The document was saved in Compatibility mode, but I could easily revert that by choosing File/Info/Convert to convert it to a full 2010-format document. This enabled me to save a document in Word 2010 format. Does Microsoft Word for Mac save files with extensions?Īt this point, I could click the Details button for a list of errors which had been fixed. However, using the solution provided for that question would result in the document's content controls becoming static which is not an option. One similar issue I found was here:Endless save loop in Microsoft Word. Word then allowed me to save the document, but indicated it'd fixed some errors.
Tick the box titled “Maintain Compatibility with Previous Versions of Word”. 
With an open document, choose Save As. If it helps others, I was able to fix the problem by doing the following: The document had pictures but no formulas, and and first I didn't have a clue which parts of the document were corrupted. I've just struck a very similar problem - could save the document in 2003 (.doc) format, but trying to save in.docx resulted in an endless loop of SaveAs dialogs popping up, and no document actually being saved. If it's not in the clipboard anymore, import it with clipboard manager first. It may throw some errors when closing the last window, ignore them. Copying everything to a new instance will work, but you need a full Word restart first. Clipboard should be preserved anyway, but do it just in case. 
Use clipboard manager to export clipboard to a file. Switch to Word, press Ctrl+ A to select everything and copy it. 
Install a clipboard manager ( is a good one and you don't have to actually install it, it's a self-extracting archive). To avoid re-typing formulas or saving in compatibility mode (which converts formulas to images): It sometimes manifests itself when working with formulas and affects versions 20, possibly newer ones too.
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