Super Fast Way To Batch Convert Word Doc Files To Text Files

OK, so converting Doc files into text probably isn't something you'll want to perform daily. (If that's the case, could be you need to leave the house more often!)

Chances are that it's a sudden need - maybe caused by your boss or your boss's boss. Suddenly, you're given a pile of Word format "doc" files that have to be converted into regular, old fashioned text files (the ones with the .txt extension). Likely because someone needs the information contained in the files but doesn't need all the proprietory formatting and other junk that Word adds to make things look pretty on screen.

What's more, they're needed straight away. Right now. This instant.

If there are only two or three files to convert then the easiest way is to use Word's "Save as" function. That works OK although Word will warn you every single time that you're about to lose all the formatting. Sure. OK. That's what you asked the software to do. Same thing you asked last time as well. The darned program just won't take no for an answer.

But what happens if you've got 10's, 100's or 1,000's of doc files to convert?

Word's macro option might work for you. Of course, us mere mortals will more likely take the next hour or two in a vain attempt to get the Word macro to actually work.

Far and away the simplest way to convert a folder or CD full of Doc files is to use a program like Doc2Text. So long as you can use Windows' drag and drop functionality, you can quickly and easily convert files all day long. Really, really fast - around 150 files a minute.

Sure, there are other programs out there that do the same thing but they're more expensive (by an order of magnitude). You can check out Doc2Text for free here.