The recent release of Microsoft's Office 2007 saves files in a new format. Office 2007 saves files in a .docx format, whereas previous versions used a .doc format. This causes problems when users collaborate and co-author documents, and when submitting assignments to services like Safe Assignment.

To get around this problem the file MUST be saved as a .doc document.

Saving your file as a .doc document

Step 1:

Click File (marked by the 2007 release logo) and a drop-down menu will appear.

Step 2:

Scroll down to Save As

 

Step 3:

Finally, choose Word 97-2003 Document and your file will be saved in the .doc format.