Is there a way of doing this for several files in one hit, or have they got
to be done individually?
Thanks

"Misha" <Misha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way of doing this for several files in one hit, or have they
> got
> to be done individually?
> Thanks
>

Not via any MS Office application.
[ergo not an "Office" question]

From a Command Prompt within your Operating System,
use wild cards and the command REN [Rename]

something like
REN C:\Documents and Settings\All Users *.DOC *.DOCX

Steve
****About ren:****

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>ren /?
Renames a file or files.

RENAME [drive:][path]filename1 filename2.
REN [drive:][path]filename1 filename2.

Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your destination file.

"Misha" <Misha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way of doing this for several files in one hit, or have they
> got
> to be done individually?
> Thanks
>


Why bother?

"Og" <Og@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> From a Command Prompt within your Operating System,
> use wild cards and the command REN [Rename]

Won't work - docx files are a different FORMAT to doc.....

"Gordon" <gbplinux******.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Og" <Og@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:OG8ph8OLIHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> From a Command Prompt within your Operating System,
>> use wild cards and the command REN [Rename]
>
> Won't work - docx files are a different FORMAT to doc.....
>
The OP *did* ask to change the file extension from doc to docx
The OP did *not* ask to change the FORMAT
I responded to what the OP *wrote* --
you responded to the OP probably *meant* to write :-)
Steve

See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...0e3a3ba37ea7c5
..

Misha wrote:

> Is there a way of doing this for several files in one hit, or have they got
> to be done individually?
> Thanks
>

Actually, what the OP wants can be done using Word 2007.

Og wrote:

> Not via any MS Office application.
> [ergo not an "Office" question]
>
> From a Command Prompt within your Operating System,
> use wild cards and the command REN [Rename]
>
> something like
> REN C:\Documents and Settings\All Users *.DOC *.DOCX
>
> Steve
> ****About ren:****
>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\>ren /?
> Renames a file or files.
>
> RENAME [drive:][path]filename1 filename2.
> REN [drive:][path]filename1 filename2.
>
> Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your destination file.
>
>