Get up to speed with the
2007 Office system
• For documents, workbooks, and presentations, the default file
format now has an “x” on the end, representing the XML format. For
example, in Word, a document is now saved by default with the
extension .docx, rather than .doc.
• If you save a file as a template, the same applies: You get the
template extension of old, with an “x” on the end; for example, .dotx
in Word.
• If your file contains code or macros, you have to save it using the
new macro-enabled file format. For a Word document, that
translates into .docm; for a Word template, it’s .dotm.
What about the new file formats?
A bit more about the new format in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint:
