Files with the .dotx extension are XML based documents created by Microsoft Office 2007 or later. These files are text files templates based on, but not entirely coded in XML. The file format was developed by Microsoft in response to world wide demand for a cross-platform and open document format. Microsoft's chief rival in developing an open document standard is OASIS (the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) whose Open Office XML technical committee utilized specifications originally created by Sun to create the Open Document Format (ODF). Despite Microsoft's claims of its XML format being both open and a world standard, it remains proprietary while institutions around the world are adopting .odf. To date only Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows and Mac can use these files natively.
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The .dotx is the template file which when edited and saved is then given the extension .docx. There are an untold number of complaints regarding users of Office 2003 and earlier not being able to open Office 2007 .dotx files. Microsoft's response was to issue a compatibility pack which could be downloaded from their website and installed. The compatibility pack is available for Office versions 2003, 2002, and 2000. Earlier versions were offered no fix. While the compatibility pack enables earlier versions to open user created documents in .docx and .docm formats, it still does not allow the opening of the .dotx template. Users who need these templates need to save them as .docx files or some other earlier format via Office 2007.
Instructions on Using File Cure to Solve Computer Problems
Start Your Free File Scan File Cure Software will scan your computer system to check if any of the file extensions need to be updated.
Scan is Done Once the scan is complete, File Cure will prompt you to update all the file extensions which are outdated and can cause computer errors. Outdated file extensions can cause your software to malfunction.
Official File Extensions Used ONLY Whichever brand of computers you use; Dell, HP, Lenovo, Fujitsu, Acer, Compaq, Gateway etc, File Cure ONLY recommends the correct file extensions for your computer to ensure your computer does not crash.
Finished Updating Your File Extensions All Software Issues should be Solved Once File extensions are Updated and the Computer is restarted.
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In late 2008 a bug was discovered in Office 2007 running under Microsoft Vista. Called the "double prompt" bug, users discovered that after making and saving changes to a template several times, they could no longer save additional changes to the template. When choosing the "save as>save as template" command (in order to preserve the original copy), they were prompted twice to enter the new file name. Upon exiting Office they discovered that only one copy had been saved while all copies of the original had been deleted. Microsoft has been made aware of this bug but to date has not released a solution. A work around has been put together and users can find it by running an internet search on "New Bug: Word 2007".
Another commonly reported error with .dotx templates is the use of Style Sets within Office 2007 on Vista. Users may discover that when accessing the "styles" menu, colors and fonts can be changed without a problem, but changing the style set will cause Office to crash. This error occurs when a customized or user created style set becomes corrupted. The default style sets are saved in the Program Files directory of Office while customized and user created style sets are stored in the user's Office directory. Fixing this problem is simply a matter of removing all style sets from the user's directory, then putting them back one at a time until the offending one is found.
A converter program by the name of Docx2Rtf is currently available as freeware. This converter claims to convert .docx, .dotx, .sxw, and .odf to .rtf (rich text format). The files can then be opened and edited by almost any text editor. It has also been reported that the latest version of OpenOffice.org has an add-on to handle .dotx templates but this is unverified. In either case, it must be noted that conversion of these files will most likely not be perfect. Formatting, graphics, and styles will not be preserved and will need to be manually re-applied. Macros and embedded objects will not be carried over in .rtf as .rtf does not support these things. Text should all be preserved making it useful if that's all the user needs to recover.
