Docx

[Guest 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

[Guest Gordon Shumway]

RE: Docx

 

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

 

GS

 

 

 

"julian" wrote:

> 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

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: Docx

 

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.

 

 

 

On 21/05/2008 julian <julian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>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

[Guest julian]

RE: Docx

 

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

 

"Gordon Shumway" wrote:

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

>

> GS

>

>

>

> "julian" wrote:

>

> > 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

[Guest Malke]

RE: Docx

 

julian wrote:

> 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

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[Guest julian]

RE: Docx

 

yes I do have word

 

"Malke" wrote:

> julian wrote:

>

> > 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

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

> Don't Panic!

>

[Guest julian]

Re: Docx

 

 

 

"smlunatick" wrote:

> 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

>

> On 21/05/2008 julian <julian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >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

>

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: Docx

 

On 21 May, 19:38, julian <jul...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> 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/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-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!

[Guest julian]

Re: Docx

 

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

 

"jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk" wrote:

> On 21 May, 19:38, julian <jul...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > 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/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-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!

>

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: Docx

 

On May 23, 1:49 pm, julian <jul...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> 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

>

>

>

> "jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk" wrote:

> > On 21 May, 19:38, julian <jul...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > > 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/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cf....

>

> > 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!- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

How about trying the OpenOffice.org system?

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: Docx

 

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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[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: Docx

 

On 23 May, 18:49, julian <jul...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> 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.