tabs may shift position and change the appearance of your
document.

TEXT BOXES

Some text box positioning will change.

In text boxes, text that is centered vertically or aligned to the bottom will be permanently aligned to the top even if you later convert the document to Office Word
2007 format.

TRACKED MOVES

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 Tracked moves will be converted to deletions and insertions.

3 Compatibility Mode is turned off when I save my document in Word 2007 format
Symptoms

You opened a document that was saved in a previous Microsoft Office Word file format. When you saved the document in Office Word 2007 format, Compatibility
Mode was turned off.

Cause

When you save a Word 97–2003 document in the Office Word 2007 file format, Compatibility Mode is automatically turned off unless you select the Maintain
compatibility with Word 97–2003 check box in the Save As dialog box.

Resolution

To save a Word 97–2003 document and work in Compatibility Mode, do one of the following:

SAVE THE DOCUMENT IN WORD 97–2003 FILE FORMAT

If you have already saved the document in Office Word 2007 file format, you can save the document in the Word 97-2003 file format to turn Compatibility Mode on.

2. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then point to Save As.

4. Click Word 97-2003 Document.

5. Type a name for the document, and then click Save.

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 SAVE THE DOCUMENT IN OFFICE WORD 2007 FILE FORMAT

If you want to save the document in Office Word 2007 file format, you can continue to work in Compatibility Mode by selecting the Maintain compatibility with
Word 97–2003 check box in the Save As dialog box.

2. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then point to Save As.

5. Click Word Document.

6. Select the Maintain compatibility with Word 97–2003 check box.

7. Type a name for the document, and then click Save.

 NOTE     For information on how to convert a document to Office Word 2007 and leave Compatibility Mode, see Use Word 2007 to open documents created in
previous versions of Word.

4 Convert Works documents to Word format

Show All

By using a file format converter in Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can open a document that was created in Microsoft Works. After you open the document, you
can save it in the Office Word 2007 format.

 NOTE    The File menu has been replaced with the Microsoft Office Button .

SAVE A WORKS DOCUMENT IN OFFICE WORD 2007 FORMAT

2. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Open.

3. In the Files of type list, click Works 6.0 - 9.0.

If this option is not listed, you must install the file format converter.

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 How?

Do one of the following:

In Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003

2. Exit all programs.

 TIP    You may want to print this topic before you exit all programs.

5. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

6. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs , and then click Remove a program.

7. In the Currently installed programs list, click the name of the Microsoft Office edition that you installed or click Microsoft Office Word 2007 (depending
on whether you installed Word as part of Office or as an individual program), and then click Change.

The Configuration Wizard opens.

9. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue.

10. On the Installation Options page, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features.

11. Click the plus sign (+) next to Converters and Filters, and then click the plus sign (+) next to Text Converters.

12. Click the arrow next to Works 7.0-9.0 Converter for Windows, click Run from My Computer, and then click Continue.

The file format converter is installed.

Windows Vista

2. Exit all programs.

 TIP    You may want to print this topic before you exit all programs.

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 9. Click the Start button , and then click Control Panel.

10. In Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Programs and Features.

11. Right-click the name of the Microsoft Office edition that you installed or right-click Microsoft Office Word 2007 (depending on whether you installed Word
as part of Office or as an individual program), and then click Change.

12. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue.

13. On the Installation Options page, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features.

14. Click the plus sign (+) next to Converters and Filters, and then click the plus sign (+) next to Text Converters.

15. Click the arrow next to Works 7.0-9.0 Converter for Windows, click Run from My Computer, and then click Continue.

The file format converter is installed.

4. In the Open dialog box, locate the file that you want to open, and then select it.

5. Click Open.

6. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save As.

6. In the File name box, type the file name that you want.

7. In the Save as type list, click Word document, and then click Save.

5 Convert Works documents to Word format

Show All

By using a file format converter in Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can open a document that was created in Microsoft Works. After you open the document, you
can save it in the Office Word 2007 format.

 NOTE    The File menu has been replaced with the Microsoft Office Button .

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 SAVE A WORKS DOCUMENT IN OFFICE WORD 2007 FORMAT

2. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Open.

3. In the Files of type list, click Works 6.0 - 9.0.

If this option is not listed, you must install the file format converter.

How?

Do one of the following:

In Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003

2. Exit all programs.

 TIP    You may want to print this topic before you exit all programs.

5. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

6. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs , and then click Remove a program.

7. In the Currently installed programs list, click the name of the Microsoft Office edition that you installed or click Microsoft Office Word 2007 (depending
on whether you installed Word as part of Office or as an individual program), and then click Change.

The Configuration Wizard opens.

9. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue.

10. On the Installation Options page, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features.

11. Click the plus sign (+) next to Converters and Filters, and then click the plus sign (+) next to Text Converters.

12. Click the arrow next to Works 7.0-9.0 Converter for Windows, click Run from My Computer, and then click Continue.

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 The file format converter is installed.

Windows Vista

2. Exit all programs.

 TIP    You may want to print this topic before you exit all programs.

9. Click the Start button , and then click Control Panel.

10. In Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Programs and Features.

11. Right-click the name of the Microsoft Office edition that you installed or right-click Microsoft Office Word 2007 (depending on whether you installed Word
as part of Office or as an individual program), and then click Change.

12. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue.

13. On the Installation Options page, click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features.

14. Click the plus sign (+) next to Converters and Filters, and then click the plus sign (+) next to Text Converters.

15. Click the arrow next to Works 7.0-9.0 Converter for Windows, click Run from My Computer, and then click Continue.

The file format converter is installed.

4. In the Open dialog box, locate the file that you want to open, and then select it.

5. Click Open.

6. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save As.

6. In the File name box, type the file name that you want.

7. In the Save as type list, click Word document, and then click Save.

6 Demo: Word 2007 — Work with documents created in earlier versions

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(Or download the demo.)

You may experience a delay while the demo is loading.

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

Problems watching the video? Try our troubleshooting tips.

7Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx)
format
When you save a file from Microsoft Office Word 2007 in the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format, and then open it again in Word 2007, you might
notice some formatting differences between the Word 2007 version and the OpenDocument version. Likewise, you might also see formatting
differences when you open an OpenDocument file in Word 2007. This is because of the different features that the file formats support.

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 Note   The differences you will experience when you work with two file formats is generally constrained to formatting differences and feature
availability. Data and content will convert, but how you format and interact with the data and content might be different between the formats.

If you want to switch your default file format to or from ODF or OpenXML (or other formats) , do the following:

Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Word Options.

Click Save, and then under Save documents, in the Save files in this format box, click the file format that you want to use by default.

What happens when I save a Word 2007 document in the OpenDocument Text format?

The table below shows which Word 2007 features are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument (.odt) format.

Supported     Both Word 2007 and the OpenDocument Text format support this feature. Content, formatting, and usability will not be lost.

Partially Supported     Both Word 2007 and the OpenDocument Text format support this feature, but formatting and usability might be affected.
No text or data is lost, but formatting and how you work with text or graphics might be different.

Not Supported     The feature in Word 2007 is not supported in the OpenDocument Text format. If you plan to save your Word 2007 document in
the OpenDocument Text format, do not use this feature or you risk losing content, formatting, and usability of that part of your document.

For information about Office 2007 graphic features that are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format, see the Graphic
Elements table at the end of this article.

Area Subarea Level of Comments

support

Collaboration Address Book Supported

Collaboration Blog Supported

Collaboration Comments Partially When you save the document in .odt format and open it again in Word 2007,
Supported comments about a group of words becomes a single point. The single point is

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 usually indicated at the end of the group of words.

Tables are not supported in comments. The contents of the table are maintained in
the comment but the structure is lost.

Collaboration Compare-Merge Supported

Documents

Collaboration Document Protection Not When you save the Word 2007 file in .odt format, the feature is removed and .odt
Supported files with this feature cannot be opened.

Collaboration Information Rights Not When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, the feature is removed
Management (IRM) Supported and .odt files with this feature cannot be opened.

Collaboration Mail Merge Supported ADDRESSBLOCK and RECIPIENT fields are converted to plain text.

The connection to the data source must be established again if the document is
edited by another ODF application.

Collaboration Reviewing Pane Supported

Collaboration Track Changes Not When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, all changes are accepted.
Supported

Content Bibliography Not Bibliography section is converted to plain text.

Supported

Content Captions Not SEQ fields are converted to plain text.

Supported
When you add new captions, the caption number is not automatically incremented.

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Content Content Controls Not
Supported

Content Cross References Supported

Content Document Building Not

Blocks Supported

Content Equation Editor Supported

Content Equations Supported

Content Footnotes-Endnotes Supported Custom separators not supported.

Content Frames Partially When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format:
Supported
Frames are converted to text boxes.

Anchors to some regions in the margin are not supported.

Content that is not supported causes frames to be lost but not the content. The
content that is not supported include: tables, AutoShapes, text boxes, frames, and
SmartArt graphics.

Content Framesets Not

Supported

Content Header-Footer Supported

Content Index Supported Multiple columns indices currently not supported.

Content Insert Break Partially When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, continuous section breaks

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 Supported might lose some properties, such as top/bottom margins, headers/footers, borders,
and line numbering.

Content Office Art Supported See Graphic Elements table for details.

Content Page Numbering Supported

Content Pictures Supported Pictures from a document created in OpenOffice are not displayed.

Content Tables Partially Tables with more than 64 columns are not supported.
Supported
Theme formatting are converted to cell level formatting.

Content Templates and Wizards Supported

Content Text boxes Partially Text boxes cannot be nested.

Supported

Content Table of Contents Partially TOC loses items labeled with a SEQ field.
(TOC) Supported

Content Table of Authority Not

(TOA) Supported

Content Table of Figures (TOF) Not

Supported

Content E2O Supported See Graphic Elements table for details.

Editing AutoComplete Supported

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Editing AutoCorrect Supported

Editing AutoSummary Not

Supported

Editing AutoText Supported AutoText entries are stored in Word templates (.dotx). If you save a Word template
with autotext entries in the .odt format, the autotext entries are not saved in the
.odt version.

Editing Change Case Supported

Editing Click and Type Supported

Editing Cut-Copy-Paste Supported

Editing Drag and Drop Supported

Editing Envelopes and Labels Supported

Editing Selection Supported

Editing Sort Supported

Editing Undo-Redo-Repeat Supported

Editing Word Count Supported

File Operations Binary File Format Supported Can save to binary .doc and .dot file types.

File Operations Bulletproofer Supported

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File Operations Encryption Not
Supported

File Operations Fixed File Format Supported Can save to .pdf and .xps file types.

File Operations HTML File Format Supported Can save to .html file type.

File Operations Master Documents Not

Supported

File Operations Open XML File Format Supported Can save to .docx and .dotm file types.

File Operations Organizer Supported

File Operations RTF File Format Supported Can save to .rtf file type.

File Operations Text Converters Supported

File Operations Text Encoding Supported

File Operations Trust Center Supported

File Operations Word 14 Converter Supported

File Operations WordML File Format Supported Can save to WordML file type.

File Operations WSS Integration Supported

Formatting AutoFormat

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Formatting Background Not
Supported

Formatting Borders and Shading Supported Patterns on shading not supported.

Picture border styles are not supported. They are converted to a solid line.

Formatting Bullets and Numbering Supported Spacing between number/bullet and text might be slightly different.

Spacing between list items increased to match line spacing of document.

Default bullets in OpenOffice change appearance when .odt file is opened in Word
2007.

Formatting Drop Caps Supported Anchors to some regions of the margin are not supported.

Formatting Format Consistency Supported

Checker

Formatting Format Painter Supported

Formatting Highlighter Supported The highlighting is converted to character background color when you save the
document in .odt format.

Formatting Horizontal Lines Supported

Formatting Paragraph Supported

Formatting Reveal Formatting Supported

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Formatting Styles Supported There is an increase in the number of styles after you save the document in .odt
format, and all formatting in ODF is style based.

Formatting Tabs Supported Positional tabs are not supported.

Formatting Text Columns Supported Some properties associated with the section might be lost, for example,
top/bottom margins, headers/footers, borders, or line numbering.

Formatting Text Orientation Partially The following text orientation formats are supported:
Supported
rltb: right to left, top to bottom

lrtb: left to right, top to bottom

tbrl: top to bottom; right to left

Text orientation in a table cell is not supported.

Formatting Themes Not

Supported

Formatting Watermark Not

Supported

Formatting Live Preview Supported

Formatting Positioning Partially The position of some text boxes, frames and shapes might change depending on
Supported the type of anchor used.

Infrastructure Acetate Supported When you save in the .odt format, content with content controls are converted to

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 regular text.

Infrastructure Bookmarks Supported

Infrastructure Boot-Quit Supported

Infrastructure Cicero - Handwriting - Supported

Speech

Infrastructure DataBinding Not

Supported

Infrastructure DDE Not Contents of field are converted to plain text.

Supported
Link to data source is lost.

Infrastructure Fields Partially Fields that are not supported are converted to plain text.
Supported
Fields that are supported continue to be retained as fields.

SEQ fields are not supported and affects the behavior of TOCs and captions.

Infrastructure ActiveX/Forms Not

Supported

Infrastructure Freeze Dry Supported

Infrastructure Help Supported

Infrastructure Hyperlinks Supported Documents from OpenOffice do not have the hyperlink style applied but are still

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Infrastructure Ink Comments Not

Supported

Infrastructure Keyboard Not

Customization Supported

Infrastructure OCX Not

Supported

Infrastructure OLE Partially Objects embedded in document created in OpenOffice are not displayed. The
Supported image type is not supported, and the link is relative.

International IME Supported

International Insert Symbol Supported

International Pluggable UI Supported

International Two Lines In One Supported

MODI OCR Supported

Navigation Document Map Supported

Navigation Find-Replace Supported

Navigation GoTo-GoBack Supported

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Printing Supported

Printing Page Setup Supported

Printing Print Preview Supported

Programmability Addins Partially

Supported

Programmability C-API Partially

Supported

Programmability COM Addins Partially

Supported

Programmability Events Partially

Supported

Programmability Macros Not

Supported

Programmability Object Model Supported

Programmability Smart Documents Not

Supported

Programmability Smart Tags Not

Supported

Programmability VBA Recording Supported

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Programmability VBE Integration Supported

Programmability WordBasic Supported

Proofing Custom Dictionaries Supported

Proofing Grammar Supported Areas of text that that are marked “don’t check spelling or grammar” will lose that
property. Spelling and grammar will now be checked for that text.

Proofing Hyphenation Supported

Proofing Intelligent AutoCorrect Supported

Proofing Language Autodetect Supported

Proofing Language Properties Supported

Proofing Spelling Supported Areas of text that that are marked “don’t check spelling or grammar” will lose that
property. Spelling and grammar will now be checked for that text.

Proofing Thesaurus Supported

Proofing Translation Supported

Research Research Pane Supported

View Draft Supported

View Outline Supported

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View Print Layout Supported

View Reading Supported

View Ruler Supported

View Scrolling Supported

View Status Bar Supported

View Thumbnails Supported

View Web Layout Supported

View Windowing Supported

View Zoom Not

Supported

WordMail Autosignatures Supported

WordMail Fax Supported

WordMail HTML Supported

WordMail Options Not

Supported

WordMail Plain Text Supported

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WordMail RFM supported

WordMail RTF Supported

XML Attach Schema Not

Supported

XML Attributes Not

Supported

XML External Source Not

Supported

XML Include Text Not

Supported

XML Merge XML Not

Supported

XML OOUI Not

Supported

XML Selection Behaviors Not

Supported

XML Tree View Not

Supported

XML Validation Not

Supported

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XML XSLT Not
Supported

Graphics Features

The table below shows which Word 2007 graphics features are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format (.odt).

Supported     The Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature. Graphics using this feature generally appear and
behave the same in either format.

Partially Supported     The Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature, but graphics might appear different between
the formats. No data is generally lost between the formats, but formatting and how you work with these graphics might be different.

Not Supported     Because of the unique differences of features and implementation between the Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument
Format, this feature is not supported in OpenDocument Format. If you plan to save your document in an OpenDocument Format, do not use
these features in Word 2007.

Basic Shapes Level of Comments

support

Shapes Supported

Text boxes Supported Supported except for objects in text boxes that are partially supported for Word 2007. SmartArt graphics,
shapes, or text boxes inside a text box are not supported and are lost when you open the file.

WordArt Supported

3D shapes Supported
options

Pictures Supported Supported except for the insert and link option that are not supported by ODF.

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SmartArt Supported Converted to a group of shapes.
diagrams

ActiveX Not
controls Supported

Objects in Supported Converted to a group containing the chart and objects. Word 2007 cannot support a group containing a
charts chart so the objects are ungrouped when you open the file in Word 2007.

Signature line Not

object Supported

Ink annotation Supported The ink annotation is converted to a freeform shape.

Group of Partially Some objects cannot be grouped together in Word 2007, so the objects are ungrouped when you open the
objects Supported OpenDocument file. This includes anything grouped with a chart, and a picture grouped with a shape, text
box, or OLE object.

Object Partially Invisible objects become visible after saving the file in .odt and opening again in Word 2007.
visibility Supported

Object borders Supported Not all border styles are supported. Border styles that are not supported are saved as the default border
style (black, solid line).

Object fills Supported Supported except for gradient fills with more than two stops lose all stops after the first two.

Line Supported Not all line and line end styles are supported in ODF. Styles that are not supported are saved as the default,
formatting black solid line and open arrow type, respectively.

Picture Supported Regular cropping of a picture is supported. However, cropping a picture with a shape is not supported.

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cropping

Picture Partially Some picture recoloring has the equivalent in ODF, such as black and white. Other picture recoloring does
recoloring Supported not have an equivalent and is flattened. The picture appears the same but the recoloring can no longer be
changed or removed.

3D picture Not
options Supported

Picture styles Partially Borders are partially supported, but might not look the same.
Supported

Themes Not
Supported

Hyperlink on Not
shape Supported

Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx) format

When you save a file from Microsoft Office Word 2007 in the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format, and then open it again in Word 2007, you might
notice some formatting differences between the Word 2007 version and the OpenDocument version. Likewise, you might also see formatting
differences when you open an OpenDocument file in Word 2007. This is because of the different features that the file formats support.

 Note   The differences you will experience when you work with two file formats is generally constrained to formatting differences and feature
availability. Data and content will convert, but how you format and interact with the data and content might be different between the formats.

If you want to switch your default file format to or from ODF or OpenXML (or other formats) , do the following:

Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Word Options.

Click Save, and then under Save documents, in the Save files in this format box, click the file format that you want to use by default.

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What happens when I save a Word 2007 document in the OpenDocument Text format?

The table below shows which Word 2007 features are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument (.odt) format.

Supported     Both Word 2007 and the OpenDocument Text format support this feature. Content, formatting, and usability will not be lost.

Partially Supported     Both Word 2007 and the OpenDocument Text format support this feature, but formatting and usability might be affected.
No text or data is lost, but formatting and how you work with text or graphics might be different.

Not Supported     The feature in Word 2007 is not supported in the OpenDocument Text format. If you plan to save your Word 2007 document in
the OpenDocument Text format, do not use this feature or you risk losing content, formatting, and usability of that part of your document.

For information about Office 2007 graphic features that are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format, see the Graphic
Elements table at the end of this article.

Area Subarea Level of Comments

support

Collaboration Address Book Supported

Collaboration Blog Supported

Collaboration Comments Partially When you save the document in .odt format and open it again in Word 2007,
Supported comments about a group of words becomes a single point. The single point is
usually indicated at the end of the group of words.

Tables are not supported in comments. The contents of the table are maintained in
the comment but the structure is lost.

Collaboration Compare-Merge Supported

Documents

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Collaboration Document Protection Not When you save the Word 2007 file in .odt format, the feature is removed and .odt
Supported files with this feature cannot be opened.

Collaboration Information Rights Not When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, the feature is removed
Management (IRM) Supported and .odt files with this feature cannot be opened.

Collaboration Mail Merge Supported ADDRESSBLOCK and RECIPIENT fields are converted to plain text.

The connection to the data source must be established again if the document is
edited by another ODF application.

Collaboration Reviewing Pane Supported

Collaboration Track Changes Not When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, all changes are accepted.
Supported

Content Bibliography Not Bibliography section is converted to plain text.

Supported

Content Captions Not SEQ fields are converted to plain text.

Supported
When you add new captions, the caption number is not automatically incremented.

Content Content Controls Not

Supported

Content Cross References Supported

Content Document Building Not

Blocks Supported

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Content Equation Editor Supported

Content Equations Supported

Content Footnotes-Endnotes Supported Custom separators not supported.

Content Frames Partially When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format:
Supported
Frames are converted to text boxes.

Anchors to some regions in the margin are not supported.

Content that is not supported causes frames to be lost but not the content. The
content that is not supported include: tables, AutoShapes, text boxes, frames, and
SmartArt graphics.

Content Framesets Not

Supported

Content Header-Footer Supported

Content Index Supported Multiple columns indices currently not supported.

Content Insert Break Partially When you save the Word 2007 document in .odt format, continuous section breaks
Supported might lose some properties, such as top/bottom margins, headers/footers, borders,
and line numbering.

Content Office Art Supported See Graphic Elements table for details.

Content Page Numbering Supported

Content Pictures Supported Pictures from a document created in OpenOffice are not displayed.

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Content Tables Partially Tables with more than 64 columns are not supported.
Supported
Theme formatting are converted to cell level formatting.

Content Templates and Wizards Supported

Content Text boxes Partially Text boxes cannot be nested.

Supported

Content Table of Contents Partially TOC loses items labeled with a SEQ field.
(TOC) Supported

Content Table of Authority Not

(TOA) Supported

Content Table of Figures (TOF) Not

Supported

Content E2O Supported See Graphic Elements table for details.

Editing AutoComplete Supported

Editing AutoCorrect Supported

Editing AutoSummary Not

Supported

Editing AutoText Supported AutoText entries are stored in Word templates (.dotx). If you save a Word template
with autotext entries in the .odt format, the autotext entries are not saved in the

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 .odt version.

Editing Change Case Supported

Editing Click and Type Supported

Editing Cut-Copy-Paste Supported

Editing Drag and Drop Supported

Editing Envelopes and Labels Supported

Editing Selection Supported

Editing Sort Supported

Editing Undo-Redo-Repeat Supported

Editing Word Count Supported

File Operations Binary File Format Supported Can save to binary .doc and .dot file types.

File Operations Bulletproofer Supported

File Operations Encryption Not

Supported

File Operations Fixed File Format Supported Can save to .pdf and .xps file types.

File Operations HTML File Format Supported Can save to .html file type.

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File Operations Master Documents Not
Supported

File Operations Open XML File Format Supported Can save to .docx and .dotm file types.

File Operations Organizer Supported

File Operations RTF File Format Supported Can save to .rtf file type.

File Operations Text Converters Supported

File Operations Text Encoding Supported

File Operations Trust Center Supported

File Operations Word 14 Converter Supported

File Operations WordML File Format Supported Can save to WordML file type.

File Operations WSS Integration Supported

Formatting AutoFormat

Formatting Background Not

Supported

Formatting Borders and Shading Supported Patterns on shading not supported.

Picture border styles are not supported. They are converted to a solid line.

Formatting Bullets and Numbering Supported Spacing between number/bullet and text might be slightly different.

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 Spacing between list items increased to match line spacing of document.

Default bullets in OpenOffice change appearance when .odt file is opened in Word
2007.

Formatting Drop Caps Supported Anchors to some regions of the margin are not supported.

Formatting Format Consistency Supported

Checker

Formatting Format Painter Supported

Formatting Highlighter Supported The highlighting is converted to character background color when you save the
document in .odt format.

Formatting Horizontal Lines Supported

Formatting Paragraph Supported

Formatting Reveal Formatting Supported

Formatting Styles Supported There is an increase in the number of styles after you save the document in .odt
format, and all formatting in ODF is style based.

Formatting Tabs Supported Positional tabs are not supported.

Formatting Text Columns Supported Some properties associated with the section might be lost, for example,
top/bottom margins, headers/footers, borders, or line numbering.

Formatting Text Orientation Partially The following text orientation formats are supported:

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 Supported
rltb: right to left, top to bottom

lrtb: left to right, top to bottom

tbrl: top to bottom; right to left

Text orientation in a table cell is not supported.

Formatting Themes Not

Supported

Formatting Watermark Not

Supported

Formatting Live Preview Supported

Formatting Positioning Partially The position of some text boxes, frames and shapes might change depending on
Supported the type of anchor used.

Infrastructure Acetate Supported When you save in the .odt format, content with content controls are converted to
regular text.

Infrastructure Bookmarks Supported

Infrastructure Boot-Quit Supported

Infrastructure Cicero - Handwriting - Supported

Speech

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Infrastructure DataBinding Not
Supported

Infrastructure DDE Not Contents of field are converted to plain text.

Supported
Link to data source is lost.

Infrastructure Fields Partially Fields that are not supported are converted to plain text.
Supported
Fields that are supported continue to be retained as fields.

SEQ fields are not supported and affects the behavior of TOCs and captions.

Infrastructure ActiveX/Forms Not

Supported

Infrastructure Freeze Dry Supported

Infrastructure Help Supported

Infrastructure Hyperlinks Supported Documents from OpenOffice do not have the hyperlink style applied but are still
functional.

Infrastructure Ink Comments Not

Supported

Infrastructure Keyboard Not

Customization Supported

Infrastructure OCX Not

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 Supported

Infrastructure OLE Partially Objects embedded in document created in OpenOffice are not displayed. The
Supported image type is not supported, and the link is relative.

International IME Supported

International Insert Symbol Supported

International Pluggable UI Supported

International Two Lines In One Supported

MODI OCR Supported

Navigation Document Map Supported

Navigation Find-Replace Supported

Navigation GoTo-GoBack Supported

Printing Supported

Printing Page Setup Supported

Printing Print Preview Supported

Programmability Addins Partially

Supported

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Programmability C-API Partially
Supported

Programmability COM Addins Partially

Supported

Programmability Events Partially

Supported

Programmability Macros Not

Supported

Programmability Object Model Supported

Programmability Smart Documents Not

Supported

Programmability Smart Tags Not

Supported

Programmability VBA Recording Supported

Programmability VBE Integration Supported

Programmability WordBasic Supported

Proofing Custom Dictionaries Supported

Proofing Grammar Supported Areas of text that that are marked “don’t check spelling or grammar” will lose that
property. Spelling and grammar will now be checked for that text.

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Proofing Hyphenation Supported

Proofing Intelligent AutoCorrect Supported

Proofing Language Autodetect Supported

Proofing Language Properties Supported

Proofing Spelling Supported Areas of text that that are marked “don’t check spelling or grammar” will lose that
property. Spelling and grammar will now be checked for that text.

Proofing Thesaurus Supported

Proofing Translation Supported

Research Research Pane Supported

View Draft Supported

View Outline Supported

View Print Layout Supported

View Reading Supported

View Ruler Supported

View Scrolling Supported

View Status Bar Supported

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View Thumbnails Supported

View Web Layout Supported

View Windowing Supported

View Zoom Not

Supported

WordMail Autosignatures Supported

WordMail Fax Supported

WordMail HTML Supported

WordMail Options Not

Supported

WordMail Plain Text Supported

WordMail RFM supported

WordMail RTF Supported

XML Attach Schema Not

Supported

XML Attributes Not

Supported

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XML External Source Not
Supported

XML Include Text Not

Supported

XML Merge XML Not

Supported

XML OOUI Not

Supported

XML Selection Behaviors Not

Supported

XML Tree View Not

Supported

XML Validation Not

Supported

XML XSLT Not

Supported

Graphics Features

The table below shows which Word 2007 graphics features are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format (.odt).

Supported     The Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature. Graphics using this feature generally appear and
behave the same in either format.

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Partially Supported     The Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature, but graphics might appear different between
the formats. No data is generally lost between the formats, but formatting and how you work with these graphics might be different.

Not Supported     Because of the unique differences of features and implementation between the Word 2007 format and the OpenDocument
Format, this feature is not supported in OpenDocument Format. If you plan to save your document in an OpenDocument Format, do not use
these features in Word 2007.

Basic Shapes Level of Comments

support

Shapes Supported

Text boxes Supported Supported except for objects in text boxes that are partially supported for Word 2007. SmartArt graphics,
shapes, or text boxes inside a text box are not supported and are lost when you open the file.

WordArt Supported

3D shapes Supported
options

Pictures Supported Supported except for the insert and link option that are not supported by ODF.

SmartArt Supported Converted to a group of shapes.

diagrams

ActiveX Not
controls Supported

Objects in Supported Converted to a group containing the chart and objects. Word 2007 cannot support a group containing a
charts chart so the objects are ungrouped when you open the file in Word 2007.

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Signature line Not
object Supported

Ink annotation Supported The ink annotation is converted to a freeform shape.

Group of Partially Some objects cannot be grouped together in Word 2007, so the objects are ungrouped when you open the
objects Supported OpenDocument file. This includes anything grouped with a chart, and a picture grouped with a shape, text
box, or OLE object.

Object Partially Invisible objects become visible after saving the file in .odt and opening again in Word 2007.
visibility Supported

Object borders Supported Not all border styles are supported. Border styles that are not supported are saved as the default border
style (black, solid line).

Object fills Supported Supported except for gradient fills with more than two stops lose all stops after the first two.

Line Supported Not all line and line end styles are supported in ODF. Styles that are not supported are saved as the default,
formatting black solid line and open arrow type, respectively.

Picture Supported Regular cropping of a picture is supported. However, cropping a picture with a shape is not supported.
cropping

Picture Partially Some picture recoloring has the equivalent in ODF, such as black and white. Other picture recoloring does
recoloring Supported not have an equivalent and is flattened. The picture appears the same but the recoloring can no longer be
changed or removed.

3D picture Not
options Supported

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Picture styles Partially Borders are partially supported, but might not look the same.
Supported

Themes Not
Supported

Hyperlink on Not
shape Supported

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