Default To Doc in Word 2007

Posted by Martin in Knowledge, Windows  Tags: , , , , , ,

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Aug



It seems that Lifehacker is having Ghacks week which I personally do not mind but the amount of articles that they referred to is stunning. I found reference to another blog that had a tutorial on how to change the default save format in Word 2007 from Docx to Doc.

I had some problems in the past when I saved documents in Word 2007 in docx format only to get cries for help of users who could not open the document because they were using a previous version of Word. I had the option to explain to them how they could open it (convert online or download the compatibility pack) or convert it to doc and send it to them again.

This happened several times and I finally decided to look for an option to change the default save format in Word. The article at Technix Update reminded me of that and I thought it would be nice to post the quick tutorial as well.

All that needs to be done is to open Word 2007. Once open a click on the Office icon on top and a selection of Word Options loads the menu where the default format can be changed. Just select Save in the left pane and pick Word 97-2003 Documents instead of the default Word Document.

A document that is simply saved will from now on have the file extension doc and not docx. I have not checked but I assume similar options are available for Excel and Powerpoint.


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garbanzo says:

this is very useful, thank you!

iampriteshdesai says:

Hmmmm…
Someone had problem when I asked for permission to use ’somebody’s’ article. But I guess being Lifehacker helps. I mentioned the same point about LH in my blog http://www.iampriteshdesai.blogspot.com/
The amount of articles blogs like LH ‘lift off’ is amazing. Plz read it you’ll be surprised.
And the above hack is basic. Although many would benifit.

Martin says:

Lifehacker are writing their own recap (short that is) and link to my website. You wanted to copy the entire article and link to my site, see the difference?

iampriteshdesai says:

Even I meant to make appropriate edits to make it an Ubuntu specific article and then link it back. BTW did you read the LH article? Do you agree with it?

Martin says:

I’m not in the position to judge their articles. I thought you would copy my article to your blog. If you change it go ahead, that’s fine and you do not have to ask for permission to do it.

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