File Format Compatibility

Bravo Notes on Microsoft Office File Formats

First published: Feb 1, 2007 Last updated: March 2, 2013

Microsoft Office Version		File Format Compatibility
Microsoft Office Version		Word/Excel/Power Point	Outlook	Access
16	Office 2016	Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2007-2013 .docx/.xlsx/.pptx/.ppsx Compressed XML for PC/Mac	Outlook 2003-2013	Access 2007 .accdb
15	Office 2013 / Office 365*
14	Office 2010
12	Office 2007
11	Office 2003	Word/Excel/PowerPoint 97-2003 .doc/.xls/.ppt/.pps		Access 97 .mdb
10	Office XP/2002		Outlook 97-2002
9	Office 2000
8	Office 97
7	Office 95	Word 95, Excel 95, PowerPoint 95	n/a	Access 95
4	Office 4.x (1994)	Word 6, Excel 5, PowerPoint 4		Access 2.0
3	Office 3.x (1992)	Word 2, Excel 4, PowerPoint 3		Access 1.1
2	Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2 (1990)	Word 2, Excel 2, PowerPoint 2

*Subscription of Office 2013, with recurring monthly/annual fees, as opposed to 1-time perpetual license.
Green cells denote versions achieving widespread adoption and are entrenched.
Blue text denotes current Bravo-supported versions
Yellow highlights indicate the changes.
Word 6 & Word 95 share the same format

See Also:

My 2009 memo re: market status assessment & Office 2007 compatibility issues
Notes on Office 15
- Office 2013 editions
- Office 365 subscriptions
Office 2010 Editions
Office 2007 Editions
Office 2003 Editions
General computer data file formats