How can I open student submitted files which were created in Office 2007/Office 2008 if I don have Office 2007/Office 2008 installed on my computer?
The default file extensions for Office 2007 (Office 2008 for Macs) applications are different than the file extensions for earlier versions of Microsoft Office. Office 2003 and earlier can not open files created in Office 2007/Office 2008 without the Compatibility Pack offered by Microsoft. If you do not have Office 2007/Office 2008 installed on your computer, you can download and install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack available for either Windows or Mac on Microsoft’s site. Once the Compatibility Pack is installed, the files created with Office 2007/Office 2008 will open in your version of Office. For Windows, perform the following steps to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: Make sure that your system is current by installing all High-Priority/Required updates on Microsoft Update (required for Microsoft Office XP and 2003 users). After installing all High-Priority/Required updates with Microsoft Update, download the Compatibility Pack, saving the file to your co
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