QUESTION: office 2003 compatibility with office 2000

[StressedTechie]

My problem is my entire office of 35 users are currently using office 2000. I am considering from now on installing machines with 2003 in an effort to gradually upgrade the office. My concern is with a few people on 2003 opening
2000 documents and then saving them in the 2003 environment they will become unopenable in 2000.
Can you open 2003 created documents in 2000, I guess Access may be a problem but the other suite of apps may be okay.
Just wanted some advise.
Thanks

 

[dhulbert]

Stressed.

Have a look under tools-options, in excel 2002 there is a trnsitions tab that allows you to set the default file format to be an older version.
there is a similar option in wird under Tools-Options-Save.

Hope it helps.

 

[StressedTechie]

Thanks
I didnt know that was accessable through tools.

I will have a play!
Thanks once again!

 

[KenWright]

Believe you already have a handle on it = File format in Excel is unchanged since 97, but there are new functions that didn't exist in previous versions so obviously theer is a potential issue. Same goes for various macro commands etc.

Word I think, is the same.

Access is typically where you will have your headaches, but people still have those now between 97 and 2000

Regards
Ken...............

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