Make Microsoft Office 2003 compatible with Office 2007 formats
Office 2007 is the next version of the ever popular and standard Microsoft Office Suite and is closely tied with the launch and availability of Vista. Improvements include a new user interface known as the
“Ribbon†interface
and some new file formats. The last versions were Office 2000, XP and 2003; I have mentioned those for reasons that will become clear later.
Many individuals and businesses have a decision to make, stick with their previous version of Office or upgrade to 2007. Whether or not they or you do depends on several factors. If you are used to the interface in 2003 then 2007 will send you hunting for the feature you are looking for as EVERYTHING has been completely rearranged to fit in with the new “Ribbon†interface.
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