How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document?

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    - Word for Mac - missing Tab command Starting several weeks ago, I no longer have a "Tab" command within the "Format" menu of Word. Thinking that perhaps I had forgotten something simple, I went to the Word help menu, and was instructed that the Tab command is in the Format menu. But it is absolutely not there. The list in the Format menu includes character, paragraph, section document, and numberous other items, but Tab is nowhere to be found. Where could it possibly have gone? I used to use it all the time. I am using an iMac G-5, running Mac OS 10.4.10, with Office 2004 for Mac. I had upgraded to Word 11.3.5 and just this morning to 11.3.7. But still no Tab command. I keep thinking I'm missing something obvious, but can't figure out what it is. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113794
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    - word locks up if place hand on keys for 8 sec w/o typing, why? Co worker says word locks up if he places hands on keyboard without typing. He said there was an error message that said something about 8 seconds..... He couldnt give me complete message or error #. How do you unlock work document so you can continue? Couldn't duplicate what he did. Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113792
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    - Word 2007 - Unable to use mouse to select text Running Vista - Home Premium and downloaded the latest updates for Vista and Office that came out this morning 8/15/07. Since updating I am unable to use my mouse to select a point in a document or highlight text. I can only use it to change options in the toolbars at the top and sides of the screen. Can still use keyboard arrow keys to naviagate my way around. Any help would be appreciated. Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113791
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    - font I am selecting text and trying to set them to Arial, however, even though the font reads 'Arial' or whatever I choose, the font remains as Cambria. Any idea how to resolve this so that I have the font set as Arial? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113786
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    - find documents after the hard drive has been re-formatted? Is there anyway of finding old word documents after the hard drive has been re-formatted? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113784
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    - Pl timer error message Every time I open word I get "cannot create PLwrdtmr.PLTimer Error = -2147024770 Automation error The specified module could not be found" After I cancel the error message, it pops back up a couple of times then finally goes away. This did not use to happen and I have no idea why it's doing it now. Is it possible it's a conflict with another program (I also run PC Law software)? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113782
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    - Inserted objects don't display Any objects (charts, pictures, hyperlinks, TOC entries, captions tec.) do not display. Instead of the text or picture that should appear, a description such as the following appears in it's place: { EMBED Excel.Chart.8\s } These objects print as they should, but do not display. I have unchecked the 'Picture Placeholders' option already. Can anyone help please? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113778
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    - Document map does not navigate when clicked I have a large MSWord document previously created in Word2003. When I convert this file to the 2007 format and open it the document map will display, but I cannot use it to navigate the doc. I also cannot use outline view (it says there is not enough memory, and since I have 4GB that seems unlikely). Both still work fine in compatibility mode with the 2003 file. Any suggestions? Running XP Pro with all updates, twin dual core Xeon 2GHz processors Thank you Ian Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113777
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    - why are auto text categories empty Why are the auto text categories empty when I try to use the auto text function to insert saved phrases and standard Word phrases. This function used to work but now it does not. Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113774
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    - Multi laguage add-in technical problem I installed the Multi Language Pack from Microsoft (2007 edition) on Windows XP professional and Office 2007, and I have the following technical difficulties: 1) when spellchecking or typing in a language that has diacritics or hyphens, such as Romanian, instead of the correct symbol or letter I get a little square inserted within the word. This problem persists in all the fonts except Cambria, where everything works fine. 2) HOWEVER, if I print that document using the Cambria font, which seems to display the diacritics correctly, it'll print pages of gibberish digits. To print it correctly, I need to select all and choose another font such as Times New Roman. That will do it. Any suggestions? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113773
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    - Trouble converting to PDF from MS Word 1. One of the images that looks good on MS-Word direct print out, gets messed up (background greyed) when converted to PDF. 2. I have a symbol for centerline in my MS-Word by typing 2104 in a document and press Alt+X. It looks good when directly printed to a printer, but shows up as question mark when converted to PDF. 3. Is there a way I can see my pdf file, in a way as if I am reading the book.,, with the first page starting from right. I know I had this feature in Acrobat 5.0 and not in the newer versions. 4. Would appreciate if any of you can direct me to a good acrobat tech form which is free. I couldnt located a free one in Adobe's website. Thanks, for your always great support. Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113772
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    - right mouse pop-up menu erro There are two pop-up menus on right mouse in word. One does formatting and the other is available only if the word is misspelled (has wavy red underline). Problem: I must click twice on misspelled words to get the list of possible corrections. Is this normal? Is anyone else seeing this? Type the following "Thisi a bad". Note the red wavy underline, and right mouse click the word "Thisi". I see the cut/paste pop-up menu. Then right click again, now I see a list of words to try to replace. Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113771
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    - Disabled Macros for Printing I know that this has been posted before, but I have tried all of the solutions that were previously presented and nothing has worked. I am getting the error, "The macros in this project are disabled." I have already changed the macro security to low and I also set it to trust all add-ins and templates. I still get the error when I go to File > Print. I just started getting this when I upgraded to Vista. I am still running Word 2003. Any ideas? I am trying to run the macro for a program called deskPDF that creates PDF files from .doc files. Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113770
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    - Typing issue I am running Running Word 2007 on Windows XP on new PC with lots (2 GB) of RAM. User cannot type fast without letters being skipped. Tried new keyboard. I watched user press harder but this install of Word 2007 simply will not tolerate moderate typing speeds. Roughly every 7th to 10th letter skipped. Visible response of screen display of each letter to keyboard touch has a slight hitch in it. The same typing speed DOES NOT cause problems in WordPad or Notepad. Same user has no problem in Word 2003 for years. Office Diagnostics found no problem. There is a Spellex medical spell checker. Other than that, this setup is plain vanilla with largely default settings. What else can I adjust to solve this problem? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113769
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    - Word, Outlook and Lotus Notes Hi I use both Outlook 2007 and Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes is my default mail client. When I start Word 2007 I get a message "Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Office Outlook and set it as the default mail client." Word is then closing or hangs. This was not a problem when I used Office 2003. Thanks Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113768
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    - How to solve memory deficiency for office assistant I get an error message when I try to select a different office assistant in "office 2003" "there is not enough memory available to complete this opperation". Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113766
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    - Anyone having trouble with Microsoft Word 2007 printing? Every time I print from Microsoft Word 2007, it shows up much smaller and off center (like a miniature of my page). Has anyone had this trouble or perhaps knows of a solution to my problem? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113763
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    - Word XP professional is soooo slow to open and close. Have tried to uninstall and reinstall Cannot get a handle on it. There seems to be something holding it up from starting and closing normally. Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated. -- tks a bunch..sil Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113755
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    - Error 75 When Opening a Word Document I am receiving a window every time I open a Word document indicating: "Could not open file; Error 75 Path/File access error". The file seems to open, but this message appears on a small window over the Word document itself. Thank you to anyone who knows how to resolve this. -- Dave Centreville, VA Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113753
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    - Cross-Reference Insert > links > cross-reference or References > captions > cross-reference this feature DOESNT update itself automatically and there is NO BUTTON to update all the cross-references u have in a documant ?!?! hat shall i do :-( update them manually :-( what a waste of time :-( Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113751
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    - Entering a URI when adding schema (Word '07) Hello all. I am at a complete loss when I am prompted to enter a URI for the schema I am attempting to add to the library. The box that comes up after I have browsed for my schema is the "Schema Settings" box. What do I need to type here for the URI box? An actual URI or URL? A made-up one? This seems to be the root of my schema-attaching problems. (If I do not type whatever Word '07 wants in this URI box, it encounters an error and closes.) Also, what should I be typing in the "Alias" box? Any old name that I will recognize? Really confused. Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113749
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    - cannot type accented greek characters in word under vista I am using Office 2007 on a computer running Windows Vista Business. In the Word application when I try to type Greek accented characters nothing is inserted at the cursor position. Non-accented Greek characters are typed ok. The problem only occurs in the Word program. The other Office applications (e.g. Excel) have no problem. Also you can type all Greek characters in programs like Notepad and Wordpad without any problem. Has anybody encountered this problem? Any suggestions to resolve it? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113748
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    - Indexing dialog not appearing I have Word 2003 on WinXP Home. When I press ALT+SHIFT+X, the dialog does not appear. The title bar of the window is de-activated. The dialog is not behind the window. Any advice? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113743
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    - word 2007 crashing Okay, when I try and close out of word it crashes every time and then restarts. Does anyone have a fix for this? i tried word dignostics-everything okay, I also tried updates-okay. Any help? Tag: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? Tag: 113741
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I sent a word document to someone and when it was revised, it was returned
as a .docx. What software would I need in order to open document?

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Re: How can I convert a .docx document to a .doc document? by Jay

Jay
Wed Aug 15 15:34:24 CDT 2007

Changing .docx document to .doc wrote:
> I sent a word document to someone and when it was revised, it was
> returned as a .docx. What software would I need in order to open
> document?

Either download and install the Compatibility Pack from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en,
or ask the other person to save the document in "Word 97-2003 format" from
Word 2007 (it's a choice on the Save As command) and send you the .doc file.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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