Where can I learn more about Grants.govs compatibility with Windows Vista and Microsoft Office?
Click here to learn about Grants.gov’s compatibility issues with Windows Vista and Microsoft Office. Is Microsoft Windows Vista a supported platform for use with Grants.gov? Grants.gov does not currently support the new Microsoft Vista Operating system. The PureEdge software used by Grants.gov for forms is not compatible with Vista. Grants.gov is currently reviewing the Vista operating system to adopt standard security configurations by February 1, 2008 in compliance with OMB’s memorandum. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-11.pdf Are Microsoft Office 2007 documents acceptable as attachments to grant application packages submitted to Grants.gov? The 2007 version of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) as a default saves documents in a new format that is not compatible with Grants.gov. Grants.gov cannot process Microsoft Office 2007 documents saved in the new format with the extensions of (“.DOCX”, “.XLSX”, “.PPTX”) at this time. When submitting at
