Marik Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Full Article BelowMicrosoft introduced the .docx format in Word 2007 which came along packaged with Office 2007. As an answer to the older more used .doc format, but the problem in this change is still most of us prefer .doc format and most of us still use it. So this makes life difficult for a office 2007 user and a .docx format document reader therefore Microsoft has introduced some converters and filters for the older versions (Office 97-2003) so that they read the newer version (Office 2007) documents.Here I would like to give you details about some conversion methods which will enable you to read Office 2007 documents in OpenOffice or Office 97-2003 or even in a MAC.1. Older versions of Microsoft Office (Office 97-2003):The older versions Only support .doc file format, therefore Microsoft has released a compatibility pack which will convert the newer file formats into compatible format and let you read Office 2007 documents in Office 97-2003.Microsoft Compatibility Pack for Office 97-2003 can be downloaded from the below location.2. Open Office:You can use the Open XML Translator for Open Office to be able to read and edit .docx files with Open Office. Download it below.3. Online SolutionThe .docx converter lets you convert docx documents online. This is a pretty good solution if you don’t want to install the previously mentioned add-ons.Goto .docx Converter >>4. MacintoshYou might want to use the Online Solution above or download a desktop widget from the same developers. If you happen to use Microsoft Office on your Mac you might want to take a look at the Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac.docx Converter Widget >> View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 should come in handy one day thank you Marik :dance2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irefay Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I just place a link to this site on emails that I send to other people at work. http://www.docx2doc.com/You cannot install the compatibility pack on government computers but docx2doc is not blacklisted so now any of my message recipricates can view my documents if they don't have Office 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Nice dint know that eather :dance2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjall Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 thanks a lot, i needed something like the widget, much better than having a lot of softwares running :dance2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Thanks for this! Good to know when sending .docx to firends with other then Office 2007 :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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