Exporting Illustrator CS3 files to Illustrator CS2

Can anyone tell me how I can "downsave" an Illustrator CS3 .eps file to be able to open it in Illustrator CS2? Thanks.

You need to Save the CS3 file as a legacy version.
Choose Save As, give it a name, click Save. On the next screen, choose CS2 from the drop down list at the top.
Good luck!
Malin

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