Create a ".doc" document without MS Word?

James_Bond

Hi there.

Unfortunatley I don't have Microsoft word, just MS Word viewer 2003.

However, I am writing a CV and it needs to be in .doc format. Is there any way you can do this without having a copy of MS Word?

Thanks in advance! :money:

Bucky

Yes you can use open office.. It's a free MS Office type suite of programs..

http://www.openoffice.org/

richyrichuk

Bucky wrote: »

Yes you can use open office.. It's a free MS Office type suite of programs..

http://www.openoffice.org/

shout!......

moonrakerz

Bucky wrote: »

Yes you can use open office.. It's a free MS Office type suite of programs..

http://www.openoffice.org/

Just print it out and check it carefully before you send it off. VERY occasionally you get glitches with saving in .doc from openoffice Writer.

PS: I think it is better than MS Word anyway ! That b****y paper clip isn't there !

James_Bond

Thanks alot. I didn't realise open office allowed you to save files as ".doc" - I thought it was Microsoft's own extension.

Thanks again. :beer:

[Deleted User]

Can you not provide the CV in PDF format? You could use Wordpad and EasyPDF this way

unrich

Also as per countless other posts Abiword, small fast and free, free free. Linux, mac and windows.

ioscorpio

I just got a new laptop with Vista, which only has Works on it, I think it's version 8, no disc. I have Word 2002 on my desktop, I tried to save it to a USB memory stick, but it said it could not save the file. Is there any way that I can transfer it, I don't have an ethernet port on my desktop. Or can you do anything to send the works word processor file as a doc file. I also need to send CVs out.

superscaper

ioscorpio wrote: »

I just got a new laptop with Vista, which only has Works on it, I think it's version 8, no disc. I have Word 2002 on my desktop, I tried to save it to a USB memory stick, but it said it could not save the file. Is there any way that I can transfer it, I don't have an ethernet port on my desktop. Or can you do anything to send the works word processor file as a doc file. I also need to send CVs out.

Was the memory stick write protected? Some of them have a little switch. You could try emailing it to yourself. I think you can convert wks files to doc files in Word but you may need the original Word disc to install the convertor.