DOCX files

[Stephen Ford]

I have received an attachment which the sender says is a word 2007 document.
It has a ".docx" extension. My word 2003 starts a File Conversion app but I
can't find a setting that makes the document readable.

What should the sender do to give me a document that is readable by Word
2003 without file conversion issues?

 

[garfield-n-odie]

If you haven't already done so, you should download and install
the the free Office 2007 compatibility pack from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466
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[Yves Dhondt]

Although you really should install the converter pack, you could ask the
sender to save the document as 'Word 97-2003 Document' which (s)he can find
in the 'Save As' menu.

Yves

 

[Graham Mayor]

If you have the Word 2007 converter installed - see
http://www.gmayor.com/Converter_Shows_Garbage.htm

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[Robert Macy]

If you have the Word 2007 converter installed - seehttp://www.gmayor.com/Converter_Shows_Garbage.htm

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Graham Mayor -  Word MVP

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Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org
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google provides a free service to change all those docx and xlsx or
whatever to earlier formats. I tried it , works great, but also
downloaded
NativeWindsDocx2Rtf ver 3.8
from
http://www.nativewindsofmontana.com

it will also run on Win98 OS

 

[Stephen Ford]

Worked a treat. Thanks.
SF

If you haven't already done so, you should download and install the the
free Office 2007 compatibility pack from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466 .

 

[Stephen Ford]

Thanks for confirming this feature is available. I quessed it should be. I
don't think the sender is particularly PC literate so when I suggested they
look for the option before posting this I didn't get coherent response. The
2007 compatibity pack has worked fine.
SF

 

[Stephen Ford]

Thanks.
SF

If you have the Word 2007 converter installed - see
http://www.gmayor.com/Converter_Shows_Garbage.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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[Stephen Ford]

If you have the Word 2007 converter installed -
seehttp://www.gmayor.com/Converter_Shows_Garbage.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web sitewww.gmayor.com
Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org
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Thanks for the info. I didn't know Google provides this service.
SF

 

[Stephen Ford]

Thanks for all comments. Have installed and used the MS converter with great
success.
SF