PART 1: PURPOSE

This Rule specifies the official standard file formats for electronic documents that are shared between NMSU employees.

PART 2: RULE

The official standard file formats for electronic documents at NMSU shall be Microsoft Office application file formats: word processing – Word (.doc), spreadsheet – Excel (.xls), electronic presentation – PowerPoint (.ppt), and Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf). All documents that are distributed for editing, collaboration or communication between employees shall use these file formats