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How to work with people

who don’t yet have Project 2013

Here are some of the things to keep in mind when sharing or exchanging files

with people who are using an older version of Project.

In Project 2013…

What happens?

What should I do?

You open a project

The project opens in Project 2013, but you’ll see

[Compatibility

Before converting an older project, first consider if you need to

that was created with

Mode]

on the title bar. This tells you that the project is saved

collaborate with people who are still using Project 2007. If the

Project 2007.

in the older file format, which doesn’t recognize newer features like

answer is yes, you should continue working in Compatibility Mode.

the timeline, manually scheduled tasks, and new fields.

If no one is working on the project using Project 2007, it’s best to

If you want to use all of the available features that Project 2013

convert the project to the newest format. To do this, click

File

Save. You will be prompted to save the project to the 2013 format.

offers, you’ll need to convert the project to the newest file format.

You save your project

The project opens in Project 2013 without any feature limitations.

No file format upgrade is needed. Projects in Project 2010 and

as a Project 2010 file.

Project 2013 formats can be shared and used together without

any conversion.

You save your Project to

Downgrading a project to Project 2007 turns off the newer features

After converting a project from Project 2013 to the older Project

the Project 2007 format.

that are available in Project 2013 (including manual scheduling,

2007 format, be sure to inspect the views where you might have

visual reporting, new fields, and the timeline view) but doing so

used newer features like manual scheduling, visual reporting, new

makes the project compatible for sharing with other people who

fields, and the timeline view. Project data that was created with

are still using Project 2007.

newer features may not be visible or editable in the Project 2007

format.

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