docs and docx files?

Baryonyx · Jul 21, 2010

Hiya, quick question

I've had a request from a publisher to send my manuscript as a docs and not a docx since the editors can't open docx files.

What exactly does this mean and how do I change it?

I use MS Word 2007 if that helps.

Thanks

kuwisdelu · Jul 21, 2010

When doing "Save as..." you should see a drop-down menu that currently says "Word 2007 .docx" or something like that. Change it to "Word 2003 .doc," and save it that way.

Kitty Pryde · Jul 21, 2010

They want a .doc file, not a .docx file. What you want to do is "Save as Microsoft 97-2003 document". It's one of the save options when you click on the top left big button and scroll down to save. Or if you hit the save button, under "Save As Type" save it as "Microsoft 97-2003 document". Then it will be a .doc instead of a .docx

stormie · Jul 21, 2010

Word 2007 saves documents as docx. As you know, not everyone has Word 2007. So, open your document, go to "Save As" then when asked "file type" you want Word 2000 or 2003. Anything that has ".doc" as the extension.

ETA: cross-post

Baryonyx · Jul 21, 2010

Ah, many thanks

Katrina S. Forest · Jul 21, 2010

Just wanted to add that in general, .doc files are more widely accepted than .docx files. I would assume that any editor you submit to electronically wants it in this format unless their submission guidelines specifically state that .docx is okay.

Jamesaritchie · Jul 22, 2010

Set Word 2007's default save to DOC, and you won't have to worry about it forever after,

littlebear91 · Jul 23, 2010

Tell the user to download the compatibility pack from microsoft. Unless he/she is running a pirated version which I doubt...

kuwisdelu · Jul 23, 2010

littlebear91 said:
Tell the user to download the compatibility pack from microsoft. Unless he/she is running a pirated version which I doubt...

Personally, I wouldn't tell a publisher how to do their job. It's easier just to save it as whatever they want. If they ask for a .doc, just send the .doc.

stormie · Jul 27, 2010

kuwisdelu said:
Personally, I wouldn't tell a publisher how to do their job. It's easier just to save it as whatever they want. If they ask for a .doc, just send the .doc.

Exactly. Never tell a publisher or agent what to download or do to be able to open your work.

I've seen most ask for .doc.

Margarita Skies · Jul 27, 2010

stormie said:
Exactly. Never tell a publisher or agent what to download or do to be able to open your work.

I've seen most ask for .doc.

I second this.

littlebear91 · Jul 30, 2010

, it was a suggestion, not a good one, but itś a solution, I did not say specifically who the user was.... geez.

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