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Can I configure Office to save older file formats by default?

April 26, 2017configure Default file formats Office Older

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Can I configure Office to save older file formats by default?

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It is possible to configure Office 2007 applications to save in older file formats by default, although it is not recommended. The document formats in Office 2007 are published, open standards. In time, more applications will be able to open and manipulate Office 2007 documents than documents created by earlier versions. Please keep this in mind. To configure Office 2007 Applications to save in older file formats: • Right-click on the ‘Home’ tab in the Ribbon toolbar and click ‘Customize Quick Access Toolbar…’. • Click ‘Save’ on the left side of the dialog. Click the dropdown labeled ‘Save files in this format’, select ‘Word 97-2003 Document (.doc)’, and hit OK.