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my assignment is a DOCX file instead of word document!

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sasha

Flightless Bird
i saved my assignment on a memory stick and just found out that it was saved
as a docx file instead of a word document. when i open the file it says
'convert file from' followed by a list. help!
 
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Susan Ramlet

Flightless Bird
A docx *is* a Word document.

Are you trying to open it on a different version of Word?

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Susan Ramlet
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"sasha" <sasha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6964FFAA-D7DA-4376-9780-5E68DED41C13@microsoft.com...
> i saved my assignment on a memory stick and just found out that it was
> saved
> as a docx file instead of a word document. when i open the file it says
> 'convert file from' followed by a list. help!
 
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JoAnn Paules

Flightless Bird
1. Never save directly to removeable media.

2. I am going to guess that you created it with Word 2007 but the computer
that you are trying to open it has Word 2003 or older.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"sasha" <sasha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6964FFAA-D7DA-4376-9780-5E68DED41C13@microsoft.com...
>i saved my assignment on a memory stick and just found out that it was
>saved
> as a docx file instead of a word document. when i open the file it says
> 'convert file from' followed by a list. help!
 
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