5 Ways To Open .docx File Without MS Office

The previous version of Microsoft Office used to save files as .doc which changed from Office 2007. The files are now saved as .docx instead of .doc extension. The .docx files can not be opened in older versions of Microsoft Office (office 2003 etc). Here are 5 ways on how you can open a .docx file even if you do not have Microsoft Office 2007.

Open .docx File in Older Office Version

Microsoft has released a compatibility pack to open .docx file in older versions of Office. Thiscompatibility pack can be downloaded and installed to view .docx file in older versions of Office.

Open .docx File Using OpenOffice

You can install OpenOffice (which is also cross platform) to view a .docx File. To make things more easier get the OpenOffice Portable and keep it in your USB/ hard rive so that you can carry it with you to open .docx file at any computer.

Open .docx File Online Using Google Docs

This is the best way if you do not want to install anything yet want to read and edit .docx File. Upload the file in Google Docs and edit it or view it, it will be saved in your Google Account.

Use ThinkFree to Open a .docx File

This is another way beside Google Docs to view .docx file online. Open ThinkFree and upload your .docx document. It will not ask you to register to view the document but if you want to edit the document, you have to register or sign in using your Google Account to make changes in the file (you have to grant permission to ThinkFree to use Google Account for the first time when you want to edit the document).

Converto .docx File to another format

There are many online tools that can convert the .docx file to another format for you.

• Zamzar: Fast and easy to use online tool, Sign in to Zamzar and convert the .docx file to your preffered file forma
• Docx Converter: Using this tool, you can convert .docx file to many other formats including .doc, .pdf. Docx Convertor also comes with a desktop widget taht you can use to convert .docx files to another format from your desktop.

So above all methods make it easy to open, read and edit .docx files for free