GEN? TECH? Saving Word documents in other version

[Rena Deutsch <renadeutsch@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>]

I usually use Word Perfect, in which you have the option to save your
document in other versions (e.g., when working in WP 7, I can save it in WP
6 or 5). Now at school we are using Word.  My version of Word at home is
part of Microsoft Office and is an older version than the one we have at
school (which is Word as part of Microsoft Office 97 Professional Version).
Questions:
1. Am I right in assuming that I won't be able to read at home any document
I save at school?
 2. I don't see any option under Save as type: that allows me to tell the
program what version of Word I want the document saved as (only text, word
perfect documents, etc.) Is there a way? How?

TIA
Rena Deutsch, Librarian
High School for the Humanities
New York, NY
renadeutsch@worldnet.att.com

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