Configure Office to Save in Compatibility Mode Word 2011 and 2016: Open Word, click on File > Preferences... > Save. Change the "Save Word files as" setting to "Word 97-2003 Document" (.doc). Click OK to save the settings. 2019/365: On the File tab, click Save As, and then click Browse. In the Save As dialog box, in the Save as type list, click PowerPoint 97-2003 Document (*.doc). Click Save. Excel 2011 and 2016: Open Excel, click on File > Preferences... > Compatibility. Change the "Save files in this format" setting to "Excel 97-2003 Workbook (.xls)". Click OK to save the settings. 2019/365: Click File > Export > Change File Type. Under Workbook File Types, double-click Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls). In the Save As popup window, choose a folder location for the workbook. In the File name box, type a new file name (or use the one that’s already there). Click Save. If the Compatibility Checker appears, review any compatibility issues that were found. PowerPoint 2011 and 2016: Open PowerPoint, click on File > Preferences... > Save. Change the "Save PowerPoint files as" setting to "PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation" (.ppt). Click OK to save the settings. 2019/365: On the File tab, click Save As, and then click Browse. In the Save As dialog box, in the Save as type list, click PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation (*.ppt). Click Save.