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Need to open docx. without MS Word

EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
edited April 2010 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
So far none of my professors have saved anything in this format and I have had no problem using open office; however, my current professor used it. I really need to open this file or I am screwed.

Arg I should have not waited until the last day to write a 3000 word paper :(

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  • xiearsxiears It isn't sexual Strictly confectionalRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    You can use MS's own viewer to open the file (no editing though) but you can then copy to another file.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&displaylang=en

    I'm assuming you're running windows, if not then I've no idea I'm afraid

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  • darkphoenix22darkphoenix22 Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    You could also upload it to Google Docs and view it there, though some of the formatting will be lost.

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  • Mr_RoseMr_Rose 83 Blue Ridge Protects the Holy Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Open it with your favourite zip file manager and pull out the file that actually contains the text.

    I also seem to recall OpenOffice being able to open those, but I don't know for sure.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2010
    Mr_Rose wrote: »
    Open it with your favourite zip file manager and pull out the file that actually contains the text.

    I also seem to recall OpenOffice being able to open those, but I don't know for sure.

    I do have open office and it does not seem to open them without using an add on from my understanding..

    Thanks, I am going to try the MS reader.

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  • RynaRyna Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    3000 words? holy crap GL..

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2010
    Ryna wrote: »
    3000 words? holy crap GL..

    Don't you get 10k word papers your senior year?

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  • FremFrem Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    Mr_Rose wrote: »
    Open it with your favourite zip file manager and pull out the file that actually contains the text.

    I also seem to recall OpenOffice being able to open those, but I don't know for sure.

    I do have open office and it does not seem to open them without using an add on from my understanding..

    Thanks, I am going to try the MS reader.

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  • El GuacoEl Guaco Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Having recently done some Word ML programming, I know that docx is based on the Open XML format, so there are probably a few programs you could use to open it.

    If you're REALLY desperate, you could open it as an XML file (which is basically what it is) with a decent XML reader. After wading through the header information, the text would be pretty obvious if not formatted nicely.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Yeah, looks like the latest version of OpenOffice can open docx just fine, so I'd go that route.

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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Import into docs.google.com ?

    Else you could mail/pm it to me and I'll save it as a regular .doc for you.

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  • Mr_RoseMr_Rose 83 Blue Ridge Protects the Holy Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Also, totally forgot this: the Office 2010 Beta programme is open now, so you could get into your file that way too.

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  • DigDug2000DigDug2000 Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    WordPad in Windows 7 supports docx too.

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  • GrimReaperGrimReaper Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    He could just download the trial of MS office 2007 and resave to another format.

    Also, Go-OO has the best non-MS docx support. (essentially it's a better version of open office)

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2010
    DigDug2000 wrote: »
    WordPad in Windows 7 supports docx too.

    Wish I had windows 7 :(

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  • GrimReaperGrimReaper Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    DigDug2000 wrote: »
    WordPad in Windows 7 supports docx too.

    Wish I had windows 7 :(

    The office trial should allow you to open the file just fine, as should go-oo.

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  • KlorgnumKlorgnum Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I don't know for sure if the latest version of OO Writer can open them, but I opened an xslx file with OO Calc just fine today, so you might try updating your software.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2010
    Klorgnum wrote: »
    I don't know for sure if the latest version of OO Writer can open them, but I opened an xslx file with OO Calc just fine today, so you might try updating your software.

    I know OO wouldn't automatically open the docx

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  • Mr_RoseMr_Rose 83 Blue Ridge Protects the Holy Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    I know OO wouldn't automatically open the docx
    And that has what to do with it being able to read the file format? Select {File|Open...} or hit [Ctrl]+[O] and find the file you want to open then click on Open and see what happens...

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  • PolloDiabloPolloDiablo Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    If you still haven't gotten it open, I'm with Alegis in that I'll convert it for you if you PM me a link to it.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2010
    Mr_Rose wrote: »
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    I know OO wouldn't automatically open the docx
    And that has what to do with it being able to read the file format? Select {File|Open...} or hit [Ctrl]+[O] and find the file you want to open then click on Open and see what happens...

    I got the file open using the converter but when I tried to just do file open it wouldn't open the file.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Are you on the latest version of OO.O? I have 3.2 which already associated itself with .docx (since I don't have Office installed) and was able to open them without running the converter. I remember using the converter a year or so ago to open a docx for my wife and it was pretty buggy.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2010
    Tofystedeth wrote: »
    Are you on the latest version of OO.O? I have 3.2 which already associated itself with .docx (since I don't have Office installed) and was able to open them without running the converter. I remember using the converter a year or so ago to open a docx for my wife and it was pretty buggy.

    Nope. 3.1

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  • Dark ShroudDark Shroud Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    AbiWord is free and open source and it should be able to handle .docx just fine.

    MS needs to get that free version of Word out as quick as possible. Google Docs is no better than Word Pad and OO has other issues. AbiWord is lightweight but at least it can function as a full text editor with all the needed basic functions.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2010
    Free version of word?

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  • Dark ShroudDark Shroud Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Yes MS will "soon" be releasing a hosted web version of Office as well as a scaled down free version of Word to install on your PC.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2010
    Dark Shroud wrote: »
    Yes MS will "soon" be releasing a hosted web version of Office as well as a scaled down free version of Word to install on your PC.

    ibettheyremovespellchecklol

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  • Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    So, update to 3.2? Or install AbiWord?

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