Re: .docx documents

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

Thank you. I should have told you I have a Mac...I've not been able 
to find a compatibility pack for that.
jems

>Microsoft offers a compatibility pack on it's website.  Easy to find by
>merely Googling .docx.
>
>Stephen
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <loisdan@juno.com>
>To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
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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
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________________________________________
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
Garden writer, speaker, author, photographer
Region III Director Garden Writers Association
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