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2 comments / November 24, 2009 / sood / Software – General

What is .docx file and how to open it for free

.docx is the Office Open XML file format that was introduced in Microsoft Office 2007.  Microsoft uses this XML-based format to store all text, formulas, graphics, etc  for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The ultimate goal for this switchover is to facilitate extensibility and interoperability by allowing third-party vendors to read these files. So how to open a .docx file?

  • If you have Office XP or Office 2003, you must download the Compatibility Pack from Microsoft. Click here to download.
  • If you do not have any Microsoft Office product, first download the free Word Viewer application and then the Compatibility Pack from the bullet item above.

And there you have it, a 100% free and legit way to open .docx files!

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2 comments… add one
  1. Paul Arnote February 5, 2010, 10:50 pm

    Nah … it’s better/much easier to just use OpenOffice 3.1, which will handle not only .docx files, but any of the proprietary Microsoft “x” files.

  2. UncleNinja September 19, 2010, 1:15 pm

    > Nah … it’s better/much easier to just use OpenOffice 3.1, which will handle not
    > only .docx files, but any of the proprietary Microsoft “x” files.

    +1

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