Can the default (.DOC) Save Option in Word be Changed to .XML?

[Guest]

Hello,

Currently the database I use to create content accepts Word (DOC) file
formats. My company is consolidating data centers, and it will not accept
Word DOC files in the data center—it must be XML format.

Is there a way to change the save option from .DOC to .XML in Office 2003,
so that when I save a file, XML is the default option? This would be an
interim step until Office 2007 is out and implemented in my company.

If this is not possible, would a macro work? Has anyone tried this and know
of a good macro?

Thank you for your response.

 

[Cindy M.]

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Is there a way to change the save option from .DOC to .XML in Office 2003,
so that when I save a file, XML is the default option? This would be an
interim step until Office 2007 is out and implemented in my company.

Look in Tools/Options/Save. You should find a combobox labelled "Default
format" where you can set this.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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