Re: .docx documents

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

Yep, Mac and Gates are not close friends!!

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jo ellen meyers sharp" <hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" 
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Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] .docx documents

> 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>
>>Cc: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
>>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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> ________________________________________
> Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
> Garden writer, speaker, author, photographer
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