How to Set the Default Save Format for Office 2007 Programs

 

 

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Subject: How to Set the Default Save Format for Office 2007 Programs

 

How to Set the Default Save Format for Office 2007 Programs

One of the major changes in the new office (Office 2007) is the introduction of new formats for documents, presentation and excel sheets. If you use the new Office and save a file, by default it uses the new format. For eg in the new Word, the default format is .docx.

If you sent this file to some one who is not using the new office, then its not possible to open it unless the compatibility pack is installed. The new formats are not supported by the earlier version of Office.

So each time you save the document, save it in older formats. You can change the default save format for any Office programs.

1.       Click on the Office Icon on the top left corner.

 

2.       Select Word Options button at the bottom of the window.

 

3.       Select the Save option on the left hand corner and here you can set the default format (say .doc) and next time you click save button, the default format will be .doc.

To change default file save options in Office Excel 2007

1. Double-click Microsoft Office Excel 2007, double-click Excel Options, and click Save.
2. In the right pane, right-click Save Excel files as, and select Properties.
3. In Save files in this format, select Enabled.
4. In the drop-down box, select a default file save format.
5. Click Apply to save the settings.

To change default file save options in Office PowerPoint 2007

1. Double-click Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, double-click PowerPoint Options, and click Save.
2. In the right pane, right-click Save files in this format, and select Properties.
3. In Save files in this format, select Enabled.
4. In the drop-down box, select a default file save format.
5. Click Apply to save the settings.

To change default file save options in Office Word 2007

1. Double-click Microsoft Office Word 2007, double-click Word Options, and click Save.
2. In the right pane, right-click Save files in this format, and select Properties.
3. In Save files in this format, select Enabled.
4. In the drop-down box, select a default file save format.
5. Click Apply to save the settings.

The possible value for the default file save format include:

For Excel: Office Excel 2007 workbook (.xlsx), Office Excel 2007 macro-enabled workbook (.xlsm),
Office Excel 2007 binary workbook (.xlsb), Web page (.htm, .html), Excel 97-2003 workbook (.xls), Excel 5.0/95 workbook (.xls)

For PowerPoint: Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation (.pptx), Office PowerPoint 2007 macro-enabled presentation (.pptm), PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation (.ppt)

For Word: Office Word 2007 document (.docx), Office Word 2007 macro-enabled document (.docm), Office Word 2007 macro-free template (.dotx), Office Word 2007 macro-enabled template (.dotm), Single file Web page (.mht), Web page (.htm, .html), Filtered Web page (.htm, .html), Rich text format (.rtf), Plain text (.txt), Word 97-2003 document (.doc), Word 97-2003 template (.dot), Flat XML document (.xml), Word 6.0/95 document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Chinese (simplified) document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Chinese (traditional) document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Japanese document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Korean document (.doc), Word 97-2002 and Word 6.0/95 rich text format (RTF) (.doc), Word 5.1 for Macintosh (.mcw), Word 5.0 for Macintosh (.mcw), Word 2.x for Windows (.doc), Works 4.0 for Windows (.wps), WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (.doc), WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (.doc)