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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1893890" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>I've had this come up before. My understanding is that older Word file types present a security risk, so new versions of Word block them from opening by default. You have to use a work-around, below, to get them to open.</p><p></p><p>The solution is to use the File menu in Word to open the document.</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">In Word, on the <strong>File</strong> menu, click <strong>Open</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Click the document once to select it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">In the <strong>Open</strong> dropdown menu, select <strong>Recover Text</strong>, and then click <strong>Open</strong>.<br /> If you get a warning, click <strong>OK</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">On the <strong>File</strong> menu, click <strong>Save As</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">In the <strong>File Format</strong> dropdown, select <strong>Word Document (.docx)</strong>, then click <strong>Save</strong>.</li> </ol><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/error-filename-uses-a-file-type-that-is-blocked-from-opening-in-this-version-8afc36c0-67bc-43a9-a2f4-3f0b332fef24[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1893890, member: 190607"] I've had this come up before. My understanding is that older Word file types present a security risk, so new versions of Word block them from opening by default. You have to use a work-around, below, to get them to open. The solution is to use the File menu in Word to open the document. [LIST=1] [*]In Word, on the [B]File[/B] menu, click [B]Open[/B]. [*]Click the document once to select it. [*]In the [B]Open[/B] dropdown menu, select [B]Recover Text[/B], and then click [B]Open[/B]. If you get a warning, click [B]OK[/B]. [*]On the [B]File[/B] menu, click [B]Save As[/B]. [*]In the [B]File Format[/B] dropdown, select [B]Word Document (.docx)[/B], then click [B]Save[/B]. [/LIST] [URL unfurl="true"]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/error-filename-uses-a-file-type-that-is-blocked-from-opening-in-this-version-8afc36c0-67bc-43a9-a2f4-3f0b332fef24[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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