OT--reading Office 2007 files

I sometimes get files from work that are .docx files.

I can read them at work because we use Office 2007.

At home I have WORD '97 and I'm not aware of any patch that will allow me to
read such a file.

Is there some other way to view this program??

Perhaps some kind of viewer??

Mel

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:27:24 -0500, "MZB" <moo@noway.prudigy.net>
wrote:

>I sometimes get files from work that are .docx files.
>
>I can read them at work because we use Office 2007.
>
>At home I have WORD '97 and I'm not aware of any patch that will allow me to
>read such a file.
>
>Is there some other way to view this program??
>
>Perhaps some kind of viewer??
>
>Mel
>


Mel, try this and let me know if it works for you....
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:27:24 -0500, "MZB" <moo@noway.prudigy.net>
wrote:

>I sometimes get files from work that are .docx files.
>
>I can read them at work because we use Office 2007.
>
>At home I have WORD '97 and I'm not aware of any patch that will allow me to
>read such a file.
>
>Is there some other way to view this program??
>
>Perhaps some kind of viewer??
>
>Mel
>


Mel, try this and let me know if it works for you....
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

i think that is for 2003 only and will not work for office 2007.

secondly, aren't those docx files really just xml files in disguise?
try and open with notepad.
you should be able to read the contents. perhaps make changes.
not the ideal, but can serve in a pinch.



RnR wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:27:24 -0500, "MZB" <moo@noway.prudigy.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I sometimes get files from work that are .docx files.
>>
>> I can read them at work because we use Office 2007.
>>
>> At home I have WORD '97 and I'm not aware of any patch that will allow me to
>> read such a file.
>>
>> Is there some other way to view this program??
>>
>> Perhaps some kind of viewer??
>>
>> Mel
>>
>
>
> Mel, try this and let me know if it works for you....
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>

Sorry my connection is flakey and looks like my reply got messed up.

No, that will not work with WORD 97

Mel
"RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:27:24 -0500, "MZB" <moo@noway.prudigy.net>
> wrote:
>
>>I sometimes get files from work that are .docx files.
>>
>>I can read them at work because we use Office 2007.
>>
>>At home I have WORD '97 and I'm not aware of any patch that will allow me
>>to
>>read such a file.
>>
>>Is there some other way to view this program??
>>
>>Perhaps some kind of viewer??
>>
>>Mel
>>
>
>
> Mel, try this and let me know if it works for you....
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>

MZB wrote:
> I sometimes get files from work that are .docx files.
>
> I can read them at work because we use Office 2007.

Then save them there as Word 97 files.

Bob

I don't think so. Tried notepad and I just got garbage symbols

Mel
"Jay B" <jayB@audiman.net> wrote in message
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>i think that is for 2003 only and will not work for office 2007.
>
> secondly, aren't those docx files really just xml files in disguise?
> try and open with notepad.
> you should be able to read the contents. perhaps make changes.
> not the ideal, but can serve in a pinch.
>
>
>
> RnR wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:27:24 -0500, "MZB" <moo@noway.prudigy.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I sometimes get files from work that are .docx files.
>>>
>>> I can read them at work because we use Office 2007.
>>>
>>> At home I have WORD '97 and I'm not aware of any patch that will allow
>>> me to read such a file.
>>>
>>> Is there some other way to view this program??
>>>
>>> Perhaps some kind of viewer??
>>>
>>> Mel
>>
>>
>> Mel, try this and let me know if it works for you....
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>>

No problem if I am at work.
But I get the files at home where I only have WORD97.

I really don't want to upgrade. I am fine with the software I have at home.
Hence my question regarding the availability of a viewer.

Mel

"Bob Levine" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> MZB wrote:
>> I sometimes get files from work that are .docx files.
>>
>> I can read them at work because we use Office 2007.
>
> Then save them there as Word 97 files.
>
> Bob

actual RNR had the right link. sort of....
you cna use the word2003 viewer if you install the c ompatibility pack
from microsoft.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925180

How to view Word 2007 and Excel 2007 files by using Word Viewer 2003 and
Excel Viewer 2003
View products that this article applies to.
Article ID : 925180
Last Review : October 15, 2007
Revision : 2.5
INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003
cannot natively open documents that are saved in the Office Open XML
Formats. However, you can install the Microsoft Office Compatibility
Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats to view these files.

This article describes the functionality that the Microsoft Office
Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
provides when you use it with Word Viewer 2003 and with Excel Viewer 2003.
MORE INFORMATION
The compatibility pack enables Word Viewer 2003 and Excel Viewer 2003 to
open and view Word 2007 and Excel 2007 documents. The compatibility pack
lets the viewers support the following 2007 Microsoft Office document
formats.

Microsoft Office Word 2007
• Microsoft Office Word 2007 document (*.docx)
• Microsoft Office Word 2007 macro-enabled document (*.docm)
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007 binary workbook (*.xlsb)
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007 workbook (*.xlsx)
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007 macro-enabled workbook (*.xlsm)
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007 template (*.xltx)
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007 macro-enabled template (*.xltm)
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007 add-in (*.xlam)
To open 2007 Office documents in the 2003 viewers after you install the
compatibility pack, locate the file in Windows Explorer, and then
double-click the file that you want to view.
Word Viewer 2003
To use Word Viewer to open the file, follow these steps:
1. Start Word Viewer.
2. Click File, and then click Open.
3. In the Files of type list, click All Files (*.*).
4. Click to select the file that you want to open, and then click Open.
Excel Viewer 2003
You cannot click File and then click Open to open a 2007 file in the
Excel 2003 Viewer. To open the file, you must locate the file in Windows
Explorer, and then double-click the file that you want to view.

To download the compatibility pack from the Microsoft Download Center,
visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en)
For more information about how to obtain Word Viewer 2003 and Excel
Viewer 2003, click the following article numbers to view the articles in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
889347 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889347/) Description of the
Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003
273711 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/273711/) Description of the
Excel Viewer