Microsoft Word is one of the most popular word processing programs used by computer users. Word can open text (.txt) files, rich text format (.rtf) files, XML (.xml) files, web page (.htm or .html) files, and all Word (.doc, .docx, .docm, and more) files.
Doing so tells Word to apply the styles from the new template to your document. Click the Open File button and, in the Open dialog box, find and select the template to which you want to copy styles; then, click the Open button. The names of styles in the template you chose appear on the right side of the Organizer dialog box. Print a document in Word for Mac. Before you print, it’s a good idea to preview your document to make sure that it looks the way you want. You can also specify which pages you want to print and print on both sides of the page. You can also change the orientation for specific pages or for specific sections (if your document is divided by section breaks). Open a document on a Mac: For a Pages document, double-click the document name or thumbnail, or drag it to the Pages icon in the Dock or Applications folder. For a Word document, drag it to the Pages icon (double-clicking the file opens Word if you have that app). You can open a document also by locating its icon in a folder window, which happens in Windows, not in Word. Double-click the icon to open the document. To access recently opened documents, right-click the Word icon on the taskbar. Choose a document from the pop-up list (called the jump list) to open it.
To open any of the above types of documents in Microsoft Word, you can use any of the options below.
Double-click file
In some cases, you can double-click a file to open it in Microsoft Word. However, the file only opens in Microsoft Word if that file type is associated with Microsoft Word. Word documents, like .doc and .docx files, are associated with Microsoft Word by default. However, web page files, text, and rich text format files are often not associated with Word by default, so double-clicking on these files may open in another program.
TipTo change the program associated with a file, see: How to associate a file with a program in Windows.
Right-click file and select program
For any file, you can choose the program to open a file with, including Microsoft Word.
- Right-click the file you want to open.
- In the pop-up menu, select the Open with option.
- If available, choose the Microsoft Word program option in the Open with menu. If Microsoft Word is not listed, select the Choose other app or Choose default program option, depending on the version of Windows on your computer.
- In the window that opens, find Microsoft Word in the program list and select that option. Microsoft Word should open and the file opened within Word.
Open within Microsoft Word
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Word 2007 and later
- Open the Microsoft Word program.
- Click the File tab on the Ribbon and click the Open option.
- If the Open window does not appear, click the Browse option to open that window.
- In the Open window, find and select the file you want to open in Microsoft Word. You may need to click the drop-down list next to the File name text field to change the file type, and then select open.
- Click the Open button at the bottom right of the open window.
Word 2003 and earlier
- Open the Microsoft Word program.
- In the menu at the top, click the File menu and select the Open option.
- In the Open window, find and select the file you want to open in Microsoft Word. You may need to click the drop-down list next to the File name text field to change the file type, and then select open.
- Click the Open button at the bottom right of the Open window.
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