{"id":11267,"date":"2018-04-04T06:44:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T06:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=11267"},"modified":"2018-04-04T06:46:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T06:46:53","slug":"convert-word-document-between-doc-and-docx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/convert-word-document-between-doc-and-docx\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert Word Document Between .Doc and .Docx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I convert legacy .doc to the new .docx in Word 2016? DOC is compound binary file format used for Microsoft Word 97\/2003 documents. Starting with Word 2007, Open XML file format (.DOCX) has become the new default save format. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to easily convert .doc to .docx, or convert .docx to .doc in Microsoft Word 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 1: Convert .DOC to .DOCX in Word 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When you open a .doc document in Word 2016, you will see &#8220;Compatibility Mode&#8221; in the title bar next to the filename. To convert it to .docx format, click the <strong>File<\/strong> menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/file-menu-in-word-2016.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"322\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11269\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Info<\/strong> tab and then click the <strong>Convert<\/strong> button.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/convert-doc-to-docx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11270\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>An information box lets you know that it will be upgraded to the newest file format. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/doc-upgraded-to-newest-file-format.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"145\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11271\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> and your document will saved in .docx format.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Part 2: Convert .DOCX to .DOC in Word 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open your .docx document in Word 2016 and click the <strong>File<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<li>Switch to the <strong>Save As<\/strong> tab and click the <strong>Browse<\/strong> button to select your desired location.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/save-as-in-word-2016.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"369\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11272\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the Save As dialog opens, click the &#8220;<strong>Save as type<\/strong>&#8221; drop-down list and select &#8220;<strong>Word 97-2003 Document (.doc)<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/save-word-document-in-doc-format.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11273\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to convert .doc back to .docx later, just select the &#8220;<strong>Word Document (*.docx)<\/strong>&#8221; from the &#8220;<strong>Save as type<\/strong>&#8221; list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/save-word-document-in-docx-format.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11274\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once you clicking <strong>Save<\/strong>, your document format will be converted to .doc quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I convert legacy .doc to the new .docx in Word 2016? 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