In Word 2010, save the document as a. DOC file format

By default, Word documents edited using Word2010 are saved as Word2010 documents in docx format. If Word2010 users often need to exchange Word documents with Word2003 users, and Word2003 users cannot open docx documents directly without installing file format compatibility Packs, Word2010 users can set their default save format to doc files.

The steps for setting the default save format to doc files in Word2010 are described below:

Step 1th, open the Word2010 document window, and click the file → options button, as shown in Figure 2009121205.

Figure 2009121205 Click the Options button

Step 2nd, in the Open Word Options dialog box, switch to the Save tab, in the Save document area, click the "Save file as this format" drop-down triangle button and select the word97-2003 document (*.doc) option in the Open Drop-down menu, and click OK. As shown in Figure 2009121206.

Figure 2009121206 Selecting the word97-2003 document (*.doc) option

Tip: Change the Word2010 default saved file format, and you can't change the formatting of a new Word document using the right-click menu, and the new Word document with the right-click menu is still. docx format. You can save the doc file by default only when you open the Word2010 document window and then save it.