Those troublesome .docx files

10 September 2008 · 3 comments

Now that people are emailing around .docx files, recipients are having problems opening them. TUAW tells us a couple of ways to deal with them: Both the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.0 Update Package and the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac are available for free. Another way that you can resolve the [...]

 

Now that people are emailing around .docx files, recipients are having problems opening them. TUAW tells us a couple of ways to deal with them:

Both the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.0 Update Package and the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac are available for free. Another way that you can resolve the .docx dilemma is to use Zamzar’s online file converter …

[Via : TUAW Tips: Open .docx files with Office 2004 - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).]

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Cheryl 11 September 2008 at 01:43 25

Good to be reminded of Zamzar.com — thanks for the tip!

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Maria 11 September 2008 at 02:47 04

If I’m not mistaken, Text Edit for Leopard opens .docx files. You can then save them out as .doc or.rtf files. Works in a pinch.

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Miraz Jordan 11 September 2008 at 07:54 34

Thanks Maria. I haven’t received one yet, but a friend was enquiring the other day. Good old Leopard!

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