A file with the docx extension, like a container, contains all the design elements of a text document and the text itself in xml format. After 2007, this format began to be used as the main word processor Word from the office suite Microsoft Office. The use of this format is not an exclusive right of Microsoft, therefore, it will be supported in new versions of the text editors OpenOffice, Corel Word Perfect, etc.
Instructions
Step 1
Install or update the word processor if you want to work with files in this format without any additional transformations. If you have such an opportunity, then after installing the new version, you can open docx files like any others - for example, by double clicking.
Step 2
Download from the Microsoft server and run a special program that will install the compatibility pack to work with new formats in older versions of the office suite programs. This program simultaneously installs updates for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. After installation, it will be possible not only to work with files with docx extensions, but also docm, xlsx, pptx. Direct link to download the installation file weighing about 40 megabytes -
Step 3
Use software products from other manufacturers if Microsoft Office Word is not available for some reason. For example, it can be a text editor from the Open Office suite of programs. If you have any version of the Linux operating system installed, then this software product should be installed by default. The version for working with Windows OS in the basic version can be downloaded from the website of the manufacturer of this software package (https://download.openoffice.org), and the version adapted to the Russian language can be downloaded from this page - https:// i-rs.ru / download. Both distributions are distributed free of charge.
Step 4
Convert a docx file to a doc file using some online service if you need to do it once, and you do not need to install programs to work with such files permanently. Use, for example, the website of InvestInTech - https://doc.investintech.com. On the Internet, you can find services that convert docx files not only to doc, but also to other formats. For example, on the page https://docx2doc.com you can choose to convert not only to text formats doc, pdf, html, rtf, txt, odt, but also to graphic.jpg"
