Choosing a pdf version

How do I convert a Word doc into an earlier version of pdf - eg 1.3?

I am just curious: why would anybody want to/need an older PDF version than the newest (1.7)? Are there really people out there who use software that cannot read PDF 1.7?
When I create a PDF (e.g. with Acrobat), the default format is always something terrible old, like 1.3, and I have to manually change it to 1.7 (because I know that none of the recipients use Acrobat Reader 4.0).
My suggestion: ask in the CreatePDF forum what the default output format is. I bet it's something old like 1.3.

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