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How to make Word 2007 always save in 2003 format?

Most of the people use older edition of Microsoft Office instead Office 2007 or Office 2010. So a problem arises as we send them a Word 2007 document without converting it into 2003 format. By the way, it is possible to make Word 2007 always save in 2003 format. By changing a few settings, we can make Word 2007 always save in 2003 format automatically. This can save our time as we won’t have to convert a document each time we have to send one. Follow these steps to make Word 2007 always save in 2003 format:

How to convert older Office documents to Office 2007 format?

In Office 2007, you can open a spreadsheet or a document which is in an older edition of MS Office such as Office 2003, Office Xp etc. It will open as a compatibility mode in Office 2007. If you need to make use of various newer features available in Office 2007, you will have to convert older office documents to Office 2007 format. The method to convert older Office documents to Office 2007 format is the same for all applications. Here we are using the example of a Word document of previous version. If you open a Word or Excel document of an older version, you see [Compatibility Mode] as part of the title.

How to change AutoRecover interval in Office 2007 and 2010?

Auto Recover is one of the useful features of the Microsoft Office 2007 applications. It involves saving all the data in the Office 2007 application after a specific time interval so that it is recovered in case there is a power outage or a system crash. All your work or data in the Office application is saved automatically after that specific time interval. This feature keeps you from losing work you have done. By default, this AutoRecover interval is set to 10 minutes in all the Office 2007 applications. If you change AutoRecover interval in Office 2007 to less than 10 minutes such as after every 5 minutes, you will be able to save your work or data frequently. It will prove very helpful if you are facing problems in the power supply or your operating system.

Save as PDF format in MS Word 07

 You can save as a PDF or XPS file from 2007 Microsoft Word program only after you install an add-in. Download this add-in from office.microsoft.com Find this add-in at Tools and Utilities Catagories. (See image below)

Start page numbering on page 2 in MS Word 07

Sometimes, when you create a document with numbered pages, you don't want the first page to have a page number. For example, a title page or a cover page usually has no page number.

How To create Password Protected MS Word 2007 Files

MS Word is a widely use word processing program. We use Ms Word to create word documents. But there are certain documents that you don't want other people to access. Microsoft word 2007 integrated a security feature in Microsoft word so that you can set password to protect your files.The procedure is quite simple .

In this tutorial I will explain you the step by step procedure with screenshots:

Important keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft word

Common shortcuts: