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  1. UNAFARAH
    UnaFarah Win User

    How can I make Word the default program instead of WordPad?


    How can I make Word the default program instead of WordPad?

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    UnaFarah, Sep 30, 2022
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  2. LINIBOBRICK
    linibobrick Win User

    Saving files to word instead of wordpad

    How do I save files in Word format instead of wordpad? I've tried to change the default settings in apps but can't find anything that would change wordpad to word.
     
    linibobrick, Sep 30, 2022
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  3. BREE
    Bree Win User
    word to wordpad

    It seems quite common these days that new PCs come with Word as the default association for documents as a 'advert' to try and get you to buy Word. It is easy to change the default association to Wordpad.

    Wordpad files will not allow write permission.
     
    Bree, Sep 30, 2022
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  4. STONEFLY
    stonefly Win User

    How can I make Word the default program instead of WordPad?

    word to wordpad

    The Word documents are showing up as .doc rather than .docx. I followed your suggestion, but when I tried to open the document I got the same song and dance from Microsoft, specifically, "Buy Microsoft Word". There must be some way out of this dilemma. Microsoft has hijacked all my documents and is holding them for ransom.
     
    stonefly, Sep 30, 2022
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