Either you save as 2003 and earlier versions or have the associates download
and install the compatibility pack.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923505

Note: even with the pack, earlier versions are limited to 256 cols and
65536 rows.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:34:02 -0700, Mike McNicholas
wrote:

I have just upgraded to office 2007. Good news for me ? but bad news for
associates who are still working with 2003. Is there a patch that allows the
2003 user to convert the 2007 document so that they can use (open edit etc)
it?

Many thanks