The Wonderful World of Save As...
3 Tips
One of the most overlooked file options is the Save as type... menu in the Save As Window.
Word XP opens and saves in 22 different formats. It supports Macintosh, WordPerfect, and Works. It saves in older Word formats back to Word 2. The two most universal formats listed below is Rich Text Format and Plain Text. RTF is the most popular sharing platform between PCs and Macintosh because it retains a document's original formatting options.
Saving Documents in Word: 22 ways!
Opening Documents in Word: 22 ways!
File Open options are also often overlooked. Here are all the file open options for Word XP. Notice the highlighted option Recover Text from Any File. This option is useful for opening mystery files and damaged files.
PowerPoint has Useful Save-Slides-as-Pictures Option
Notice your PowerPoint Save Options: You can save PowerPoint slides as individual JPEG pictures. You can save in various other formats as well as RTF.