[users] Urgent need - how to convert newer Microsoft "docx" files

2008-12-11 Thread Stephan G 
Hello.

I am starting to get, more or more frequently, new Microsoft Office file
formats where the extension ends in "x".  So files like
"my-word-file.docx" or "my-excel-file.xlsx".  These files seem to be
created by the newest versions of Microsoft Word, possibly on Macintosh
computers, and my OpenOffice on my Windows Vista machine seems unable to
open them.

I have tried the following:

Rename the ".docx" file to ".doc", but it doesn't open.

Force open them from the OO File menu, but then I get a huge
list of filters.  Closest filter I can find is
"Microsoft Word 97/XP/2000", but it doesn't work.

Any further suggestions out there?

-stephan golux


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Re: [users] Urgent need - how to convert newer Microsoft "docx" files

2008-12-11 Thread Richard Detwiler 

Stephan G wrote:

Hello.

I am starting to get, more or more frequently, new Microsoft Office file
formats where the extension ends in "x".  So files like
"my-word-file.docx" or "my-excel-file.xlsx".  These files seem to be
created by the newest versions of Microsoft Word, possibly on Macintosh
computers, and my OpenOffice on my Windows Vista machine seems unable to
open them.

I have tried the following:

Rename the ".docx" file to ".doc", but it doesn't open.

Force open them from the OO File menu, but then I get a huge
list of filters.  Closest filter I can find is
"Microsoft Word 97/XP/2000", but it doesn't work.

Any further suggestions out there?

-stephan golux


I don't have any docx documents to verify this on, but my version of OOo 
3.0 (on Windows) has docx as an option for opening and saving documents.



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Re: [users] Urgent need - how to convert newer Microsoft "docx" files

2008-12-11 Thread James Knott 

Stephan G wrote:

Hello.

I am starting to get, more or more frequently, new Microsoft Office file
formats where the extension ends in "x".  So files like
"my-word-file.docx" or "my-excel-file.xlsx".  These files seem to be
created by the newest versions of Microsoft Word, possibly on Macintosh
computers, and my OpenOffice on my Windows Vista machine seems unable to
open them.

I have tried the following:

Rename the ".docx" file to ".doc", but it doesn't open.

Force open them from the OO File menu, but then I get a huge
list of filters.  Closest filter I can find is
"Microsoft Word 97/XP/2000", but it doesn't work.

Any further suggestions out there?


Those are the new file format from Microsoft, which started with Office 
2007.  I believe OOo version 3 can open them.  Failing that, you can 
install the free Microsoft Word viewer and Compatibility Pack, which 
will allow you to view those files, so that you can copy & paste into 
OpenOffice.



Word 2007 Viewer and Compatibility Pack:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/CD102258581033.aspx



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Re: [users] Urgent need - how to convert newer Microsoft "docx" files

2008-12-11 Thread Adam Stein 
I've gotten one .docx document so far and Ooo 3.0 (on Linux) opened it
just fine.  No need to convert anymore like I had been doing for OOo
2.x.

On Thu, 2008-12-11 at 10:42 -0500, Richard Detwiler wrote:
> Stephan G wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > I am starting to get, more or more frequently, new Microsoft Office file
> > formats where the extension ends in "x".  So files like
> > "my-word-file.docx" or "my-excel-file.xlsx".  These files seem to be
> > created by the newest versions of Microsoft Word, possibly on Macintosh
> > computers, and my OpenOffice on my Windows Vista machine seems unable to
> > open them.
> >
> > I have tried the following:
> >
> > Rename the ".docx" file to ".doc", but it doesn't open.
> >
> > Force open them from the OO File menu, but then I get a huge
> > list of filters.  Closest filter I can find is
> > "Microsoft Word 97/XP/2000", but it doesn't work.
> >
> > Any further suggestions out there?
> >
> > -stephan golux
> 
> I don't have any docx documents to verify this on, but my version of OOo 
> 3.0 (on Windows) has docx as an option for opening and saving documents.
> 
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Re: [users] Urgent need - how to convert newer Microsoft "docx" files

2008-12-11 Thread DnL Koch 

James Knott wrote:
Stephan G 
wrote:

Hello.

I am starting to get, more or more frequently, new Microsoft Office file
formats where the extension ends in "x".  So files like
"my-word-file.docx" or "my-excel-file.xlsx".  These files seem to be
created by the newest versions of Microsoft Word, possibly on Macintosh
computers, and my OpenOffice on my Windows Vista machine seems unable to
open them.

I have tried the following:

Rename the ".docx" file to ".doc", but it doesn't open.

Force open them from the OO File menu, but then I get a huge
list of filters.  Closest filter I can find is
"Microsoft Word 97/XP/2000", but it doesn't work.

Any further suggestions out there?


Those are the new file format from Microsoft, which started with 
Office 2007.  I believe OOo version 3 can open them.  Failing that, 
you can install the free Microsoft Word viewer and Compatibility Pack, 
which will allow you to view those files, so that you can copy & paste 
into OpenOffice.



Word 2007 Viewer and Compatibility Pack:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/CD102258581033.aspx
On both my WinXP and Vista machines, Ooo 3.0 will open Office 2007 
files.  Right-click on the file and select 'Open With...' and choose 
swriter for *.docx files, or others as appropriate.

--D. Koch

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Re: [users] Urgent need - how to convert newer Microsoft "docx" files

2008-12-12 Thread Robert Jackson 

Go to http://www.zamzar.com/ and convert the file there.
- BobJ


Richard Detwiler wrote:

Stephan G wrote:

Hello.

I am starting to get, more or more frequently, new Microsoft Office file
formats where the extension ends in "x".  So files like
"my-word-file.docx" or "my-excel-file.xlsx".  These files seem to be
created by the newest versions of Microsoft Word, possibly on Macintosh
computers, and my OpenOffice on my Windows Vista machine seems unable to
open them.

I have tried the following:

Rename the ".docx" file to ".doc", but it doesn't open.

Force open them from the OO File menu, but then I get a huge
list of filters.  Closest filter I can find is
"Microsoft Word 97/XP/2000", but it doesn't work.

Any further suggestions out there?

-stephan golux


I don't have any docx documents to verify this on, but my version of 
OOo 3.0 (on Windows) has docx as an option for opening and saving 
documents.



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