Document compatibility reference for Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, and Word 2010
Applies to: Office 2010
Topic Last Modified: 2011-09-09
The following tables describe compatibility functionality and resources for Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, and Microsoft Word 2010.
Downloads
| Tool | Excel | PowerPoint | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
Compatibility Pack (Same version for all applications) |
Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=191166) |
Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=191166) |
Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=191166) |
Office Viewers |
Excel Viewer (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196417) |
PowerPoint Viewer (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196418) |
Word Viewer (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196419) |
Procedures and references for end-users
| Functionality | Excel 2010 | PowerPoint 2010 | Word 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
Enabling compatibility mode |
Work in compatibility mode in Excel 2010 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196420) |
Features are lost when you open a presentation created in an earlier version of PowerPoint(https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=207536) |
Use Word 2010 to open documents created in earlier versions of Word (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196421) Create a document to be used by previous versions of Word (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196422) |
Converting files to Office 2010 format (exiting compatibility mode) |
Convert a workbook to the Excel 2010 file format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196423) |
Convert a PowerPoint presentation from an earlier version to PowerPoint 2010 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196424) |
Convert a document to the Word 2010 mode (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196425) |
Open or save a file in another format |
Save As (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196426) |
Open or save a presentation in a different file format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196427) |
Use Word to open or save a file in another file format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196428) |
Running Compatibility Checker |
Check an Excel 2010 workbook for compatibility with earlier versions of Excel (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=196429) |
Determine whether a PowerPoint 2010 presentation is compatible with PowerPoint 2003 or earlier (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196430) Compatibility Checker (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196431) |
Compatibility changes between versions (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196432) |
Opening and saving files in Office Document Format (ODF) |
Use Excel to open or save a worksheet in the OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196433) |
Use PowerPoint to open or save a presentation in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196434) |
Use Word to open or save a document in the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196435) |
Technical reference
| Functionality | Excel 2010 | PowerPoint 2010 | Word 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
Compatibility modes |
Excel 97-2003 compatibility mode |
PowerPoint 97-2003 compatibility mode |
Word 2007 compatibility mode Word 97-2003 compatibility mode |
Feature differences when Compatibility mode is used |
Excel 2010 features that are not supported in earlier versions of Excel (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196436) |
Features are lost when you open a presentation created in an earlier version of PowerPoint(https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=207536) |
Feature availability in each mode (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196437) |
Features that change when you open an Office 2010 file in an earlier version of Office |
Excel 2010 features that are not supported in earlier versions of Excel (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196436) |
Features that change when you open a PowerPoint 2010 presentation in PowerPoint 2003 or earlier (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196438) |
Features that behave differently in earlier versions (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196439) |
Feature differences between Open XML and OpenDocument formats |
Differences between the OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) format and the Excel (.xlsx) format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196440) |
Differences between the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format and the PowerPoint (.pptx) format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196441) |
Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx) format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196442) |
Supported file formats |
See Also
Concepts
Plan for using compatibility mode in Office 2010
File format reference for Office 2010