How to Edit a Microsoft Word 2003 Document in Microsoft Word 2007

1. Open Microsoft Word 2007.
2. Click the round 'Office' button at the top-left corner of the window and select 'Open.'
3. Navigate to the folder containing the Word 2003 document you want to open.
4. Click the drop-down menu located adjacent to the 'File name' field in the resulting dialog box and select the 'Word 97-2003 Documents' option. The Word 2003 file appears within the dialog box immediately.
5. Double-click the icon of the Word 2003 file. Its contents appear on your screen, ready for editing, within a few seconds.