You can also set all these policies within Setup /Admin, make sure you update your Admin Files with the latest updates:
http://www.microsoft.com/D
You should also update your servers GPOs with these new policies.
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Office 2007 install that automatically sets default save format to 2003
I will be pre-deploying Office 2007 to various computers over the next few weeks. Complete deployment will occur in December/January. Because of this I will need those individuals who receive 2007 before everyone else to be saving in the 2003 format. (Aware of the CompatibilityPack for 2007 file format... it's not a feasible solution in this case)
I am currently using the Office 2007 Customization Tool (setup /admin) to configure some of the options. However, I am unable to find a way to change the default save format. I have googled the problem and can easily create a batch file that will change the save format but it will only make the change for the user that is currently logged in (ie a registry change to HKEY_CURRENT_USERS). I would like to implement a method that will make the change for all users and be easily reversible (when we roll out 2007 to everyone). Any ideas?
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Within the Office Customization Tool, choose: Features > Modify User Settings > Choose the individual app you want to change the default save format for (in my case Microsoft Office Access 2007) > choose Miscellaneous > Default file format > Enabled > And select Access 2003-2003.
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by: internetsavantPosted on 2009-10-02 at 16:54:48ID: 25483134
it appears that this can be done through Group Policy:
"To enable managing of file save options via GPO, firstly download 2007 Office System Administrative Templates (ADM), and then add the Microsoft Office 2007 Administrative Templates to the Group Policy Management Console. In the left pane of the Group Policy Management Console, double-click User Configuration, and then double-click Administrative Templates (Classic Administrative Templates (ADM) in Windows Vista). Then follows the following steps to set and change the default saving file format in Office 2007 programs.
To change default file save options in Office Excel 2007
1. Double-click Microsoft Office Excel 2007, double-click Excel Options, and click Save.
2. In the right pane, right-click Save Excel files as, and select Properties.
3. In Save files in this format, select Enabled.
4. In the drop-down box, select a default file save format.
5. Click Apply to save the settings.
To change default file save options in Office PowerPoint 2007
1. Double-click Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, double-click PowerPoint Options, and click Save.
2. In the right pane, right-click Save files in this format, and select Properties.
3. In Save files in this format, select Enabled.
4. In the drop-down box, select a default file save format.
5. Click Apply to save the settings.
To change default file save options in Office Word 2007
1. Double-click Microsoft Office Word 2007, double-click Word Options, and click Save.
2. In the right pane, right-click Save files in this format, and select Properties.
3. In Save files in this format, select Enabled.
4. In the drop-down box, select a default file save format.
5. Click Apply to save the settings.
The possible value for the default file save format include:
For Excel: Office Excel 2007 workbook (.xlsx), Office Excel 2007 macro-enabled workbook (.xlsm),
Office Excel 2007 binary workbook (.xlsb), Web page (.htm, .html), Excel 97-2003 workbook (.xls), Excel 5.0/95 workbook (.xls)
For PowerPoint: Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation (.pptx), Office PowerPoint 2007 macro-enabled presentation (.pptm), PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation (.ppt)
For Word: Office Word 2007 document (.docx), Office Word 2007 macro-enabled document (.docm), Office Word 2007 macro-free template (.dotx), Office Word 2007 macro-enabled template (.dotm), Single file Web page (.mht), Web page (.htm, .html), Filtered Web page (.htm, .html), Rich text format (.rtf), Plain text (.txt), Word 97-2003 document (.doc), Word 97-2003 template (.dot), Flat XML document (.xml), Word 6.0/95 document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Chinese (simplified) document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Chinese (traditional) document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Japanese document (.doc), Word 6.0/95 Korean document (.doc), Word 97-2002 and Word 6.0/95 rich text format (RTF) (.doc), Word 5.1 for Macintosh (.mcw), Word 5.0 for Macintosh (.mcw), Word 2.x for Windows (.doc), Works 4.0 for Windows (.wps), WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (.doc), WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (.doc)
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