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How to batch convert .doc format files to .docx in Word?

Supposing you have received some 97-2003 format Word documents, how can you batch convert all these .doc format documents to .docx format at once? This article will show you two methods to solve this problem.

Batch convert .doc format files to .docx with VBA code
Batch convert .doc format files to .docx with Kutools for Word

Batch convert .doc format files to .docx with VBA code

This section is going to show you the VBA code to convert all .doc format documents in a specified folder to .docx documents at once. Please do as follows.

1. Please collect all .doc format documents you will convert to .docx in a specified folder.

2. Press the Alt + F11 key to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

3. In the window, click Insert > Module. Then copy below VBA code into the Module window.

VBA code: Batch convert all .doc format documents to .docx in a certain folder

Sub ConvertDocToDocx()
'Updated by ExtendOffice 20181128
    Dim xDlg As FileDialog
    Dim xFolder As Variant
    Dim xFileName As String
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Set xDlg = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
    If xDlg.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub
    xFolder = xDlg.SelectedItems(1) + "\"
    xFileName = Dir(xFolder & "*.doc", vbNormal)
    While xFileName <> ""
        Documents.Open FileName:=xFolder & xFileName, _
            ConfirmConversions:=False, ReadOnly:=False, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
            PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, _
            WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:="", Format:= _
            wdOpenFormatAuto, XMLTransform:=""
        ActiveDocument.SaveAs xFolder & Replace(xFileName, "doc", "docx"), wdFormatDocumentDefault
        ActiveDocument.Close
        xFileName = Dir()
    Wend
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

4. Press the F5 key to run the code. In the opening Browse window, select the folder contains the .doc format documents and click OK. See screenshot:

Then all .doc format documents are converted to .docx documents immediately as below screenshot shown.

Batch convert .doc format files to .docx with Kutools for Word

A handy utility will be recommended in this section. With the Doc/Docx utility of Kutools for Word, you can easily convert all .doc format documents in a folder to .docx documents. Please try as follows.

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1. Please collect all .doc format documents in a specified folder, then click Kutools Plus > Doc/Docx. See screenshot:

2. In the Document Format Converter dialog box, you need to do as follows:

2.1) Select the folder contains .doc format documents in the Source file folder section;
2.2) Select Convert doc to docx from the Format Convert drop-down list;
2.3) By default, the Destination path same as source box is checked. If you want to place all converted .docx documents in the same folder, just keep this option selected;
If you want to separate the .docx documents and the source .doc documents, please uncheck the Destination path same as source box, and select a new folder to save the .docx documents in the Save to box;
2.4) Click the Start button. See screenshot:

3. Then a dialog box pops up to tell you how many documents have been successfully converted, click the OK button and close the Document Format Converter window.

Now all .doc format documents are converted to .docx files. See screenshot:

If you want to have a free trial of this utility, please go to free download the software first, and then go to apply the operation according above steps.

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Daniel Beneš
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Dobrý den,
já bych potřeboval, ale VBA script který by fungoval včetně podsložek. Umíte někdo prosím upravit i tento skript? Děkuji.

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Good day,
I would need a VBA script that would work including subfolders. Can someone please edit this script as well? Thank you.
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Hi Daniel Beneš,
To include subfolders, please try the following VBA code.
After adding the code, go to the Tools tab, click References, in the opening References - Project dialog box, check the Microsoft Scripting Runtime box, and then click the OK button to save the changes. See the following screenshot:
https://www.extendoffice.com/images/stories/comments/comment-picture-zxm/check-scripting_runtime.png
After that, press the F5 key to run the code.

Sub ConvertDocToDocx()
'Updated by ExtendOffice 20221124
  Dim xDlg As FileDialog
  Dim xFldPath As Variant
  Dim xFileName As String
  On Error Resume Next
  Application.ScreenUpdating = False
  Set xDlg = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
  If xDlg.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub
  xFldPath = xDlg.SelectedItems(1) + "\"
  Call ListAllFiles(xFldPath)
  Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Function ListAllFiles(FldPath)
  Dim xFSO As FileSystemObject
  Dim xFolder As Folder
  Dim xSubFolder As Folder
  Dim xNewName As String
  On Error Resume Next
  xFileName = Dir(FldPath & "*.doc", vbNormal)
  While xFileName <> ""
    xNewName = VBA.Left$(xFileName, VBA.InStrRev(xFileName, "doc") - 1) & "docx"
    Documents.Open FileName:=FldPath & xFileName, _
        ConfirmConversions:=False, ReadOnly:=False, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
        PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, _
        WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:="", Format:= _
        wdOpenFormatAuto, XMLTransform:=""
    ActiveDocument.SaveAs FldPath & xNewName, wdFormatDocumentDefault
    ActiveDocument.Close
    xFileName = Dir()
  Wend
  Set xFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
  Set xFolder = xFSO.GetFolder(FldPath)
  For Each xSubFolder In xFolder.SubFolders
    Call ListAllFiles(xSubFolder.Path + "\")
  Next
  Set xFSO = Nothing
  Set xFolder = Nothing
End Function
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Nice tool but I got the problem, that I can't convert DOC files (written in capitals!) into docx files.
It works with doc files.
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crystal     Marco
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Hi,
The following code can help to convert both doc. and DOC. files into docx files. Please give it a try. Thanks for your feedback.

Sub ConvertDocToDocx()
'Updated by ExtendOffice 20220506
    Dim xDlg As FileDialog
    Dim xFolder As Variant
    Dim xFileName As String
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Set xDlg = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
    If xDlg.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub
    xFolder = xDlg.SelectedItems(1) + "\"
    xFileName = Dir(xFolder & "*.doc", vbNormal)
    While xFileName <> ""
        Documents.Open FileName:=xFolder & xFileName, _
            ConfirmConversions:=False, ReadOnly:=False, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
            PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, _
            WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:="", Format:= _
            wdOpenFormatAuto, XMLTransform:=""
        ActiveDocument.SaveAs xFolder & Replace(VBA.LCase(xFileName), "doc", "docx"), wdFormatDocumentDefault
        ActiveDocument.Close
        xFileName = Dir()
    Wend
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
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