Windows computer can't open document edited for a Mac computer

Somebody send me a word document; I edited it in my Mac and then I send it back to that person. This person can't open the document in his Windows computer. What happened there

Posted on Mar 27, 2025 3:03 PM

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Mar 27, 2025 9:50 PM in response to Orome1989

"Windows computer can't open document edited for a Mac computer: Somebody send me a word document; I edited it in my Mac and then I send it back to that person. This person can't open the document in his Windows computer. What happened there"

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Opening a Window Document:


Change the Filetype to *.doc:

Which Windows Operating System do your have? Which MS Office version does this person have installed? Much older versions of MS Office cannot open XML formatted documents. So, save it as *.doc rather than *.docx

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Mar 29, 2025 8:48 AM in response to Orome1989

Orome1989 wrote:

Somebody send me a word document; I edited it in my Mac and then I send it back to that person. This person can't open the document in his Windows computer. What happened there (bold mine)

Did you use Pages or Word for Mac to edit? Check the file extension to see if it's '.doc/.docx' or '.pages'.

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Windows computer can't open document edited for a Mac computer

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