[Ron Boetger]

How do I make the Word 2007 default Doucment type a DOC not a DOCX?

Thanks

[Jay Freedman]

Click the round Office button (the File menu) and click Word Options
in the bottom edge of the menu. Click the Save tab, and set the "Save
files in this format" dropdown to "Word 97-2000 Document (*.doc)".

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On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:38:35 -0400, Ron Boetger
wrote:

How do I make the Word 2007 default Doucment type a DOC not a DOCX?

Thanks

[Ron Boetger]

I did that BUT after closing and reopeining Word it keeps defaulting
back to DOCX instead of DOC!

Thanks

Ron

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:17:41 -0400, Jay Freedman
wrote:

Click the round Office button (the File menu) and click Word Options
in the bottom edge of the menu. Click the Save tab, and set the "Save
files in this format" dropdown to "Word 97-2000 Document (*.doc)".

This would indicate something outside Word is stopping normal.dotx from
being saved. Have you got the full Adobe Acrobat installed?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"Ron Boetger" wrote in message
...
I did that BUT after closing and reopeining Word it keeps defaulting
back to DOCX instead of DOC!

Thanks

Ron

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:17:41 -0400, Jay Freedman
wrote:

Click the round Office button (the File menu) and click Word Options
in the bottom edge of the menu. Click the Save tab, and set the "Save
files in this format" dropdown to "Word 97-2000 Document (*.doc)".

[Ron Boetger]

Yes I do! Also - what you suggested works for a while or until I
reboot my machine. Then the default goes back to DOCX.
Thanks
Ron

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:14:32 +0100, wrote:

This would indicate something outside Word is stopping normal.dotx from
being saved. Have you got the full Adobe Acrobat installed?

Get the updated macros from Adobe as they are inhibiting normal.dot from
saving changes, You can temporarily override the problem by using Shift+File
and selecting SaveAll when closing Word.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"Ron Boetger" wrote in message
...
Yes I do! Also - what you suggested works for a while or until I
reboot my machine. Then the default goes back to DOCX.
Thanks
Ron

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:14:32 +0100, wrote:

This would indicate something outside Word is stopping normal.dotx from
being saved. Have you got the full Adobe Acrobat installed?

[Ron Boetger]

I just started Acrobate and did a check for updates and it found none.

I went to the website and found 7.0.8 update BUT I already have that
one.

Can you direct me to the macro updates?

Thanks

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:33:46 +0100, wrote:

Get the updated macros from Adobe as they are inhibiting normal.dot from
saving changes, You can temporarily override the problem by using Shift+File
and selecting SaveAll when closing Word.

Are you sure you have the full Acrobat Writer and not just the free reader
then? It is the macros in the Writer that are causing the problems. If you
go to the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, select Acrobat and choose
Change, you should be able to remove the macro add-ins by clearing the check
box. That will resolve the problem until you find the patch for this from
Adobe.

Terry

"Ron Boetger" wrote in message
...
I just started Acrobate and did a check for updates and it found none.

I went to the website and found 7.0.8 update BUT I already have that
one.

Can you direct me to the macro updates?

Thanks

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:33:46 +0100, wrote:

Get the updated macros from Adobe as they are inhibiting normal.dot from
saving changes, You can temporarily override the problem by using
Shift+File
and selecting SaveAll when closing Word.

[Ron Boetger]

I am trying it now and I will let you know what hapens.



On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:16:27 +0100, wrote:

Are you sure you have the full Acrobat Writer and not just the free reader
then? It is the macros in the Writer that are causing the problems. If you
go to the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, select Acrobat and choose
Change, you should be able to remove the macro add-ins by clearing the check
box. That will resolve the problem until you find the patch for this from
Adobe.

Terry

"Ron Boetger" wrote in message
.. .
I just started Acrobate and did a check for updates and it found none.

I went to the website and found 7.0.8 update BUT I already have that
one.

Can you direct me to the macro updates?

Thanks

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:33:46 +0100, wrote:

Get the updated macros from Adobe as they are inhibiting normal.dot from
saving changes, You can temporarily override the problem by using
Shift+File
and selecting SaveAll when closing Word.

[Ron Boetger]

Nope that did not work either!

After I reboot the machine and go into Word it still want to save as a
DOCX.


On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:10:48 -0400, Ron Boetger
wrote:

I am trying it now and I will let you know what hapens.



On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:16:27 +0100, wrote:

Are you sure you have the full Acrobat Writer and not just the free reader
then? It is the macros in the Writer that are causing the problems. If you
go to the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, select Acrobat and choose
Change, you should be able to remove the macro add-ins by clearing the check
box. That will resolve the problem until you find the patch for this from
Adobe.

Terry

"Ron Boetger" wrote in message
. ..
I just started Acrobate and did a check for updates and it found none.

I went to the website and found 7.0.8 update BUT I already have that
one.

Can you direct me to the macro updates?

Thanks

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:33:46 +0100, wrote:

Get the updated macros from Adobe as they are inhibiting normal.dot from
saving changes, You can temporarily override the problem by using
Shift+File
and selecting SaveAll when closing Word.

There has to be some other third party add in inhibiting saving of
normal.dotx. Go to Trust Centre, Add-ins and check the disable all Add-ins
option. Will Word let you make the change to .doc now?

Terry

"Ron Boetger" wrote in message
news

Nope that did not work either!

After I reboot the machine and go into Word it still want to save as a
DOCX.


On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:10:48 -0400, Ron Boetger
wrote:

I am trying it now and I will let you know what hapens.



On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:16:27 +0100, wrote:

Are you sure you have the full Acrobat Writer and not just the free
reader
then? It is the macros in the Writer that are causing the problems. If
you
go to the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, select Acrobat and choose
Change, you should be able to remove the macro add-ins by clearing the
check
box. That will resolve the problem until you find the patch for this from
Adobe.

Terry

"Ron Boetger" wrote in message
...
I just started Acrobate and did a check for updates and it found none.

I went to the website and found 7.0.8 update BUT I already have that
one.

Can you direct me to the macro updates?

Thanks

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:33:46 +0100, wrote:

Get the updated macros from Adobe as they are inhibiting normal.dot
from
saving changes, You can temporarily override the problem by using
Shift+File
and selecting SaveAll when closing Word.