Windows 10: WordPad and Word on windows 10

Discus and support WordPad and Word on windows 10 in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Can you use both WordPad and Word on windows 10? I'm only allowed to use one or the other in Windows 10. On Windows 7 and previous I could use both. I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by mrgrem, Jul 24, 2020.

  1. MRGREM
    mrgrem Win User

    WordPad and Word on windows 10


    Can you use both WordPad and Word on windows 10? I'm only allowed to use one or the other in Windows 10. On Windows 7 and previous I could use both. I prefer WordPad for most things and Word when I'm typing an important letter.


    Thanks for any input.

    :)
     
    mrgrem, Jul 24, 2020
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  2. STONEFLY
    stonefly Win User

    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, Jul 29, 2020
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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, Jul 29, 2020
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  4. BREE
    Bree Win User

    WordPad and Word on windows 10

    word to wordpad

    Right-click on the .doc, choose 'Open with...' and select Wordpad. If Wordpad opens it correctly, repeat the exercise, this time ticking the 'Always open with...' box. If Wordpad shows a jumble of weird text, then that particular .doc may well be a genuine Word document. You'll need software that can handle the Word format, either from Microsoft or one of the 'office equivalents' - LibreOffice (the one I would choose) or OpenOffice.

    As you said...
    ...it may well be that they really are in Word format. Did you have Word (or its equivalent) on the machine you imported from?

    Do you still have that machine? If so you could open the documents and save in a format that Wordpad understands - .rtf is a 'lowest common denominator' understood by most apps.
     
    Bree, Jul 29, 2020
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