Program to convert or open docx files

sherbie28
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I have been looking for something that will convert docx files to a word program or pdf. I downloaded something from cnet but it said the program was malicious, can anyone recommend anything? Thanks

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  • Fightsback
    Fightsback Posts: 2,504 Forumite
    sherbie28 wrote: »
    I have been looking for something that will convert docx files to a word program or pdf. I downloaded something from cnet but it said the program was malicious, can anyone recommend anything? Thanks

    Libreoffice:

    http://www.libreoffice.org/
    Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.
  • Collabora
    Collabora Posts: 1,360 Forumite
    +1 for Libreoffice
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,839 Forumite
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    I don't quite follow you - DOCX is a Word document format!
    Does that mean you don't have Microsoft Office/Word? If so, go with Fightsback's suggestion!
  • Collabora
    Collabora Posts: 1,360 Forumite
    John_Gray wrote: »
    I don't quite follow you - DOCX is a Word document format!
    Does that mean you don't have Microsoft Office/Word? If so, go with Fightsback's suggestion!

    the they are using Word 2000/2003/2007 then it will be DOC.

    DOCX is basically a Works format which was also brought into Word 2010
  • DoaM
    DoaM Posts: 11,863 Forumite
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    MS Works stored file info in a pseudo-XML format? I didn't know that.

    (That's what the X in docx refers to).
  • alanrowell
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    If you have Word then download the MS Office compatibility pack

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=3
  • Collabora
    Collabora Posts: 1,360 Forumite
    DoaM wrote: »
    MS Works stored file info in a pseudo-XML format? I didn't know that.

    (That's what the X in docx refers to).

    Works 9 does
  • TrickyWicky
    TrickyWicky Posts: 4,025 Forumite
    Collabora wrote: »
    the they are using Word 2000/2003/2007 then it will be DOC.

    DOCX is basically a Works format which was also brought into Word 2010

    My situation too - using word 2003 and needless to say i am now a supporter of the libreoffice solution.

    Forget openoffice though, thats useless.
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,839 Forumite
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    Collabora wrote: »
    DOCX is basically a Works format which was also brought into Word 2010
    Do you any evidence for this statement?

    The 'X' Office file formats (DOCX, XLSX, etc) were first introduced in Office 2007. Works has been virtually obsolete for at least a decade!
  • Reggie_Rebel
    Reggie_Rebel Posts: 5,036 Forumite
    If you have a pre 2007 version of Office then download the compatibility pack.

    If you have no office suite then download open office or libre office.

    If you just want to convert to pdf then download cute writer pdf
    It's taken me years of experience to get this cynical
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