How: use a Windows-word on Word Pad file

WordPad is a basic word processor, the Accessories folder in Windows.

WordPad is also useful to try to save a corrupted Word file. WordPad can read Word (.doc), rich text format (.RTF) and text files (TXT). WordPad in Windows 7 can read files Word 2007 or 2010 (.docx). Level of difficulty: Moderately easy

Instructions

Open a file

1

Start WordPad, and then on the "file"-menu on the left side of the toolbar.

Click "Open" and click "Files of type" drop down menu in the open dialog box.

2

Select "Word for Windows (* .doc)" as the type of file you want to open.

Navigate to the folder in the file where the file is located. Select the file and click "Open" or double click the file name.

3

Show the file.

You can edit the file in the DOC, but you may or may not be able to save it in the original DOC file format. If WordPad can save the file in the DOC format, you receive a prompt. WordPad then saves the file as RTF file. RTF documents can be opened again in Word.

Open corrupted Word files

1

Open WordPad, and then click "File" on the toolbar.

Click "Open" and click "Files of type" drop down menu

2

Select "all documents" in the files of type list.

Navigate to the folder and select the document. Click "Open". If the prompt file enables you to convert the file, click on "No C""onversion."

Remove each language machine from the file and click "File" and then "Save as".

Type a new name in the field "File". Click on "Save". Click "File" and "Exit" to quit WordPad.

4

Start Word and try to open the file with the new name.

If the file is opened, save the file as a Word file.