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| Thread ID: 138755 | 2015-01-19 22:49:00 | Microsoft Word - Do use doc or docx ? | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 1392311 | 2015-01-19 22:49:00 | As a long timer user, I have lots of files created as doc files. I find that having doc and docx extensions in my folders is a pain. So I try to save new files as Doc. Am I being silly? Should I just go with the flow. or should I convert them all over to docx? |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1392312 | 2015-01-19 23:20:00 | Use .docx format. I found out the hard way before Xmas. I have a large training manual that was saved in .doc format over the years This was fine for viewing and printing from Word 2010 but if I tried to make a PDF of it some of the graphics were missing and pages not formated correctly. After I saved it in .docx format all the problems went. So now all stuff id .docx format.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1392313 | 2015-01-19 23:22:00 | I don't have the ability to write docx files, but receive plenty in my business email. It doesn't seem to matter whether I save an edited file as doc or docx, and no client has ever commented on negative outcomes from my sending back edited files as doc or adding the x to make the file read docx. Consequently, I stick with .doc and whatever extras are provided by docx, they do not seem to affect any documents that I write or edit, whether my own or documents supplied by others. I have no problem with Bullzip conversions to PDF either, images and all. I have no idea why the x is there at all, but no doubt a subsequent post will enlighten me. :D Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1392314 | 2015-01-19 23:25:00 | I have no idea why the x is there at all, but no doubt a subsequent post will enlighten me. :D Its so that you can tell newbies that all files have a three character extension eg doc, mp3, xls, jpg, avi except Microsoft who are allowed to use 4. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1392315 | 2015-01-19 23:47:00 | I have no idea why the x is there at all, but no doubt a subsequent post will enlighten me. :D Cheers Billy 8-{) The X in .docx is a Microsoft Word XML format document file which contains more formatting rules / stylesheets ( in simple terms). If you have office 2003 you can get the compatibility pack to convert and save to .docx, if you have office 2007 onwards then .docx is the default. The compatibility pack can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com bit of reading if you want to know more about the differences :) www.thebookdesigner.com |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1392316 | 2015-01-19 23:59:00 | The x is there to prompt the clueless to buy a new version of Office. | fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1392317 | 2015-01-20 00:01:00 | The x is there to prompt the clueless to buy a new version of Office. :clap:lol: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1392318 | 2015-01-20 00:24:00 | The docx format is smaller as well, which doesn't seem to have been mentioned. Personally I just use the default docx as I see no reason to still use doc. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1392319 | 2015-01-20 05:31:00 | The docx format is smaller as well, which doesn't seem to have been mentioned. Yes I have noticed that it is smaller as well. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1392320 | 2015-01-20 07:54:00 | Yes I have noticed that it is smaller as well. With mega/giga/tera/stupendiferous sized disks these days, and warp-speed processors, what difference does a few kilobytes or even megabytes make? Doc vs docx is but a single drop of rain falling into Lake Taupo. Cheers Billy 8-{) :rolleyes: |
Billy T (70) | ||
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