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How to use WordPad for .DOCX documents in Windows 7

By Drew Mathers | July 3, 2015

1

Click: Windows Explorer

1. Click: Windows Explorer

2

Locate a Microsoft Word document.

2. Locate a Microsoft Word document.

3

Right-click the document.

3. Right-click the document.

4

Select: Open with

4. Select: Open with

5

Choose default program

5. Click: Choose default program

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Click: WordPad

6. Click: WordPad

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Click: OK

7. Click: OK

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Open the WordPad File Menu.

8. Open the WordPad File Menu.

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Select: Save as

9. Select: Save as

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Click: Other formats

10. Click: Other formats

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Verify Save as type: Office Open XML Document

11. Verify Save as type: Office Open XML Document

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Check: Save in this format by default

12. Check: Save in this format by default

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Click: Save

13. Click: Save

14

Click: Yes

14. Click: Yes

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