.docx converter

Greeners · 29th June 2009, 17:12

Can anyone recommend a converter for .docx files please, preferably free

Tatts · 29th June 2009, 17:35

Someone been using MS Office Blue then?!

It's a pain, the way it saves as docx. Following a recent format I installed MS Office 2003, and when I tried to open certain documents all I saw was blocks etc.

So I need one too!

mayor · 29th June 2009, 17:39

You should be able to download this from microsoft, the older versions of MS Office <2007 will need a compatability pack to read docx

Greeners · 29th June 2009, 17:44

The mayor is correct...and here it is...works a treat

Tatts · 29th June 2009, 17:51

Yup, good shout Mayor!

StevenWilliams · 29th June 2009, 20:58

For fun rename the file .ZIP and open it in winzip. You can see the document in it's native XML format with any pictures as separate files.

DOCX is just a way of removing the Microsoft only format and making it an open standard. Quite cool. You will see some style sheets, an XML document plus a few other files. All word does is format it for the screen. You can get quite a few programs that will open them including the latest versions of open office.

29th June 2009, 17:12	#1
Greeners Moderator MG-ZTT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 19,798 Thanks: 161 Thanked 1,249 Times in 1,036 Posts	.docx converter Can anyone recommend a converter for .docx files please, preferably free __________________ *David* Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity Useful how to's for common problems Car Of The Month Jan 2014 [SatNav Power Down] [Coolant Level] [SatNav Repair] [Diesel Non Starting] [Paint Codes] [Rear Light Seals] [Reversing Light Switch] [Bleeding Brakes][Sunroof Drain] [Early ZT's][Instrument Pack Diagnostics][ATC Diagnostics]

29th June 2009, 17:35	#2
Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	Someone been using MS Office Blue then?! It's a pain, the way it saves as docx. Following a recent format I installed MS Office 2003, and when I tried to open certain documents all I saw was blocks etc. So I need one too! __________________ http://www.wcgsig.com/115562.gif

29th June 2009, 17:44	#4
Greeners Moderator MG-ZTT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 19,798 Thanks: 161 Thanked 1,249 Times in 1,036 Posts	The mayor is correct...and here it is...works a treat __________________ *David* Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity Useful how to's for common problems Car Of The Month Jan 2014 [SatNav Power Down] [Coolant Level] [SatNav Repair] [Diesel Non Starting] [Paint Codes] [Rear Light Seals] [Reversing Light Switch] [Bleeding Brakes][Sunroof Drain] [Early ZT's][Instrument Pack Diagnostics][ATC Diagnostics]

29th June 2009, 17:51	#5
Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	Yup, good shout Mayor! __________________ http://www.wcgsig.com/115562.gif

29th June 2009, 20:58	#6
StevenWilliams This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon 2.5 V6 British Racing Green. 81,000 miles and counting Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Crawley, West Sussex Posts: 6,183 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	For fun rename the file .ZIP and open it in winzip. You can see the document in it's native XML format with any pictures as separate files. DOCX is just a way of removing the Microsoft only format and making it an open standard. Quite cool. You will see some style sheets, an XML document plus a few other files. All word does is format it for the screen. You can get quite a few programs that will open them including the latest versions of open office. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Rover 75 2.5 2000 Club SE. British Racing Green. MEMBER NUMBER: MMMDCCXXVI Looking for: 7 seater

29th June 2009, 17:39	#3
mayor Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Porthcawl Posts: 294 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You should be able to download this from microsoft, the older versions of MS Office <2007 will need a compatability pack to read docx