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How to convert Docx to Doc?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-08-23

When you need to convert a docx file to a doc file, how many ways can you use to get it done in Word? Here we will introduce some easy ways for you.

Convert a docx file to a doc file in Word

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Convert Docx to Doc in Word

Normally in Word, we convert a docx file to a doc file by saving the docx.doc as doc.doc. To convert a docx file to a doc file, you can do as follow.

Step 1. Click File > Save As. See screenshot:

Save As option on the File menu

Step 2. Select Word 97-2003 Document in the Save As dialog, and click Save. See screenshot:

Save As dialog box

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Convert Docx to Doc with Kutools for Word

If you have installed Kutools for Word, the Doc/Docx utility can help you convert multiple a docx file to a doc file quickly.

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Step 1. Click Enterprise > Doc/Docx, see screenshot:

Doc/Docx button on the Word ribbon

Step 2. When the Document Format Converter dialog popping up, please do as follows:

A: Select a folder which contains the docx documents you want to convert from the Source file folder section;

B: Select a folder to save the documents after converted from Save to section.

C: Specify the option to Convert docx to doc from the Format Convert section.

D: Select the option for your own needs under Options section.

Document Format Converter dialog

Step 3. After clicking Start, all docx files in the source folder will be converted to doc files and saved to the destination folder. See screenshots:

Folder with docx files Arrow Folder with doc files

Note: If the source folder include subfolders, and you also want to convert format of the files in the subfolders, please check Include Subdirectories box.

The Doc/Docx function can not only convert a docx file to a doc file, but also can convert a doc file to a docx file and docx.doc to pdf.doc. For more detailed information about Doc/Docx, please go to our Quickly convert multiple .docx documents to .doc or .pdf documents in Word page.


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