How to save in MS Word 97 – 2003 format by default in MS Word 2007

We send documents to our office counterpart or client who might or might not have MS word 2007, so we always have to remember to save it in MS word 97 – 2003. To Solve this we can have save to MS word 97 – 2003 as default save option.

Solution

• Open MS Office Word 2007
• Press ALT + F or click  on the office logo on the below screen   

• The following screen will appear

• click Word Option
• Click the Save Tab on the following screen

• Select the Word 97- 2003 Document option from the Save files in this format dropdownlist
• Click Ok button

The Problem is solved.