I was told in 1 of my classes that you can but you need a plug in for 2003, 
and another person said not at all. I have yet to try it. I just installed 
2007 last week.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: update on switch to Office 2007


>    John:
>
> If you prepare a document on your Office 2007 machine, can it be read on 
> an
> Office 2003 machine?
>
> I have been told that when I e-mail someone a document on the office 2007
> machine, it cannot be opened by someone who has Office  2003.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:49 PM
> Subject: Re: update on switch to Office 2007
>
>
>> I'm running office 2007 in windows XP.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: update on switch to Office 2007
>>
>>
>>> They may be right, because often times things are downward compatible 
>>> but
>>> not necessarily upward compatible.  Like you may be able to read
>>> documents
>>> in previously produced versions, but not always in updated versions. 
>>> But
>>> I
>>> wonder if Office 2007 works in XP or if it is designed to work only in
>>> Vista.
>>> Harvey
>>