Hi,

If I purchase a full package of Office 2007 pro, could I downgrade the
office to Office 97? Since my colleagues are using office 97, I want to
standardize the version used.

Devils

You would need to buy office97, from wherever you could source this old
software, that is no longer supported by MS, if you want to use it.

"Devils" <Devils@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> If I purchase a full package of Office 2007 pro, could I downgrade the
> office to Office 97? Since my colleagues are using office 97, I want to
> standardize the version used.
>
> Devils

use them both as
they are installable in
separate directories...


"Devils" <Devils@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> If I purchase a full package of Office 2007 pro, could I downgrade the
> office to Office 97? Since my colleagues are using office 97, I want to
> standardize the version used.
>
> Devils

You can't downgrade the license but you can set your Office 2007
applications so they are compatible with the previous file format. Use
the Microsoft Office Button, click <ApplicationName> Options and in
the Save category set your default Save format to the 97-2003 file
format.

Also, the application should automatically display a Compatibility
alert if you do include something that isn't compatible when you save
the file but you can also check compatibility at any time by using the
MOB/Prepare/Compatibility Checker.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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"Devils" <Devils@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> If I purchase a full package of Office 2007 pro, could I downgrade
> the
> office to Office 97? Since my colleagues are using office 97, I want
> to
> standardize the version used.
>
> Devils