Quicksheets - Converting Files Matrix

Microsoft Office Software:
Converting Files Between Different Versions of Office Software

Use the following set of matrixes to find out what happens when you use a Microsoft® Office program to open a file from a different version of that program. Exceptions are noted within each table.

- Microsoft Word

- Microsoft Access

- Microsoft Excel

- File Viewers

- Microsoft PowerPoint

Definitions:

· Read: Application can read the file format without a viewer or converter

· Write: Application can write to the native file format with little or no degradation between versions

· Open: Application can open but you cannot save back into the original format

· Design & Create: Database can be designed and created in that version

Microsoft Word
This Version of Word	Can do the following with these File Formats:
	Word 2000	Word 97 Macintosh Word 98	Word 97-2000 & 6.0/95 - RTF	Word 95 Word 6.0 (Windows/ Macintosh)	Macintosh Word 5.x
Word 2000	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write
Macintosh Word 98	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write
Word 97	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write
Word 95	*open	*open	read, write (6.0/95)	read, write	read, write
Word 6.0 (Windows/ Macintosh)	*open	*open	read, write (6.0/95)	read, write	read, write
Macintosh Word 5.x	*open	*open	*open & edit	*open & edit	read, write
Word 2.0	-	-	*open & edit (6.0/95)	*open & edit	read, write

**Note: Text with an asterisk (*) indicates that the functionality requires the installation of a separate converter.

Microsoft Excel
This Version of Excel	Can do the following with these File Formats:
	Excel 2000	Excel 97 Macintosh Excel 98	Excel 97 & 5.0/95	Excel 95 Excel 5.0 (Windows/ Macintosh)	Excel 4.0	Excel 3.0
Excel 2000	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write
Macintosh Excel 98	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write
Excel 97	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write
Excel 95	-	-	read, write (5.0/95)	read, write	read, write	read, write
Excel 5.0 (Windows/ Macintosh)	-	-	read, write (6.0/95)	read, write	read, write	read, write
Excel 4.0	-	-	-	open & edit	read, write	read, write
Excel 3.0	-	-	-	-	-	read, write

Microsoft PowerPoint
This Version of PowerPoint	Can do the following with these File Formats:
	PowerPoint 2000	PowerPoint 97 Macintosh PowerPoint 98	PowerPoint 97-2000 & 95	PowerPoint 95	PowerPoint 4.0 (Windows/ Macintosh)
PowerPoint 2000	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write
Macintosh PowerPoint 98	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write
PowerPoint 97	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write	read, write
PowerPoint 95	*open & edit	*open & edit	read, write (95)	read, write	read, write
PowerPoint 4.0 (Windows/ Macintosh)	*open & edit	*open & edit	*open & edit (95)	*open & edit	read, write

**Note: Text with an asterisk (*) indicates that the functionality requires the installation of a separate converter.

Microsoft Access
This Version of Access	Can do the following with these File Formats:
	Access 2000	Access 97	Access 95	Access 2.0	Access 1.x
Access 2000	read, write, design, & create	read, write	read, write	read, write
Access 97	-	read, write, design, & create	read, write	read, write	read, write
Access 95	-	read & write via attachment to 97 database	read, write, design, & create	read, write	read, write
Access 2.0	-	-	-	read, write, design, & create	read, write
Access 1.x	-	-	-	-	read, write, design, & create

File Viewers
File Formats	(available at http://www.microsoft.com/office) Operating Systems:
	Windows 3.1	Windows 95 & Windows NT (Intel only)	Macintosh (PowerPC only)	UNIX
Word 2000	Yes	Yes	save to the web	save to the web
Excel 2000	save to the web	Yes	save to the web	save to the web
PowerPoint 2000	Yes	Yes	save to the web	save to the web
Access 2000	save to the web	Access Runtime	ave to the web	save to the web
Outlook 2000	Microsoft Exchange & Outlook	Microsoft Exchange & Outlook	Microsoft Exchange & Outlook	-