How to Convert WordPad Document to Microsoft Word

Quick Tips
  • You can use the native options in WordPad itself to convert your document.
  • WordPad’s default font style is Calibiri with a default font size of 11 points.
  • There a some third-party converters like FreeConvert that can also do the job.

Method 1: Using WordPad

Saving as Docx using WordPad is simple and easy to execute. Follow the steps below.

Step 1: Open the WordPad document you want to convert to Docx.

Step 2: Navigate to File from the top menu, select Save As, and then choose Office Open XML Document (*.docx).

choose Office Open XML Document (*.docx)

Step 3: In the Save As dialog box, choose the location for the file, give the file a name, and finally, click on the Save button.

There you go. You have successfully converted a WordPad document into a Word document. If you don’t know, you can convert the WordPad document to a Word document using Microsoft Word too.

Method 2: Using Microsoft Word

Step 1: Locate the document you want to convert, right-click, select Open with, and from the context menu, choose Word. 

from the context menu, choose Word

Step 2: Navigate to File from the top menu and then go to Save As.

go to Save As

Step 3: In the next screen, select Word Document (*.docx) as the type from the drop-down menu and click on Browse.

type from the drop-down menu

Step 4: Now, select the location for the file, name it, and finally, click on the Save button.

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Last updated on 18 April, 2024

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