# Working with Word files in DT?

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539>\
**Category:** DEVONthink\
**Created:** [September 4, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539 "2021-09-04T22:20:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![michaelmaser](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/michaelmaser/32/7488_2.png) [@michaelmaser](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/michaelmaser)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539/1 "2021-09-04T22:20:55Z")

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Hi, I’m wondering if there is any way to work with Word files in DT3? I notice that when I import a W-file I only seem to be able to index it and nada mas. I can’t annotate it in any way, unlike pdfs. Maybe I should convert the W-file to a pdf first before importing??  
Any tips out there are appreciated.

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**Author:** ![DTLow](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/dtlow/32/18161_2.png) [@DTLow](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/DTLow)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539/2 "2021-09-04T23:34:43Z")

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Are these completed word files, or works-in-progress  
If still being edited, I store the actual word file in Devonthink

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**Author:** ![stephenjw](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@stephenjw](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/stephenjw)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539/3 "2021-09-05T00:22:04Z")

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Hi michaelmaser

Don’t you just open the .docx file from DT in Word (ie double click on the file, if you have set Preferences: General to “Double-click opens documents externally”, or use ⇧⌘O) as you would outside DT?

It saves back to DT no trouble.

Or is the issue that you want to edit in DT without using Word?

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**Author:** ![michaelmaser](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/michaelmaser/32/7488_2.png) [@michaelmaser](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/michaelmaser)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539/4 "2021-09-05T00:58:26Z")

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Thanks Stephen.  
That opens the doc and enables me to work in it, and then, on saving it, the doc is saved with those edits. Perfect. I can’t see that getting much easier.

With gratitude,  
michael

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**Author:** ![stephenjw](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@stephenjw](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/stephenjw)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539/5 "2021-09-05T01:15:02Z")

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Pleasure - glad to be of some help. 😁

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**Author:** ![amelchi](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@amelchi](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/amelchi)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539/6 "2021-09-08T15:25:52Z")

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my issue is exactly to edit in DT without using Word… possible?

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**Author:** ![chrillek](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/chrillek/32/29340_2.png) [@chrillek](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/chrillek)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539/7 "2021-09-08T15:36:12Z")

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No.

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539/8 "2021-09-08T15:53:29Z")

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They **cannot** be edited in DEVONthink, as noted in the **Help \> Documentation \> Documents \> Office Documents, Email, and Others** …

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**Author:** ![amelchi](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@amelchi](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/amelchi)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/working-with-word-files-in-dt/66539/9 "2021-09-08T15:54:38Z")

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got it… 😇