Cant download docx files

Message 1 of 4. HP Recommended. Accepted Solutions. Level 1. Message 3 of 4. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. These instructions work for docx and docm files, but you will not be able to open dotx and dotm files unless you are running Word , , or Do you already have Microsoft Word , , or installed?

Just double-click the file icon to open and edit the file. Sometimes you cannot open docx files even if you have the correct version of Word or the compatibility pack or viewer installed.

If a pop-up window appears asking for a password, you will not be able to open the file without first entering the correct password. You will have to get the password from the author of the file. Is this your own file but you forgot the password? To simply say thanks for my efforts to assist you, please click the "Thumbs Up" button to give me a Kudos. Take care now and do have a fabulous week ahead. Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask the community. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.

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All you need to do is upload the original file and download it again in the new format. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. When Word opens a document in Protected view, you should be able to click Enable Editing on the yellow information bar at the top of the Word window.

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I am using Office and Windows 8. When I try to open a downloaded. It never actually opens the file. The downloads I am trying to open are documents posted by my professors on an online campus called Canvas. I can email the files to myself and then they open in Word just fine.

It's not the documents that's the problem, it's something with Word. This thread is locked.