Re: .docx documents

**"* G* <l*@comcast.net>**

Microsoft Office compatibility pack for 2007 formats

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Farr" <rbfarr@erols.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" 
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] .docx documents


> Stephen:
>
> Could you share where that package is on the Microsoft site?  I can't
> seem to find it!
>
> Thanks much -
>
> Robert Farr
> "Marketing by the Numbers"
> and The Chile Man
> http://www.thechileman.com
> rbfarr@erols.com  *  (540) 668-7160 (w)  *  (703) 431-6734
>
>
>
>
> Lazy Garden wrote:
>
>>If you're operating a PC, you don't need a converter.  MicroSoft has a
>>conversion package on its website that will update prior versions of 
>>Office.
>>If you work on a Mac you will have to use the online converter.
>>
>>Stephen
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Graham Rice" <garden@tiscali.co.uk>
>>To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
>><gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 6:54 AM
>>Subject: Re: [GWL] .docx documents
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>This online .docx converter works:
>>>
>>>http://docx-converter.com/
>>>
>>>Graham
>>>
>>>
>>>Website: http://GrahamRice.com
>>>Blog: http://TransatlanticPlantsman.com
>>>AHS Encyclopedia of Perennials: http://AHSPerennials.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Has anyone found a converter that works in changing Microsoft's new
>>>>.docx format to .doc? I'm getting more and more of these and am
>>>>unable to open them. I've tried a couple of on-line converters, but
>>>>so far, none has worked. I found one I could buy and download for $5
>>>>for the year http://www.docx2doc.com/ Anybody know about this?
>>>>
>>>>I feel like we've stepped way back in time, where all documents had
>>>>to be sent text files or embedded in the body of e-mails. Very
>>>>inconvenient.
>>>>
>>>>Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>jems
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
>>>>Garden writer, speaker, author, photographer
>>>>Region III Director Garden Writers Association
>>>>Phone: (317) 251.3261
>>>>Fax: (317) 251.8545
>>>>E-mail: hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>_______________________________________________
>>>gardenwriters mailing list
>>>gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
>>>http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters
>>>
>>>GWL has searchable archives at:
>>>http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters
>>>
>>>Send photos for GWL to gwlphotos@hort.net to be posted
>>>at: http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos
>>>
>>>Post gardening questions/threads to
>>>&quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt;
>>>
>>>For GWL website and Wiki, go to
>>>http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters
>>>
>>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>gardenwriters mailing list
>>gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
>>http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters
>>
>>GWL has searchable archives at:
>>http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters
>>
>>Send photos for GWL to gwlphotos@hort.net to be posted
>>at: http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos
>>
>>Post gardening questions/threads to
>>&quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt;
>>
>>For GWL website and Wiki, go to
>>http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters
>>
>>
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> gardenwriters mailing list
> gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters
>
> GWL has searchable archives at:
> http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters
>
> Send photos for GWL to gwlphotos@hort.net to be posted
> at: http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos
>
> Post gardening questions/threads to
> &quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt;
>
> For GWL website and Wiki, go to
> http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters 

_______________________________________________
gardenwriters mailing list
gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters

GWL has searchable archives at:
http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters

Send photos for GWL to gwlphotos@hort.net to be posted
at: http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos

Post gardening questions/threads to
&quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt;

For GWL website and Wiki, go to
http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters