Default file format: registry value defaultformat (word\options)UserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options
- Policy ID
- L_SaveWordfilesas
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
- Category
- Microsoft Word 2016 › Word Options › Save
Registry
defaultformat
REG_SZUser- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Save Word files as
| Item | Stored value |
|---|---|
| Word Document (*.docx) | |
| Single Files Web Page (*.mht) | WebArchive |
| Web Page (*.htm; *.html) | HTML |
| Web Page, Filtered (*.htm, *.html) | ReducedHTML |
| Rich Text Format (*.rtf) | Rtf |
| Plain Text (*.txt) | Text |
| Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) | MSWord6Exp |
| Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Simplified) (*.doc) | MSWord6SCExp |
| Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Traditional) (*.doc) | MSWord6TCExp |
| Word 6.0/95 - Japanese (*.doc) | MSWord6JExp |
| Word 6.0/95 - Korean (*.doc) | MSWord95KExp |
| Word 97-2002 & 6.0/95 - RTF | MSWord6RTFExp |
| Word 5.1 for Macintosh (*.mcw) | MSWordMac51 |
| Word 5.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw) | MSWordMac5 |
| Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc) | MSWordWin2 |
| Works 4.0 for Windows (*.wps) | MSWorksWin4 |
| WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (*.doc) | WrdPrfctWin |
| WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (*.doc) | WrdPrfctDos51 |
| Word Macro-Enabled Document (*.docm) | MacroEnabledDocument |
| Word Template (*.dotx) | Template |
| Word Macro-Enabled Template (*.dotm) | MacroEnabledTemplate |
| Word 97 - 2003 Document (*.doc) | Doc |
| Word 97 - 2003 Template (*.dot) | Dot |
| Word XML Document (*.xml) | FlatXML |
| Strict Open XML Document (*.docx) | DocxStrict |
| OpenDocument Text (*.odt) | ODT |
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options] ; Options (use only one) ; Word Document (*.docx) "defaultformat"=hex(1):0a,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,20,00,00,00 ; Single Files Web Page (*.mht) "defaultformat"="WebArchive" ; Web Page (*.htm; *.html) "defaultformat"="HTML" ; Web Page, Filtered (*.htm, *.html) "defaultformat"="ReducedHTML" ; Rich Text Format (*.rtf) "defaultformat"="Rtf" ; Plain Text (*.txt) "defaultformat"="Text" ; Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) "defaultformat"="MSWord6Exp" ; Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Simplified) (*.doc) "defaultformat"="MSWord6SCExp" ; Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Traditional) (*.doc) "defaultformat"="MSWord6TCExp" ; Word 6.0/95 - Japanese (*.doc) "defaultformat"="MSWord6JExp" ; Word 6.0/95 - Korean (*.doc) "defaultformat"="MSWord95KExp" ; Word 97-2002 & 6.0/95 - RTF "defaultformat"="MSWord6RTFExp" ; Word 5.1 for Macintosh (*.mcw) "defaultformat"="MSWordMac51" ; Word 5.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw) "defaultformat"="MSWordMac5" ; Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc) "defaultformat"="MSWordWin2" ; Works 4.0 for Windows (*.wps) "defaultformat"="MSWorksWin4" ; WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (*.doc) "defaultformat"="WrdPrfctWin" ; WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (*.doc) "defaultformat"="WrdPrfctDos51" ; Word Macro-Enabled Document (*.docm) "defaultformat"="MacroEnabledDocument" ; Word Template (*.dotx) "defaultformat"="Template" ; Word Macro-Enabled Template (*.dotm) "defaultformat"="MacroEnabledTemplate" ; Word 97 - 2003 Document (*.doc) "defaultformat"="Doc" ; Word 97 - 2003 Template (*.dot) "defaultformat"="Dot" ; Word XML Document (*.xml) "defaultformat"="FlatXML" ; Strict Open XML Document (*.docx) "defaultformat"="DocxStrict" ; OpenDocument Text (*.odt) "defaultformat"="ODT"
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Single Files Web Page (*.mht) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "WebArchive" /f :: Web Page (*.htm; *.html) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "HTML" /f :: Web Page, Filtered (*.htm, *.html) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "ReducedHTML" /f :: Rich Text Format (*.rtf) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "Rtf" /f :: Plain Text (*.txt) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "Text" /f :: Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWord6Exp" /f :: Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Simplified) (*.doc) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWord6SCExp" /f :: Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Traditional) (*.doc) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWord6TCExp" /f :: Word 6.0/95 - Japanese (*.doc) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWord6JExp" /f :: Word 6.0/95 - Korean (*.doc) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWord95KExp" /f :: Word 97-2002 & 6.0/95 - RTF reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWord6RTFExp" /f :: Word 5.1 for Macintosh (*.mcw) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWordMac51" /f :: Word 5.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWordMac5" /f :: Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWordWin2" /f :: Works 4.0 for Windows (*.wps) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MSWorksWin4" /f :: WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (*.doc) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "WrdPrfctWin" /f :: WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (*.doc) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "WrdPrfctDos51" /f :: Word Macro-Enabled Document (*.docm) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MacroEnabledDocument" /f :: Word Template (*.dotx) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "Template" /f :: Word Macro-Enabled Template (*.dotm) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "MacroEnabledTemplate" /f :: Word 97 - 2003 Document (*.doc) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "Doc" /f :: Word 97 - 2003 Template (*.dot) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "Dot" /f :: Word XML Document (*.xml) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "FlatXML" /f :: Strict Open XML Document (*.docx) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "DocxStrict" /f :: OpenDocument Text (*.odt) reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options" /v "defaultformat" /t REG_SZ /d "ODT" /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Single Files Web Page (*.mht) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'WebArchive' -Force | Out-Null # Web Page (*.htm; *.html) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'HTML' -Force | Out-Null # Web Page, Filtered (*.htm, *.html) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'ReducedHTML' -Force | Out-Null # Rich Text Format (*.rtf) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'Rtf' -Force | Out-Null # Plain Text (*.txt) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'Text' -Force | Out-Null # Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWord6Exp' -Force | Out-Null # Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Simplified) (*.doc) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWord6SCExp' -Force | Out-Null # Word 6.0/95 - Chinese (Traditional) (*.doc) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWord6TCExp' -Force | Out-Null # Word 6.0/95 - Japanese (*.doc) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWord6JExp' -Force | Out-Null # Word 6.0/95 - Korean (*.doc) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWord95KExp' -Force | Out-Null # Word 97-2002 & 6.0/95 - RTF New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWord6RTFExp' -Force | Out-Null # Word 5.1 for Macintosh (*.mcw) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWordMac51' -Force | Out-Null # Word 5.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWordMac5' -Force | Out-Null # Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWordWin2' -Force | Out-Null # Works 4.0 for Windows (*.wps) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MSWorksWin4' -Force | Out-Null # WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (*.doc) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'WrdPrfctWin' -Force | Out-Null # WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (*.doc) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'WrdPrfctDos51' -Force | Out-Null # Word Macro-Enabled Document (*.docm) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MacroEnabledDocument' -Force | Out-Null # Word Template (*.dotx) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'Template' -Force | Out-Null # Word Macro-Enabled Template (*.dotm) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'MacroEnabledTemplate' -Force | Out-Null # Word 97 - 2003 Document (*.doc) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'Doc' -Force | Out-Null # Word 97 - 2003 Template (*.dot) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'Dot' -Force | Out-Null # Word XML Document (*.xml) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'FlatXML' -Force | Out-Null # Strict Open XML Document (*.docx) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'DocxStrict' -Force | Out-Null # OpenDocument Text (*.odt) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options' -Name 'defaultformat' -PropertyType String -Value 'ODT' -Force | Out-Null