Got Docx? Here's How To Open Them Without Word Using Windows, Mac, Or Linux.
This article was found at Gizmo.com on February 18 2010.
When Microsoft introduced Office 2007, it brought with it some new document
formats, among them Docx. If you don't have, want, or use the newest version
of Word, you might find yourself needing to open a Docx document.
Among other changes in Office 2007, Microsoft introduced new document
formats. What does that mean? It means the DOC files you know and love are
now DOCX files. It also means your old DOC files need to be upgraded to live
in the world of 2009. But what if you haven't upgraded, or have technical or
other reasons that prevent you from using the latest version of Microsoft
Word? Here are some alternative ways to open and save using the DOCX format.
If you don't need to edit the document, you can download Microsoft's Word
Viewer, allows you open Word documents saved in the following formats:
Word Document (*.docx)
Word Macro-Enabled Document (*.docm)
Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Text (.txt)
Web Page formats (.htm, .html, .mht, .mhtml)
WordPerfect 5.x (.wpd)
WordPerfect 6.x (.doc, .wpd)
Works 6.0 (.wps)
Works 7.0 (.wps)
XML (.xml)
With Word Viewer and the Compatibility Pack, you can view, print, and copy
document contents to another program. However, you cannot edit an open
document, save a document, or create a new document. This download is a
replacement for Word Viewer 2003 and all previous Word Viewer versions.
Note: When you use the Word Viewer to view files that are saved in these
formats, you will see a Word version of the file. The following Word 2007
items will be affected:
Features that do not exist in Word 2003
Layout that uses properties that do not exist in Word 2003
For more information on specific changes, see Open a Word 2007 document in
an earlier version of Word
Compatibility Pack for the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx
To reduce file size, improve reliability, and enhance integration with
external sources, Microsoft has added new file formats to Word 2007, Excel
2007, and PowerPoint 2007.
To help ensure that you can open files in these new formats, Microsoft has
developed a Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File
Formats. Conversion file.
A link to this file is below.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3657CE88-7CFA-457A-9AEC-F4F827F20CAC&displaylang=en
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/