Opening .ait file saved in cs5, with cs3?

Hello,
I'm having some problems properly opening an Illustrator Template file in CS3 that I saved when I was using CS5 (I use CS6 now). My co-worker uses CS3 and can't open the template I made using CS5. I haven't found an option anywhere to be able to downsave the template file to an earlier version. Is there a solution that can be used to be able allow my co-worker to open the template file without having any compatibility issues?
Thanks.

Save it as a normal Illustrator file down to version CS3. Your co-worker then needs to create the template himself.

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