MS Office Compatibility

How do I save MS Office files in a form compatible with Edline and my home computer?

It appears that our new version of Microsoft Word 2007 is not compatible with Edline. Specifically, any document you upload that is created in Word 2007 does not appear to open properly from Edline.

Cutting and pasting from Word into the "Enter text by hand" box at Edline is fine.

This is only an issue when you use the "Import an existing file (e.g. MS Word, PDF, Excel)" option at Edline. (PDF files should be unaffected.)

To import documents so they work at Edline, use the following steps when you save a document from a computer running Office (Word) 2007 (all our computers here at Maple):

Write your document as you normally would.
When you save the document the Save as box appears
In the File name: box near the bottom, name the document as you normally would, but do not click the Save button yet
Below the File name: box notice the Save as type: box
In the Save as type: box, click the drop-down arrow to the right
Click the Word 97-2003 Document option
Now click the Save button.

Following these steps will allow you to use this document as you normally would here at school, but also makes the file compatible with Edline. If you have had trouble working with documents at home that you started here at school this may be the same compatibility issue if you are using an older version of Word. Saving documents using the steps above will likely solve that problem also. (Likewise with other MS Office products like Excel, and PowerPoint.)

Also, any document you already have in 2007 format can be resaved in 97-2003 format by opening the document and resaving it following the steps outlined above. You will then have a copy of each, so be sure to upload the right one.

We will look into these issues and update you as we get new information.