Why can't I open Word or Excel files with 'X' at the end? Oct 15 2007
You may have started to receive Word and Excel files from your colleagues that you find that you can't open. They usually end with 'X' after their name like Proposal.docx or Commission Totals.xlsx. These files were created in using the 2007 version of Word and Excel respectively and unlike other versions they are not backwards compatible. In this case we have two solutions.
First, we can download a free converter from Microsoft that will allow us to access files created in Office 2007 software programs at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en
Second, we can ask our colleagues with Office 2007 to save the files in 97-2003 format by:
1. Click the Office button in the upper left hand side of the screen
2. Click 'Save As'
3. Select ' _____ 97 - 2003 ___' from the list
4. Name and save the file as you would normally
That's it!
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