Pages '09 and Word .docx files

Just create your own.

I approached the lack of a file extension several ways.

1. I deleted it from the name of saved files in the Finder.

2. I left +Append file extension+ checked in the Save dialogue box in MsWord (append = add)

3. I unchecked +Append file extension+ in the Save dialogue box in MsWord

4. I turned off +Show all filename extensions+ in Finder preferences

5. I turned on +Show all filename extensions+ in Finder preferences

Peter

Can't create docx files. My Word is very ancient. Mouldy even. 🙂

OK fruhulkda, just for you mould free Word docs. 🙂

Peter

Under 10.5.8 (in French), I re did tests with the document sent by the OP.

It's a docx file deprived of extension.

As is I was unable to open it receiving the "invalid format" message.



Screenshot done using the Open menu.

I retried after adding a dot at the end of the name.
This time, unable to open but no alert.

I added the extension and the docx opened flawlessly.

I exported it as .doc file.

With the extension it opens with no problem.
With only the dot, nada
Without the complete extension, one more time, I got the message : "invalid format".

Now, I will no longer waste my time about that.
I tried to help someone which refuse to admit what I discovered.

peter wrote that we were wasting time doing the things the wrong way.
As I didn't made conjectures but just made tests, I take that as insulting !
So I stop searching on a problem which doesn'(t matter for me as every doc arriving here is, normally, automatically redirected to the trash.

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 9 juillet 2010 20:33:00