Docx

[julian]

I'm trying to convert Office 2007 docx files. I've downloaded the file format
converter and the icon syas the documents I'm trying to open are office 2007
but they still don't open

 

[Gordon Shumway]

What are you trying to convert them to ?? And, how are you doing it ??

GS

 

[smlunatick]

All Office 2007 documents (like DOCX) are the new XML formats. You need to
install the Office 2007 compatibility update and get these saved into the
older 2003 formats.

 

[julian]

I'm trying to convert them to word documents.I haven't got Office 2007. I've
downloaded the compatability update but it isn't working

 

[Malke]

I'm trying to convert them to word documents.I haven't got Office 2007.
I've downloaded the compatability update but it isn't working

This is probably a silly question, but you do have the actual Word program
installed, don't you? The converter won't work without Word itself.

Malke

 

[julian]

yes I do have word

This is probably a silly question, but you do have the actual Word program
installed, don't you? The converter won't work without Word itself.

Malke
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[julian]

All Office 2007 documents (like DOCX) are the new XML formats. You need to
install the Office 2007 compatibility update and get these saved into the
older 2003 formats.

I tried saving them as word 2003 and I got the error message converter failed to save the file

 

[jameshanley39]

I'm trying to convert Office 2007 docx files. I've downloaded the file format
converter and the icon syas the documents I'm trying to open are office 2007
but they still don't open

you've had some strange answers..

I think they are Office 2007 files. But I have opened docx files
fine... Without Office 2007. Just as I could open Office 2003 files
before I had Office 2003.

It's a classic program Ms Make called MS Word Viewer

I googled now for Microsoft Word Viewer
or Microsoft Word Viewer 2007
Up comes this

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&displaylang=en

And I opened xlsx without office 2007. There is an Excel viewer.

Another generic option is a site like
http://www.youconvertit.com
Though last time I tried it I don't think they had docx. Not sure.


Tell your Office 2007 friend to change the default so as to SaveAs
Office 97/Word 7. So he/others won't have that problem in future.
2007 is still too new - the file format too new to be really
compatible, as one can see...
Or, as a one-off, he could save as RTF. That is very very very
compatible!

 

[julian]

Thanks for your reply. I downloaded the word viewer but no luck 'there was an
error opening this file' came up just as it does with the file converter

 

[smlunatick]

Thanks for your reply. I downloaded the word viewer but no luck 'there wasan
error opening this file' came up just as it does with the file converter











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How about trying the OpenOffice.org system?

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 5/23/2008 10:49 AM, and on a whim, julian pounded
out on the keyboard:

Thanks for your reply. I downloaded the word viewer but no luck 'there was an
error opening this file' came up just as it does with the file converter

If it won't open with MSO 2003 w/Compat. Pack for 2007 nor Word Viewer,
the file is probably damaged.

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[jameshanley39]

Thanks for your reply. I downloaded the word viewer but no luck 'there was an
error opening this file' came up just as it does with the file converter

try
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.word.docmanagement/topics?hl=en&lnk=sg

that newsgroup

microsoft.public.word.docmanagement

Maybe somebody there has Word 2007 and is willing to try to open it.

They can disable macros to relieve some fear.

Or You could ask the guy that made it, to save it as an RTF, or as an
MS Word 7 file.