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Platforms that don't allow you to open Word docs... - Candice


Posted: Mar 21, 2015

I've heard that some MTs use Word Pad for their notes, which can be opened in platforms that you can't open Word docs with.  I just got a new PC with Win 7 and whenever I save a WordPad doc, even specifying RT format, it saves it as a Word document.  Do we have to use Notepad for notes to open while working or is there a way to use WordPad to save in other than .docx format?  I changed settings in WordPad but it still saved it as docx.

 

Right click the file name and choose - Open With....

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Then you can choose whether WordPad or Word opens it.


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