Hi Actually, the default for .doc files in 2007 is different from 
that used in 2003.  So, if people using 2007 were to send you docs 
from 2007, they would have to choose something other than the 
default.

I don't happen to have a 2007 doc handy at the moment to check the 
extension, but it is definitely different from that of older office 
versions.

Window Eyes does work with office 2007 and I'm surprised that jfw 
does not since 2007 has been out for a while now.

Actually, I think it came out before Vista did but I may be wrong on 
this.

Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: update on switch to Office 2007


> Tom,
>
> I highly doubt that you'll be unable to read docs that students 
> write in 2007 on
> a Office 2003 machine.
>
> It may be that a very few features won't work in some program when 
> you bring the
> document into 2003, but what types of docs do you get from 
> students?
>
> I don't remember your field, but I'd bet 99% of the docs you get 
> are probably Ms
> Word.  If that's the case, you shouldn't have any problem despite 
> wht their tech
> people say.  MS isn't going to make a product that obsoletes 
> previous versions
> of that same product.  I have Microsoft Office 97 and I can read 
> just about
> anything produced with MsOffice 2003, Office XP, and certainly 
> Office 2000.
>
> Steve, K8SP
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:23 PM
> Subject: update on switch to Office 2007
>
>
> Hi, all.
>
> I just wanted to update everyone who might be interested on my 
> continuing
> saga with Office 2007.
>
> I just got off the phone with the University's Tech Support 
> people. ... My
> initial reason for calling was to ask them to put Office 2003 back 
> on the
> University's laptop computer.
>
> They told me that they hated to do that, since the entire 
> university,
> including the computer labs the students will be using, are 
> switching to
> Office 2007 this summer.
>
> So, if I go back to Office 2003, I won't be able to read any of 
> the
> documents students send me on Office 2007 machines at the 
> University.
>
> So, it now looks like I'm stuck with Office 2007, at least on the 
> University
> computers.
>
> Still haven't heard from Freedom Scientific yet.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to deal with this, 
> other than
> some nice strong tranquilizers?
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
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