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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
For what it's worth software versions are like viruses. As more people use the newer versions the older ones become less compatible forcing you to upgrade.
Latest version of Word/Excel save as .docx and .xlsx which previous versions can't open.
If you decide to buy Word get the newest version that you can find. |
That is technically correct, but easily fixed with a free download from Microsoft.
Download details: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats
Allows you to open docx and xlsv files with older versions of office (back to Office 2000).
Oh, and there is a pretty cool application suite out there that is compatible with MS Office and free. You may not have heard of it, it is called Open Office.
