Compatible Format

 97-2003 Compatible Format

Have you been having problems saving your work in Compatible format for WORD?  Don’t worry…the steps below will provide you with everything you need to complete this requirement.

Once you read my directions for how to complete this type of 'save,' you will laugh at how easy it is. 

In the WORD program:

1. Go to SAVE AS
2. Locate the folder where you want the work to be saved.
3. Create a name to identify your work: Your Name, Assignment, and formatting Style (Sample: Vida Bendecida Essay 1 MLA)
4. Underneath the NAME of the document, you will see a drop-down box that lets you choose 8-12 different types of formatting settings for your program's document.  You want to choose the 97-2003 COMPATIBLE option.
• You do not have to have any of the 97-2003 WORD programs to complete this save.  However, by saving your WORD document in this format, it makes it possible for ANYONE with a WORD program to open the document.
5. Click on the 97-2003 Compatible Version option.
6. Double check that the name is what you want, that the folder you will be saving it to is correct (after all, you want to be able to find it), and that you have successfully changed the program formatting to the 97-2003 COMPATIBLE style.
7. Click SAVE.

You have now finished properly saving the document for an online classroom submission, and you are now able to upload your work into the classroom as a COMPATIBLE WORD document.

By following these steps, you can save your MO WORD documents in a way that they will end in .doc, which, in turn, will make the document accessible to all parties who need to view it, no matter what version of MO WORD they are using.

I suggest doing this for ALL work that you must send through the Internet.  It makes it so that your work stays accessible to anyone you send it to for review