Posted Word07 file changes to zip file

[Arlene]

I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file shows up as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip; Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx. Thanks in
advance.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

It could be something that the host site does for files over a certain size.
Did you ask them?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As I understand it, a .docx file *is* a .zip file. If you just change the
file extension, you should be able to open it normally.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

It could be something that the host site does for files over a certain
size. Did you ask them?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file shows up
as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this
message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip; Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx. Thanks in
advance.

 

[Fredrik E. Nilsen]

I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file shows up as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip; Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx. Thanks in
advance.

This happens if you use Internet Explorer to download the file. You
can rename it to docx or use a different web browser.

 

[Arlene]

That did it. Thanks. I know Word very well, but I've never heard anyone say
that a docx file is a zip file. Is there any article you can recommend that
will explain this a bit more? I've posted other docx files without issue.

As I understand it, a .docx file *is* a .zip file. If you just change the
file extension, you should be able to open it normally.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

It could be something that the host site does for files over a certain
size. Did you ask them?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file shows up
as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this
message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip; Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx. Thanks in
advance.

 

[Arlene]

That did it and thanks! Suzanne thought it was simply a Word issue. Why does
Internet Explorer interfere (for lack of a better description) for docx files
and is fine with doc files?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As usual in such a situation, I turned to Google (as I know this has been
discussed). I searched for ".docx .zip," and, interestingly, many of the
hits on the first page were answers to your question!

There's an article at
http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2006/01/26/dismantling-a-docx/ that talks a
little about this. There's a more technical discussion at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa982683.aspx. The bottom line is
that the .docx format combines several components in a wrapper similar to a
..zip archive. If you rename the .docx as .zip, you can open it with WinZip
or the like and extract the separate components, which allows you to edit
the XML directly. At this point, I've told you more than I actually
understand, so you're on your own from here!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

That did it. Thanks. I know Word very well, but I've never heard anyone
say
that a docx file is a zip file. Is there any article you can recommend
that
will explain this a bit more? I've posted other docx files without issue.

As I understand it, a .docx file *is* a .zip file. If you just change the
file extension, you should be able to open it normally.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

It could be something that the host site does for files over a certain
size. Did you ask them?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When
the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file shows
up
as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this
message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip;
Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx. Thanks
in
advance.

 

[Arlene]

Thank you so much for the links. Bottom line and easiest resolution after
experimenting seems to be to rename the file name extension from docx to doc
to get the file to download in one step and open directly in Word 2007.
However, changing the extension to doc does not make it compatible with Word
2003 and it will not open in Word 2003 just because the extension has been
changed. Another workaround would be in Word 2007 to do a Save As to save as
a *doc file and then it would download in one step and open in either Word
2003 or Word 2007. Did I get it right?

As usual in such a situation, I turned to Google (as I know this has been
discussed). I searched for ".docx .zip," and, interestingly, many of the
hits on the first page were answers to your question!

There's an article at
http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2006/01/26/dismantling-a-docx/ that talks a
little about this. There's a more technical discussion at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa982683.aspx. The bottom line is
that the .docx format combines several components in a wrapper similar to a
..zip archive. If you rename the .docx as .zip, you can open it with WinZip
or the like and extract the separate components, which allows you to edit
the XML directly. At this point, I've told you more than I actually
understand, so you're on your own from here!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

That did it. Thanks. I know Word very well, but I've never heard anyone
say
that a docx file is a zip file. Is there any article you can recommend
that
will explain this a bit more? I've posted other docx files without issue.

As I understand it, a .docx file *is* a .zip file. If you just change the
file extension, you should be able to open it normally.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

It could be something that the host site does for files over a certain
size. Did you ask them?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When
the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file shows
up
as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this
message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip;
Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx. Thanks
in
advance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, but if the file used any new features that are not backward-compatible,
then saving in the .doc format would result in downgrading the file. If
you're creating a file to be used by people who may not have Word 2007, then
it's probably best to create it as a Word 97-2003 file from the outset so
you don't inadvertently include anything that won't convert properly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Thank you so much for the links. Bottom line and easiest resolution after
experimenting seems to be to rename the file name extension from docx to
doc
to get the file to download in one step and open directly in Word 2007.
However, changing the extension to doc does not make it compatible with
Word
2003 and it will not open in Word 2003 just because the extension has been
changed. Another workaround would be in Word 2007 to do a Save As to save
as
a *doc file and then it would download in one step and open in either Word
2003 or Word 2007. Did I get it right?

As usual in such a situation, I turned to Google (as I know this has been
discussed). I searched for ".docx .zip," and, interestingly, many of the
hits on the first page were answers to your question!

There's an article at
http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2006/01/26/dismantling-a-docx/ that talks a
little about this. There's a more technical discussion at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa982683.aspx. The bottom line is
that the .docx format combines several components in a wrapper similar to
a
..zip archive. If you rename the .docx as .zip, you can open it with
WinZip
or the like and extract the separate components, which allows you to edit
the XML directly. At this point, I've told you more than I actually
understand, so you're on your own from here!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

That did it. Thanks. I know Word very well, but I've never heard anyone
say
that a docx file is a zip file. Is there any article you can recommend
that
will explain this a bit more? I've posted other docx files without
issue.

:

As I understand it, a .docx file *is* a .zip file. If you just change
the
file extension, you should be able to open it normally.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

It could be something that the host site does for files over a
certain
size. Did you ask them?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When
the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file
shows
up
as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this
message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip;
Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx.
Thanks
in
advance.

 

[Tony Jollans]

A .docx file *is* a zip file and some combination of host and browser, in
attempting to protect you from malice, has determined this and presented it
with a .zip suffix.

The easiest way I find is to zip the .docx file so that it becomes a zip
within a zip. When the downloaded zip file is opened, the .docx file inside
it is presented properly.

--
Enjoy,
Tony

www.WordArticles.com

Thank you so much for the links. Bottom line and easiest resolution after
experimenting seems to be to rename the file name extension from docx to
doc
to get the file to download in one step and open directly in Word 2007.
However, changing the extension to doc does not make it compatible with
Word
2003 and it will not open in Word 2003 just because the extension has been
changed. Another workaround would be in Word 2007 to do a Save As to save
as
a *doc file and then it would download in one step and open in either Word
2003 or Word 2007. Did I get it right?

As usual in such a situation, I turned to Google (as I know this has been
discussed). I searched for ".docx .zip," and, interestingly, many of the
hits on the first page were answers to your question!

There's an article at
http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2006/01/26/dismantling-a-docx/ that talks a
little about this. There's a more technical discussion at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa982683.aspx. The bottom line is
that the .docx format combines several components in a wrapper similar to
a
..zip archive. If you rename the .docx as .zip, you can open it with
WinZip
or the like and extract the separate components, which allows you to edit
the XML directly. At this point, I've told you more than I actually
understand, so you're on your own from here!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

That did it. Thanks. I know Word very well, but I've never heard anyone
say
that a docx file is a zip file. Is there any article you can recommend
that
will explain this a bit more? I've posted other docx files without
issue.

:

As I understand it, a .docx file *is* a .zip file. If you just change
the
file extension, you should be able to open it normally.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

It could be something that the host site does for files over a
certain
size. Did you ask them?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When
the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file
shows
up
as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this
message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip;
Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx.
Thanks
in
advance.

 

[Arlene]

Thanks, Tony. Do you mean save it as a Word 07 file then right-click and use
a third-party program like WinZip?

A .docx file *is* a zip file and some combination of host and browser, in
attempting to protect you from malice, has determined this and presented it
with a .zip suffix.

The easiest way I find is to zip the .docx file so that it becomes a zip
within a zip. When the downloaded zip file is opened, the .docx file inside
it is presented properly.

--
Enjoy,
Tony

www.WordArticles.com

Thank you so much for the links. Bottom line and easiest resolution after
experimenting seems to be to rename the file name extension from docx to
doc
to get the file to download in one step and open directly in Word 2007.
However, changing the extension to doc does not make it compatible with
Word
2003 and it will not open in Word 2003 just because the extension has been
changed. Another workaround would be in Word 2007 to do a Save As to save
as
a *doc file and then it would download in one step and open in either Word
2003 or Word 2007. Did I get it right?

As usual in such a situation, I turned to Google (as I know this has been
discussed). I searched for ".docx .zip," and, interestingly, many of the
hits on the first page were answers to your question!

There's an article at
http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2006/01/26/dismantling-a-docx/ that talks a
little about this. There's a more technical discussion at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa982683.aspx. The bottom line is
that the .docx format combines several components in a wrapper similar to
a
..zip archive. If you rename the .docx as .zip, you can open it with
WinZip
or the like and extract the separate components, which allows you to edit
the XML directly. At this point, I've told you more than I actually
understand, so you're on your own from here!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

That did it. Thanks. I know Word very well, but I've never heard anyone
say
that a docx file is a zip file. Is there any article you can recommend
that
will explain this a bit more? I've posted other docx files without
issue.

:

As I understand it, a .docx file *is* a .zip file. If you just change
the
file extension, you should be able to open it normally.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

It could be something that the host site does for files over a
certain
size. Did you ask them?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When
the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file
shows
up
as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this
message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip;
Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx.
Thanks
in
advance.

 

[Arlene]

Right. Thanks again.

Yes, but if the file used any new features that are not backward-compatible,
then saving in the .doc format would result in downgrading the file. If
you're creating a file to be used by people who may not have Word 2007, then
it's probably best to create it as a Word 97-2003 file from the outset so
you don't inadvertently include anything that won't convert properly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Thank you so much for the links. Bottom line and easiest resolution after
experimenting seems to be to rename the file name extension from docx to
doc
to get the file to download in one step and open directly in Word 2007.
However, changing the extension to doc does not make it compatible with
Word
2003 and it will not open in Word 2003 just because the extension has been
changed. Another workaround would be in Word 2007 to do a Save As to save
as
a *doc file and then it would download in one step and open in either Word
2003 or Word 2007. Did I get it right?

As usual in such a situation, I turned to Google (as I know this has been
discussed). I searched for ".docx .zip," and, interestingly, many of the
hits on the first page were answers to your question!

There's an article at
http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2006/01/26/dismantling-a-docx/ that talks a
little about this. There's a more technical discussion at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa982683.aspx. The bottom line is
that the .docx format combines several components in a wrapper similar to
a
..zip archive. If you rename the .docx as .zip, you can open it with
WinZip
or the like and extract the separate components, which allows you to edit
the XML directly. At this point, I've told you more than I actually
understand, so you're on your own from here!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

That did it. Thanks. I know Word very well, but I've never heard anyone
say
that a docx file is a zip file. Is there any article you can recommend
that
will explain this a bit more? I've posted other docx files without
issue.

:

As I understand it, a .docx file *is* a .zip file. If you just change
the
file extension, you should be able to open it normally.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

It could be something that the host site does for files over a
certain
size. Did you ask them?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word 2007. When
the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file
shows
up
as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has this
message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name: WSR_Speech_Module.zip;
Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx.
Thanks
in
advance.

 

[Fredrik E. Nilsen]

That did it and thanks! Suzanne thought it was simply a Word issue. Why does
Internet Explorer interfere (for lack of a better description) for docx files
and is fine with doc files?

It has to do with the MIME type settings on the web server.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Yes - that would work.

--
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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Thanks, Tony. Do you mean save it as a Word 07 file then right-click
and use a third-party program like WinZip?

A .docx file *is* a zip file and some combination of host and
browser, in attempting to protect you from malice, has determined
this and presented it with a .zip suffix.

The easiest way I find is to zip the .docx file so that it becomes a
zip within a zip. When the downloaded zip file is opened, the .docx
file inside it is presented properly.

--
Enjoy,
Tony

www.WordArticles.com

Thank you so much for the links. Bottom line and easiest resolution
after experimenting seems to be to rename the file name extension
from docx to doc
to get the file to download in one step and open directly in Word
2007. However, changing the extension to doc does not make it
compatible with Word
2003 and it will not open in Word 2003 just because the extension
has been changed. Another workaround would be in Word 2007 to do a
Save As to save as
a *doc file and then it would download in one step and open in
either Word 2003 or Word 2007. Did I get it right?

:

As usual in such a situation, I turned to Google (as I know this
has been discussed). I searched for ".docx .zip," and,
interestingly, many of the hits on the first page were answers to
your question!

There's an article at
http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2006/01/26/dismantling-a-docx/ that
talks a little about this. There's a more technical discussion at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa982683.aspx. The bottom
line is that the .docx format combines several components in a
wrapper similar to a
..zip archive. If you rename the .docx as .zip, you can open it
with WinZip
or the like and extract the separate components, which allows you
to edit the XML directly. At this point, I've told you more than I
actually understand, so you're on your own from here!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

That did it. Thanks. I know Word very well, but I've never heard
anyone say
that a docx file is a zip file. Is there any article you can
recommend that
will explain this a bit more? I've posted other docx files without
issue.

:

As I understand it, a .docx file *is* a .zip file. If you just
change the
file extension, you should be able to open it normally.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

It could be something that the host site does for files over a
certain
size. Did you ask them?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I posted a very large file saved as a *.docx file in Word
2007. When the
hyperlink to download, open/save the file is clicked, the file
shows
up
as a
*.zip file and cannot be opened. The File Download window has
this message:
Do you want to open or save this file? Name:
WSR_Speech_Module.zip; Type:
Compressed (zipped) Folders, 5.78MB.

You can find the file at
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/Enrichment_Activities.htm#Speech_Recognition_Word2007_Vista
under the link
http://gdpkeyboarding.com/WordFilesOber/WSR_Speech_Module.docx.
Thanks
in
advance.