Re: .docx documents

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

Microsoft offers a compatibility pack on it's website.  Easy to find by 
merely Googling .docx.

Stephen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <loisdan@juno.com>
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Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 4:08 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] .docx documents

> Many users of this new version of Word, don't realize that no one else
> can read their documents. They do, however, have the ability to set their
> default "save" to doc. Or Rich Text, which is an archival language that
> can be read on any computer using any system or software. If this is
> happening with someone you know pretty well, it is a simple matter to ask
> them to save stuff they are sending to you as a Word.doc.
>
> Regards,
> Lois
> Visit http://loisdevries.blogspot.com
>
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:53:57 -0400 jo ellen meyers sharp
> <hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net> writes:
>> 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
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