On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 23:38:38 +0100, Edward Barrow <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: <SNIO...and the Word 97 format > is still the de facto standard for business documents. I run it under > Crossover Office and I've not yet had a problem not being able to open > attachments from clients and associates running later versions. > I agree. CXO and Office 2K work with 98% of the documents I've received, and the couple that were using the newer formwat were sent back to the originator with a message to save in 2K format.