Surely you, like many other users of MS Word 2003, are faced with the problem of reading docx files. The document format MS Word 2007 and above is the same document, but the new data compression technology does not allow them to be opened in older programs.
Necessary
- - Microsoft Office Word;
- - document converter.
Instructions
Step 1
To solve this problem, you can use one of the following methods. If you have multiple copies of Microsoft Office installed on your computer, or if you have a second computer with Microsoft Office 2007 installed, open the document and save it in a different format. Click on the large Office button, select Save As, and select the Office 97-2003 Compatibility Format.
Step 2
The absence of a second copy of MS Word does not mean that it is impossible to convert the format. Use a special online converter located at https://www.doc.investintech.com. On the loaded page, click the Browse button opposite the Step1 line. In the window that opens, specify the path to the docx file and click the "Open" button. After a while, the file will be uploaded to the server and processing will begin. As soon as the Download button opposite the Step2 line becomes active, click it to download the finished document in doc format.
Step 3
You can also use another alternative - installing a special converter for your editor. To do this, click the link https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ru-ru/details.aspx?familyid=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=ru and on the open page click the Download button. Save the executable file to any directory and after downloading it, run it.
Step 4
Upon completion of the installation of this add-on, start MS Word 2003 and in the file open dialog box specify the path to the docx file, then open it. After a few seconds of format conversion, the contents of the document will appear in the editor window. Thus, you can also not only open files, but also save them in this format - for this, you must select the file type "Word 2007 Document".
