Open them in the 2007 version and use "Save As" to save them in the 97-2003 version. This will give you both versions. Also, you can change the default in 2007 to save them in the earlier version. ******************************* Linda F. Johnson Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jan Robey Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 10:53 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Office 2007 converted all my Word & Excel 2003 spreadsheets Hello Linda, I hope things are a bit more settled & the family crises is easing up a bit. A question for the group: I purchased a new laptop with Vista & it had Office 2007 (Student Edition) I went to Dian's website & followed the directions on installing Word & Excel 2003 in a different folder & for the past few months everything was working just fine. Most all my documents & spreadsheets were 2003, but one fine morning, they were all suddenly converted to 2007. This created a nightmare for me & for people who were sending me documents they created in 2003 & they wanted them to stay that way. Short of removing Office 2007 & only reinstalling 2003, is there a way to convert them back to 2003? I would like to keep both in there if it is possible. Thanks, Jan ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). http://www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************