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mileham160 Author

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Unable to open Microsoft Word file on Mac

Word cannot open the file because the file format does not match the file extension on Mac Air. I can see the file I just cant open it.

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MacBook Air, macOS 14.1

Posted on Mar 26, 2024 8:26 PM

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-Bubba-

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Mar 26, 2024 10:00 PM in response to mileham160

mileham160 wrote:

Word cannot open the file because the file format does not match the file extension on Mac Air. I can see the file I just cant open it.

As I posted here, have you tried changing the extension to the format? Assuming this is Word for Mac, control-click on the file and select 'Get Info', then change the extension under 'Name and Extension'. Both DOC (.doc) and DOCX (.docx) extensions are standard for a Word document.

Unable to open Microsoft Word file on Mac

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