Not saving document as docx

[hillfire]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel Sometimes when I try to save a document as as docx it saves it to a docx folder and the document is lost.

How can I prevent this from happening?

 

[Rob Schneider]

What is a "docx" folder?

You can instruct the computer (via the save dialog box) which folder to
put the file in. You can also instruct the computer (via the save
dialog box) to define what outut format you want (docx or other).


--rms

www.rmschneider.com

 

[CyberTaz]

Based on your limited description I'm guessing that the files are being
saved to your Desktop [or some folder] and that you have StuffIt Expander
set to automatically unstuff anything you send there. That's instant death
for any OXML files you save to that location.

Create folders for organizing your files then Save your files to those
specific folders &/or change the StuffIt Preference.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Maximzodal]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel Sometimes when I try to save a document as as docx it saves it to a docx folder and the document is lost.
How can I prevent this from happening?

I recall reading that Microsoft had lost a law suit concerning docx
and that it was going to have to remove it from Word. Any
clarification about this?

Max

 

[CyberTaz]

No.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

I recall reading that Microsoft had lost a law suit concerning docx
and that it was going to have to remove it from Word. Any
clarification about this?

Max

 

[Jim Gordon Mac MVP]

I recall reading that Microsoft had lost a law suit concerning docx
and that it was going to have to remove it from Word. Any
clarification about this?

Max

Microsoft is appealing the court's decision. For the moment, Microsoft
has removed an XML editor feature from Word 2007. The XML editor feature
was never in versions of Word for the Mac, and is not in the beta of
Word 2010 for Windows.

I'm not a lawyer and did not read the court's decision. I did read the
patent that the lawsuit is based upon. The patent's language would seem
to indicate that the firm suing Microsoft essentially owns the rights to
not only all XML editors, but all XML-like schemes where a text file
contains tags that can control an application. If that turns out to be
the case, then nothing other than proprietary binary file formats will
be legal unless you pay the other firm's licensing demands. Essentially,
they own all tagged text file schemes including XML and OpenDoc the way
I read the patent.

-Jim

 

[Randy Singer (MacAttorney)]

Microsoft is appealing the court's decision.

This past December a federal appeals court affirmed the lower court's
ruling against Microsoft. Microsoft says that it will continue to
appeal, but at this point their chances of prevailing appear slim.

For the moment, Microsoft
has removed an XML editor feature from Word 2007. The XML editor feature
was never in versions of Word for the Mac, ...

See:

Microsoft will patch Mac Word to comply with court order
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143658/
Microsoft_will_patch_Mac_Word_to_comply_with_court_order?
source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2010-01-11>
or
http://is.gd/66Tg3

European regulators have fined Microsoft very heavily recently for
anti-competitive behavior. There has been speculation that
Microsoft's OpenXML format is on its way out and that it will be
supplanted with the Open Document Format (ODF).

Microsoft has committed to supporting the Open Document Format (ODF)
in the future. Though it remains to be seen if they will only do so
half-heartedly.

Microsoft Concedes: It Will Support Open Document Format in Office
<http://ostatic.com/blog/microsoft-concedes-it-will-support-open-
document-format-in-office>
or
http://is.gd/78wWy

Microsoft to make Office open to ODF format
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/technology/21iht-msft.
4.13099131.html>

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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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