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Also, if the document is from a version of Word older than Word 2007, the file extension is.doc, rather than.docx, which is the extension used in Word 2007 and newer versions.

You are cautioned about minor layout changes that might happen and that your older document will be replaced by the converted version.

If you decide you dont want to convert the document, click Cancel.

However, you will not be able to cancel the conversion once you click the Convert button on the Info screen.

Click Save if you want to save the changes you made to your document and convert it to the latest version.

At this point, the extension on your document changes to.docx.

To do this, click the File tab and click Save As on the backstage screen.

Once youve decided where to save the new file, make sure Word Document (.docx) is selected from the Save as type drop-down list.

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