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Thread #133298 Message #3024638
Posted By: GUEST,Grishka
05-Nov-10 - 06:23 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Document Format keeps changing.
Subject: RE: Tech: Document Format keeps changing.
When saving your files, make sure you proceed as follows: "File -> Save as ...", in the dialog window appearing then, consider the dropdown-selection-box ("combobox") labeled "File type", at the very bottom. If it says "Rich Text Format", click onto it, select "Word document", and your problem is solved. (You will have a new .doc file and the old .rtf file, delete the latter.)
If you did so already and it didn't work, please tell us what exactly happened. Did "Rich Text Format" continue to appear when you tried to save next time?
"Tools, Options, Save" looks like the default format for documents your are creating newly, a normal "Save" command on an existing document will never change its type.
If these hints fail to help you, we need to know the complete filename suffices of the files you are actually reloading, and of the ones you are actually saving. Please use your Windows Explorer ("Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer" or similar), there select the menu "Extras -> Options -> View" or similar, make sure "Hide extensions of known file formats" is unchecked. Then navigate to the folder in which you assume your files, note their name extensions (.rtf, .doc?) and the dates of last change. Tell us what you see.
BTW: Such problems cannot be solved by money, you have to learn anyway.
Knock on wood.