10 Ways to Open .Docx Word Files
It’s been more than 3 years since Microsoft introduced a new document format in their Office 2007 suite called Docx, but still many people seem to wonder what .docx file is and how to open, read and edit them!
Note: This article is like a help guide for technically challenged who are looking at how to open .Docx files without having Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010. Others can simply ignore this post.
What is
a .Docx File?
As mentioned earlier, .Docx is a new word format introduced by Microsoft from Office 2007 onwards which succeeds the hugely popular .Doc format. It follows the new standard for documents from Microsoft called Office Open XML which is also known as OOXML or OpenXML.
If you are using older versions of Microsoft Office, prior to Office 2007, you cannot directly open Docx files, but there are many alternate ways to open, read and edit .Docx files without MS Office 2007 or later versions installed on your PC.
10 Ways to Open .Docx Word Files
1. Open .Docx with Older version of MS Office – In case your have Office 2003 or Office 2000 or Office XP installed on your PC, just download the Microsoft compatibility pack and install it. You will be able to read the .docx files in your current installation of Microsoft Office.
2. Using Google Docs – This is one of my favorite ways to open and read .Docx files, as I don’t need to install anything on my PC. Just upload the .docx file to Google docs and then use it to open, read and even edit online. You can also convert it back to .Doc if you wish so!
3. Install OpenOffice – In case you are not using a Windows PC, then you can install OpenOffice which can read .Docx files. I would suggest you to download OpenOffice Portable onto your flash drive to make the process easier.
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