pls i will appreciate if anybody in the house could be of help to give me step by step on how to open office 2003 with office 2007.thank u in advance.

if you mean office 2003 documents then u need to save it properly not just clicking save.click save as then choose the correct format which office 2007 should recognize,dnt use Microsoft office personally i prefer openoffice.

1. If you are trying to open a document saved in the native Office 2007 format (*.docx, *.xlsx) in office 2003, then that wont be possible. You have to re-save the 2007 document using the "save as" option in the file menu and then select the option that has "97-2003 Document". That way, Office 2003 would open it up with no issues.

2. If you are trying to open a 2003 document in 2007 and you are having issues, then I feel the document is corrupt. Office 2007 is backward compatible with office versions from 97.

BTW, what message do you get when you try to open the documents?

yes oh same tin happened to me when i tried printing my cv from a cybercafe, had to go all d way bak home to save it again before i cud print it out (i may hv 2 gt a printer soon )

@pein,
can openoffice file open on MS Office?

lynxnoon:

yes oh same tin happened to me when i tried printing my cv from a cybercafe, had to go all d way bak home to save it again before i cud print it out (i may hv 2 gt a printer soon )

@pein,
can openoffice file open on MS Office?

@lynxnoon

Yes you can access openoffice opening MS Word document after you completed openoffice configuration/setup to accept all MS Office external files. That is where welcome startup that prompt opening dialog message asking you a selection you want for OpenOffice accepting format conversion: Corel Suite and MS Office.

I have done that many times OpenOffice, Corel Suite, MS Work---accepting opening MS Office document (.doc, .xls, .ppt, .mdb)

.doc - MS Word
.xls - MS Excel
.ppt - MS PowerPoint
.mdb - MS Access

Only my responsible to save as specifically above for later reference instead of OpenOffice document.
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.pdf - Acrobat that is only work on Adobe Reader opening not on openoffice, Corel, MS Office/Work!!!

Download add-on plugins for MS Word to accept convert old file format (MS Word 97, MS Word 2000, and MS Work).

I did installed MS Work convert for my mother whose software MS Work (.wps) on her computer that will automatically save as (.doc ) transferring to other computer that has MS Office 2007. Save my mother's headache working on her manuscript projects to be saved daily basis.

My mother is computer illiterate but learning basically.

wow dat was fast
Anyway, Uspry tnx 4 d info

i want to appreciate the brillant contribution everybody has given, quite commendable.i av a software that if u run it on office 2003, u will be able to open MS 2007 easily.but the point now is open MS2003 in office 2007 without problem.i want to thank u all.i still want more brillant ideas.God bless u all

Just like Maleeq said, Office 2007 is backward compatible with lower versions of office so you do not need any special plugin or patch or configuration etc to make it work. If you are experiencing a problem in opening files from lower versions of Office in Office 2007, then your files are either curropted or your Office 2007 is not properly installed. You may try working alog these routes to find your solution:
Resave your files properly in Office 2003 (if possible do it on another system in case your office 2003 has a bug). Then try opening them, as ussual, in Office 2007. If problem presist (A)bort, (P)onder, (R)einstall your office 2007 (using a more authentic version).
You can also try visiting Microsoft's Help online (be carefull if your OS and other products are pirated - those guys could do nasty things to you).