Re: Word 2007 Document Format

The .docx extention is for Word 2007 but when you save in this format there
is a check box if you want to "maintain cpmpatibility with Word 2003 -2007".
If you check the box it save in a .docx format NOT .doc format.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I think you're confused. The .docx extension is used for the Word 2007 file
format. If you save in Word 97-2003 format, the document will have a .doc
extension.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"neil154" <neil154@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Okay, so what is the difference between the normal .docx format and the
.docx
format with compatibility with 2003 - 2007. Is the compatible format the
exact same as .doc but with a .docx extention?

"grammatim" wrote:

..docx is a kind of zip file. Neat, eh?

On Dec 15, 9:06 pm, neil154 <neil...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am using Word 2007 and received a file in the word 2003-2007 format
and it
was 2.4 meg. I opened the file and saved it in 2007 format (.docx) and
the
file size shrunk to 240k. I then opened the .docx file and saved it
again in
.docx format but maintained 2003-2007 compatibility. This new file was
again
2.4 meg.

What is the difference between the .doc file (2003 -2007 format) and
the
.docx format with 2003-2007 compatibility? Also, am I losing anything
by
storing in .docx format - the difference in file size is so large that
it
brings that question to mind.

Thanks for your thoughts on the subject






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