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This Mytour guide demonstrates how to convert an old Microsoft Word document in Doc format to a Docx version, and then save it separately on your computer in Docx format.
Steps
Using Word
Open your Doc file in Microsoft Word. Locate and double-click your document to open it in Word.
Access the File tab located at the top-left corner. This action will reveal file options in a dropdown menu.
- For Windows users, it's positioned next to Home at the upper-left corner of Word.
- Mac users can find it on the menu bar at the upper-left corner of the screen.
Click Save As on the File menu. This choice will prompt a new dialogue box allowing you to save your document in a different, compatible file format.
- If it doesn't automatically open a new dialogue box, click Browse on the Save As page.
Click the format dropdown at the bottom of the Save As window. This will display a list of all available file formats you can utilize.
- On Windows, this menu is labeled as Save as type below the File name field.
- On Mac, it's labeled as File Format at the bottom.
Choose Word Document (*.docx) as your preferred file type. This will enable you to preserve another version of the document in Docx format.
Select a location to save your document. Locate the desired folder for your Docx document and click on the folder name to select it.
Click Save located at the bottom-right.
Using Google Docs
Open Google Docs in a web browser.
Click the Blank option at the top-left.
Click the File tab at the top-left.
Click Open from the drop-down menu. This action will prompt a new pop-up window titled 'Open a file.'
Access the Upload tab located in the 'Open a file' window. This option can be found at the top of the pop-up window.
Click the blue Select a file from your computer button. This will enable you to choose and upload the desired file for conversion.
Proceed to upload the document you wish to convert. Select the Doc file you want to upload, then click the Open button located in the lower-right corner. This action will upload your document and open it in Google Docs.
Access the File tab. This tab is situated below the document name in the upper-left corner of the page.
Hover over Download as on the File menu. A submenu will appear with your file format options.
Choose Microsoft Word (.docx) from the 'Download as' submenu. This will save a Docx version of your document to your browser's default downloads folder.
