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Mass converting .doc to .docx
Hi All, I have well over 1000 .doc files that I need to convert to .docx files for viewing and editing from IPads. The .doc files cannot be edited and need to be converted .docx files to allow ed...
Have you already tried this one: http://www.multidoc-converter.com/en/index.html ?
Okay I Googled your issue – seems this is a good solution (& it won't cost you a penny):
https://www.gmayor.com/document_batch_processes.htm
There's a lot of information about what these files do & all on their page, so you'll have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of page to download the files. You'll have to put them in the Word Startup folder, so if you don't see it, try this:
In Word, press Alt+F11 to open the macro editor, VBE.
In the VBE window, press Ctrl+G to go to the Immediate window.
In the Immediate window, type: ?Application.StartupPath
Press Enter.
I borrowed that from here: https://wordaddins.com/support/how-to-find-the-word-startup-folder/
Hope that helps...
https://www.gmayor.com/document_batch_processes.htm
There's a lot of information about what these files do & all on their page, so you'll have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of page to download the files. You'll have to put them in the Word Startup folder, so if you don't see it, try this:
In Word, press Alt+F11 to open the macro editor, VBE.
In the VBE window, press Ctrl+G to go to the Immediate window.
In the Immediate window, type: ?Application.StartupPath
Press Enter.
I borrowed that from here: https://wordaddins.com/support/how-to-find-the-word-startup-folder/
Hope that helps...
- is there a similar solution available for converting .xls files to .xlsx ?
