2007 Default Doc save is DOCX how to make DOC?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Ron Boetger
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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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I did that BUT after closing and reopeining Word it keeps defaulting
back to DOCX instead of DOC!

Thanks

Ron
 
This would indicate something outside Word is stopping normal.dotx from
being saved. Have you got the full Adobe Acrobat installed?
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
Nope that did not work either!

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