for "file"

Open a file

When you open a file in Microsoft Office, you have

several options for how the file opens.

Open a document after a file corruption error

Ways to repair a file after getting a file corruption

error in Word.

Rename a file

Renaming a file in Windows, Mac or online is easy!

This article will tell you, and even show you, how to
do it in just a couple of steps.

Create a document

Create a document. Applies To: ... 2013 or 2016, click

File, and then click New. Double-click Blank
document. Top of Page. Start a document from a
template.

Delete a file
In Office 2007, delete one or several files at once
from within an Office program, or delete a file by
using Windows Explorer.

Choose text encoding when you open and save

files

Encoding standards available in Word for several

writing systems, and choosing an encoding standard
when you open or save a file.

Save a file
Save an Office 2007 file as one of several formats, to
a folder on a hard disk drive, CD, DVD, flash drive, or
to your desktop.

Combine documents

You can also copy and paste to combine documents.

... Add different documents to a file. If you want to
combine multiple documents and make a single file,
...

Use Word to open or save a document in the

OpenDocument ...
To see only the files saved in the OpenDocument
format, click the list of file types next to the File name
box, and then click OpenDocument Text. Click the
file you ...

Open a document in an earlier version of Word

To open Word files in earlier versions of Word, you

need to download and install the Microsoft Office
Compatibility Pack. Learn about Compatibility Mode,
learn how ...

Office 2007 is now retired

Update to a newer Office version to get product support.
Find out more here

Open a
document after
a file corruption
error
Sometimes a file can be damaged in such a way that Word, Excel,
or PowerPoint can't open it normally. But all is not lost. The Open
and Repair command might be able to recover your file.

1. Click File > Open, and then go to the location or folder

where the document (Word), workbook (Excel), or
presentation (PowerPoint) is stored. Don't try to open the file
from the Recent section as this won't go into the Open
dialog box.

Note: Word, Excel, or PowerPoint 2007 doesn't have a File

tab. Instead, go to the Office button , and then click
Open.

2. Click the file you want, and then click the arrow next to
Open, and click Open and Repair.
Preventing file corruption in the
future
Problems with file corruption typically happen when the file is
stored on a USB device that is disconnected while the device is
open in Windows. You can prevent damaging files by using the
Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows taskbar. If you
don't see the icon, click the up-arrow in the notification area to
show hidden icons.

In the event of a crash or loss of power, you can recover a

previous version of your file if you turned on the Autorecover
feature in Office.

Application specific
troubleshooting steps
For more information about repairing damaged Office files in
Excel, Word, or PowerPoint, go to the following articles:

For Excel: Repairing a corrupted Excel workbook

For Word: How to troubleshoot damaged Word documents
For PowerPoint: How to troubleshoot damaged PowerPoint
presentations