file names (saving Word files without .doc extension)

[Cindy Larson]

Does saving a Word file without the .doc extension cause
problems with the file. We have a file repository that
using a revision number for the file instead of the .doc
for Word files. We have recently had problems with some
of those files becoming corrupted and I would like to know
if the file extension being changed might be part of the
problem.

 

[Guest]

You do not HAVE to save the files with a .doc file extension, but the file would no longer have a program associated with it.
The .doc extention tells the PC to open that with Word. You could name the document with a .123. You would then right-click on the document, select Open With... and tell your PC to ALWAYS use Word to open files with a .123 extension.

The problem is someone else may open the document with acrobat reader or WordPad. These other programs may change the formatting of the document.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Word can recognize its files no matter what you call them. Windows, on the
other hand, may get confused about its file associations.

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