The New Office 2007 File Formats

[junkam]

Office 2007 is due to be released sometimes on 2007. Office 2007 will have two major changes to the office file format. For the first time Microsoft will have file extensions with more than 3 characters, but more importantly it will move from the well know .doc, .xls and .ppt file extensions for the popular Office documents.

See all the new office 2007 file formats and the new extensions

[.Neo]

So they basically added an extra letter to all formats?

[)-(orus]

For the first time Microsoft will have file extensions with more than 3 characters

Umm...not quite true, what about .aspx in asp.net?

[BigCheese]

They missed out .accdb, which is the new file format for Access.

[XiXora]

no, they are based on openxml doc stuff which is also compressed.

should see smaller files...

also they are just zip files with the appropriate content attached.

if you find one open it in your uncompressor and see whats inside ( pics, xml(holds doc data) and fonts too, the works. ) its a good file format which has taken a long time to surface but this time they didnt do the same mistake as office 97 and suddenly switch the format with the same extension.

[matt74441]

Sounds confusing, just like everything else Microsoft releases. Seven formats for a Powerpoint file? Thats what I call a joke.

[Fourjays Veteran]

Is Office 2007 going to be able to save in the old formats too (Like Office 2003 can save files so Office 97 can understand them 100%)?

[alpha_omega]

^Yes.

[Pink Floyd Veteran]

yeah but I doubt the opisite will be possible :/

[Andareed]

The only problem is that the format is not open-source friendly. It's likely to be licensed under RAND (reasonable and non-discriminatory) terms, but the GPL requires the license to be sub-licensable, while RAND terms usually exclude sub-licensing. It's the same issue with C#/Mono.

[BajiRav]

I this was known for a long time ? or is it the first time they explained all other related formats as well ?

So they basically added an extra letter to all formats?

:rolleyes: why are you being such an ass lately ? Its better to read about new formats than pass such comments.

[.Neo]

:rolleyes:

Got something in your eye?

[+.Aaron Subscriber¹]

What could suck about this is that you send a .dox resume to an employer and they can't open it, thus not hiring you. I will wait to see if MS confirms this on their site somewhere.

[Matt T]

This is stupid - why do Microsoft always feel to need to specifically label everything? Seven different formats of a PowerPoint presentation is ridiculous - what's wrong with having one universal PowerPoint format that is like all of the seven new format's wrapped together, and (just for a change of pace), call it .ppt?

[Spik3balloon]

What could suck about this is that you send a .dox resume to an employer and they can't open it, thus not hiring you. I will wait to see if MS confirms this on their site somewhere.

You can still save in legacy formats. (which can be opened in older versions of Office programs)

[TokyoKiller]

Got something in your eye?

No really, you act like you're a mod or something :whistle:.

[BigCheese]

You can still save in legacy formats. (which can be opened in older versions of Office programs)

And in PDF format too.

[Max Veteran]

Ridiculous. Trust a big company to change something that already works perfectly.

[BajiRav]

This is stupid - why do Microsoft always feel to need to specifically label everything? Seven different formats of a PowerPoint presentation is ridiculous - what's wrong with having one universal PowerPoint format that is like all of the seven new format's wrapped together, and (just for a change of pace), call it .ppt?

well right now there are 3 (ppt, template & pps) and I think they are separating macro enabled files. I don't know but that feels better.

[Matt T]

well right now there are 3 (ppt, template & pps) and I think they are separating macro enabled files. I don't know but that feels better.

What's the difference between .ppt and macro files?

[cyberfox2004]

do not forget to ask those guys add swf and pdf format too

[nomis_nehc]

meh, i don't really care. if it catches on then nobody will be complaining soon.

[nomis_nehc]

meh, i don't really care. if it catches on then nobody will be complaining soon.

[.Neo]

No really, you act like you're a mod or something :whistle:.

Nah not really. ;)

I still miss the point of all this like Matt pointed out. Also, I hope they don't forget to update the Office for Mac version anytime soon so it supports these formats.

[Glowstick]

Ridiculous. Trust a big company to change something that already works perfectly.

Yeah right, that's why all these third parties are getting aneurisms when they're trying to write their own Office format converters...