How to open Word file made on Mac?

[Retropia]

I have Word for Windows, both 2003 and 2007. A client has Word for Mac,
which I think is 2004. When I try to open one of her files, all it shows is
a bunch of coding. Any suggestions?

 

[Emprovision]

Download the Word Viewer here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...87-8732-48d5-8689-ab826e7b8fdf&displaylang=en

It will open the Mac file, no problem. Then you can copy the text and paste
it in Word for Windows.

 

[Retropia]

That doesn't seem to do the trick. The Viewer does the same thing Word does;
it pops up a screen that says "Select the encoding that makes your document
readable." None of the options make it readable; it's all just a bunch of
coding.

I'm going to operate on the assumption that the client files have been
corrupted somehow and see if I can come up with a workaround solution. (I
know this isn't the complete answer because the files can be viewed on a
friend's Mac.) Thanks for the suggestion, though.