How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File
This wikiHow teaches you how to create a Docx version of an old Microsoft Word document in Doc format, and save a separate copy to your computer in in Docx. Open your Doc file in Microsoft Word. Find and double-click your document to open...
Method 1 of 2:
Using Word
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Picture 1 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Open your Doc file in Microsoft Word. Find and double-click your document to open it in Word. -
Picture 2 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click the File tab on the top-left. This will open your file options on a drop-down menu.- On Windows, this button is next to Home in the upper-left corner of Word.
- On Mac, it's on your menu bar in the upper-left corner of your screen.
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Picture 3 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click Save As on the File menu. This option will open a new dialogue box. You can save your document in a different, compatible file format here.- If this doesn't automatically open a new dialogue box, click Browse on the Save As page.
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Picture 4 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click the format drop-down at the bottom of the Save As window. This will open a list of all the available file formats you can use.- 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.
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Picture 5 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Select Word Document (*.docx) as your file type. This will allow you to save a separate copy of the same document in Docx format. -
Picture 6 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Select a saving location for your document. Find the folder where you want to save your Docx document, and click on the folder name to select it. -
Picture 7 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click Save on the bottom-right. This will save a copy of your document to the selected location. Your new document will be saved in Docx format.
Method 2 of 2:
Using Google Docs
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Picture 8 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Open Google Docs in an internet browser. Type docs.google.com into the address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard. -
Picture 9 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click the Blank option on the top-left. You can find this option below the "Start a new document" heading in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open a new, blank document. -
Picture 10 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click the File tab on the top-left. You can find it below the "Untitled document" heading in the upper-left corner of the page. It will open your file options on a drop-down menu. -
Picture 11 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click Open on the drop-down menu. This will open a new pop-up window titled "Open a file." -
Picture 12 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click the Upload tab in the "Open a file" window. You can find it at the top of the pop-up window. -
Picture 13 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click the blue Select a file from your computer button. This will allow you to select and upload the file you want to convert. -
Picture 14 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Upload the document you want to convert. Click the Doc file you want to upload, and click the Open button in the lower-right corner. This will upload your document, and open it in Google Docs.- Alternatively, you can drag and drop your file here to upload it.
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Picture 15 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Click the File tab. It's located below the document name in the upper-left corner of the page. -
Picture 16 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Hover over Download as on the File menu. A sub-menu will pop up with your file format options. -
Picture 17 of How to Convert a Doc File to a Docx File Select Microsoft Word (.docx) on the "Download as" menu. This will download a Docx version of your document to your browser's default folder for downloads.- If you don't have a default folder for browser downloads, you'll be prompted to select a saving location.
Update 05 April 2020
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