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How to modify an existing Office policy file (.adm file) for Office 2003 and for Office XP to set the save-as default file format to include the new OpenXML file formats of the 2007 Office programs

Article ID: 932127

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Office Excel 2003
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
Microsoft Office Word 2003
Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

INTRODUCTION

This article describes how to modify an existing Microsoft Office policy template file (.adm file) for Microsoft Office 2003 and for Microsoft Office XP. You can modify the .adm file to set the save-as default file format to include the new OpenXML file formats of the 2007 Microsoft Office programs.

You may want to make this modification if client computers have the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats installed.

For more information about the compatibility pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466

MORE INFORMATION

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To modify an existing .adm file to include the new OpenXML file formats of the 2007 Office programs, open the existing Office 2003 or Office XP .adm file in Notepad. Then, use one of the following methods, as appropriate for your version of Office.

Method 1: Office 2003

Locate the POLICY "Save Excel files as" section, and then add the following lines for the .xlsx, .xlsb, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm, and .xlam extensions:

NAME   "Excel 2007 Workbook (*.xlsx)"  VALUE NUMERIC 51
NAME    "Excel 2007 Binary Workbook (*.xlsb)"   VALUE NUMERIC 50
NAME    "Excel 2007 Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm)"    VALUE NUMERIC 52
NAME    "Excel 2007 Template (*.xltx)"  VALUE NUMERIC 54
NAME    "Excel 2007 Macro-Enabled Template (*.xltm)"    VALUE NUMERIC 53
NAME    "Excel 2007 Add-In (*.xlam)"    VALUE NUMERIC 55

When the modification to this section is complete, the section should resemble the following example:

POLICY "Save Excel files as"
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\Options
    PART "Save Excel files as" DROPDOWNLIST
    VALUENAME DefaultFormat
    ITEMLIST
        NAME    "Excel Workbook (*.xls)"    VALUE NUMERIC 4294963153 DEFAULT
        NAME    "Web Page (*.htm; *.html)"  VALUE NUMERIC 44
        NAME    "Excel 5.0/95 Workbook (*.xls)" VALUE NUMERIC 39
        NAME    "Excel 97-2002 & 5.0/95 Workbook (*.xls)"   VALUE NUMERIC 43
        NAME    "Excel 4.0 Workbook (*.xlw)"    VALUE NUMERIC 35
        NAME    "Excel 4.0 Worksheet (*.xls)"   VALUE NUMERIC 33
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Workbook (*.xlsx)"  VALUE NUMERIC 51
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Binary Workbook (*.xlsb)"   VALUE NUMERIC 50
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm)"    VALUE NUMERIC 52
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Template (*.xltx)"  VALUE NUMERIC 54
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Macro-Enabled Template (*.xltm)"    VALUE NUMERIC 53
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Add-In (*.xlam)"    VALUE NUMERIC 55
    END ITEMLIST
    NOSORT
    END PART
    END POLICY

Locate the POLICY "Save PowerPoint files as" section, and then add the following lines for the .pptx and .pptm extensions:

NAME "PowerPoint 2007 Presentation (*.pptx)" VALUE NUMERIC   33
NAME    "PowerPoint 2007 Macro-Enabled Presentation (*.pptm)"   VALUE NUMERIC   34

When the modification to this section is complete, the section should resemble the following example:

POLICY "Save PowerPoint files as"
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Options
    PART "Save PowerPoint files as" DROPDOWNLIST
    VALUENAME DefaultFormat
    ITEMLIST
        NAME    "PowerPoint Presentation (*.ppt)"   VALUE NUMERIC   0   DEFAULT
        NAME    "Web Page (*.htm; *.html)"  VALUE NUMERIC   13
        NAME    "PowerPoint 95 (*.ppt)" VALUE NUMERIC   4
        NAME    "PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 (*.ppt)"   VALUE NUMERIC   3
        NAME    "Web Archive"   VALUE NUMERIC   16
        NAME    "PowerPoint 2007 Presentation (*.pptx)" VALUE NUMERIC   33
        NAME    "PowerPoint 2007 Macro-Enabled Presentation (*.pptm)"   VALUE NUMERIC   34
    END ITEMLIST
    NOSORT
    END PART
    END POLICY

Locate the POLICY "Save Word files as" section, and then add the following lines for the .docx and .docm extensions:

NAME "Word 2007 document (*.docx)"   VALUE "Word12"
NAME "Word 2007 Macro-enabled document (*.docm)"    VALUE "MEWord12"

When the modification to this section is complete, the section should resemble the following example:

POLICY "Save Word files as"
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options
    PART "Save Word files as" DROPDOWNLIST
    VALUENAME DefaultFormat
    ITEMLIST
        NAME "Word document (*.doc)"    VALUE ""        DEFAULT
        NAME "XML (*.xml)"  VALUE "XML"
        NAME "Single Files Web Page (*.mht)"    VALUE "WebArchive"
        NAME "Web Page (*.htm; *.html)"     VALUE   "HTML"
        NAME "Web Page, Filtered (*.htm, *.html)"   VALUE "ReducedHTML"
        NAME "Document Template (*.dot)"        VALUE "Dot"
        NAME "Rich Text Format (*.rtf)"     VALUE "Rtf"
        NAME "Plain Text  (*.txt)"          VALUE "Text"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 (*.doc)"  VALUE   "MSWord6Exp"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Simplified) (*.doc)"   VALUE   "MSWord6SCExp"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Traditional) (*.doc)"  VALUE   "MSWord6TCExp"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 - Japanese (*.doc)"   VALUE   "MSWord6JExp"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 - Korean (*.doc)"     VALUE   "MSWord95KExp"
        NAME "Word 97-2002 & 6.0/95 - RTF"  VALUE   "MSWord6RTFExp"
        NAME "Word 5.1 for Macintosh (*.mcw)"   VALUE   "MSWordMac51"
        NAME "Word 5.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw)"   VALUE   "MSWordMac5"
        NAME "Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc)"     VALUE   "MSWordWin2"
        NAME "Works 4.0 for Windows (*.wps)"    VALUE   "MSWorksWin4"
        NAME "WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (*.doc)"      VALUE   "WrdPrfctWin"
        NAME "WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (*.doc)"  VALUE   "WrdPrfctDos51"
        NAME "Word 2007 document (*.docx)"  VALUE "Word12"
        NAME "Word 2007 Macro-enabled document (*.docm)"    VALUE "MEWord12"
    END ITEMLIST
    NOSORT
    END PART
    END POLICY

Save the changes to the .adm policy file.

Method 2: Office XP

Locate the POLICY "Save Excel files as" section, and then add the following lines for the .xlsx, .xlsb, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm, and .xlam extensions:

NAME    "Excel 2007 Workbook (*.xlsx)"  VALUE NUMERIC 51
NAME    "Excel 2007 Binary Workbook (*.xlsb)"   VALUE NUMERIC 50
NAME    "Excel 2007 Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm)"    VALUE NUMERIC 52
NAME    "Excel 2007 Template (*.xltx)"  VALUE NUMERIC 54
NAME    "Excel 2007 Macro-Enabled Template (*.xltm)"    VALUE NUMERIC 53
NAME    "Excel 2007 Add-In (*.xlam)"    VALUE NUMERIC 55

When the modification to this section is complete, the section should resemble the following example:

POLICY "Save Excel files as"
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Excel\Options
    PART "Save Excel files as" DROPDOWNLIST
    VALUENAME DefaultFormat
    ITEMLIST
        NAME    "Excel Workbook (*.xls)"    VALUE NUMERIC 4294963153 DEFAULT
        NAME    "Web Page (*.htm; *.html)"  VALUE NUMERIC 44
        NAME    "Excel 5.0/95 Workbook (*.xls)" VALUE NUMERIC 39
        NAME    "Excel 97-2002 & 5.0/95 Workbook (*.xls)"   VALUE NUMERIC 43
        NAME    "Excel 4.0 Workbook (*.xlw)"    VALUE NUMERIC 35
        NAME    "Excel 4.0 Worksheet (*.xls)"   VALUE NUMERIC 33
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Workbook (*.xlsx)"  VALUE NUMERIC 51
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Binary Workbook (*.xlsb)"   VALUE NUMERIC 50
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm)"    VALUE NUMERIC 52
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Template (*.xltx)"  VALUE NUMERIC 54
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Macro-Enabled Template (*.xltm)"    VALUE NUMERIC 53
        NAME    "Excel 2007 Add-In (*.xlam)"    VALUE NUMERIC 55
    END ITEMLIST
    NOSORT
    END PART
    END POLICY

Locate the POLICY "Save PowerPoint files as" section, and then add the following lines for the .pptx and .pptm extensions:

NAME "PowerPoint 2007 Presentation (*.pptx)" VALUE NUMERIC   33
NAME    "PowerPoint 2007 Macro-Enabled Presentation (*.pptm)"   VALUE NUMERIC   34

When the modification to this section is complete, the section should resemble the following example:

POLICY "Save PowerPoint files as"
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\PowerPoint\Options
    PART "Save PowerPoint files as" DROPDOWNLIST
    VALUENAME DefaultFormat
    ITEMLIST
        NAME    "PowerPoint Presentation (*.ppt)"   VALUE NUMERIC   0   DEFAULT
        NAME    "Web Page (*.htm; *.html)"  VALUE NUMERIC   13
        NAME    "PowerPoint 95 (*.ppt)" VALUE NUMERIC   4
        NAME    "PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 (*.ppt)"   VALUE NUMERIC   3
        NAME    "Web Archive"   VALUE NUMERIC   16
        NAME    "PowerPoint 2007 Presentation (*.pptx)" VALUE NUMERIC   33
        NAME    "PowerPoint 2007 Macro-Enabled Presentation (*.pptm)"   VALUE NUMERIC   34
    END ITEMLIST
    NOSORT
    END PART
    END POLICY

Locate the POLICY "Save Word files as" section, and then add the following lines for the .docx and .docm extensions:

NAME "Word 2007 document (*.docx)"   VALUE "Word12"
NAME "Word 2007 Macro-enabled document (*.docm)"    VALUE "MEWord12"

When the modification to this section is complete, the section should resemble the following example:

POLICY "Save Word files as"
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Options
    PART "Save Word files as" DROPDOWNLIST
    VALUENAME DefaultFormat
    ITEMLIST
        NAME "Word document (*.doc)"    VALUE ""        DEFAULT
        NAME "Web Page (*.htm, *.html)" VALUE "HTML"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 (*.doc)"  VALUE   "MSWord6Exp"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Simplified) (*.doc)"   VALUE   "MSWord6SCExp"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Traditional) (*.doc)"  VALUE   "MSWord6TCExp"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 - Japanese (*.doc)"   VALUE   "MSWord6JExp"
        NAME "Word 6.0/95 - Korean (*.doc)"     VALUE   "MSWord95KExp"
        NAME "Word 97-2002 & 6.0/95 - RTF"  VALUE   "MSWord6RTFExp"
        NAME "Word 5.1 for Macintosh (*.mcw)"   VALUE   "MSWordMac51"
        NAME "Word 5.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw)"   VALUE   "MSWordMac5"
        NAME "Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc)"     VALUE   "MSWordWin2"
        NAME "Works 4.0 for Windows (*.wps)"    VALUE   "MSWorksWin4"
        NAME "Works 3.0 for Windows (*.wps)"    VALUE   "MSWorksWin3"
        NAME "WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (*.doc)"      VALUE   "WrdPrfctWin"
        NAME "WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (*.doc)"  VALUE   "WrdPrfctDos51"
        NAME "Word 2007 document (*.docx)"  VALUE "Word12"
        NAME "Word 2007 Macro-enabled document (*.docm)"    VALUE "MEWord12"
    END ITEMLIST
    NOSORT
    END PART
    END POLICY

Save the changes to the .adm policy file.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Microsoft Office policy template files (.adm files), visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

For the Office 2003 .adm files, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2003/HA011513601033.aspx

To download the Office 2003 Policy Template Files and Deployment Planning Tools (Orksp2at.exe), visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/orkarchive/2003ddl.htm
For the Office XP .adm files, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/orkXP/HA011362921033.aspx

To download the System Policy Editor and Templates for Office XP, download the Office Resource Kit Tools (OrkTools.exe). To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/orkarchive/XPddl.htm

For more information about how to manage users' configurations by policy for Office 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2003/HA011402401033.aspx

For more information about system policies for Office XP, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/orkXP/HA011362591033.aspx

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