tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post2573628672817855113..comments2023-07-14T06:50:34.013-06:00Comments on KatharineSwan.com: .docx files: Why NOT to buy MS Word 2007Katharine Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-16416234853867679602007-10-09T09:02:00.000-06:002007-10-09T09:02:00.000-06:00Users (Mac and P.C.) that do not own Microsoft Off...Users (Mac and P.C.) that do not own Microsoft Office but still want to open Word 2007 docx or Excel 2007 xlsx files (users of other word processors, graphic or desktop publishing programs), or people who use the computer mostly for surfing or emailing<BR/>and users of earlier versions of Microsoft Office that are not covered by Microsoft compatibility pack, can use docxconverter 2.0 to convert Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099003405521873652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-17283347191466537042007-09-21T14:30:00.000-06:002007-09-21T14:30:00.000-06:00I'm not worried so much about the people I work fo...I'm not worried so much about the people I work for. It's the annoyance of having to ask everyone who sends me an article for write-from-home to resend as another file type or cut/paste. If they copy/paste, then I get to make guesses about their formatting. With certain email clients there's the added bonus of all apostrophes turning to question marks and crap like that. I may have to try Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-87962726064913116242007-09-21T13:11:00.000-06:002007-09-21T13:11:00.000-06:00Thanks for visiting, Amy!It is irritating, isn't i...Thanks for visiting, Amy!<BR/><BR/>It <I>is</I> irritating, isn't it? I guess Microsoft decided too many people (like me) were hanging onto old versions of their products.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I despise anyone who is going to try to force me to spend money. I'll continue using Word 2000 for as long as I can. I tend to think most clients aren't going to run out and buy Word 2007 right away, Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-90643968127242439442007-09-21T13:03:00.000-06:002007-09-21T13:03:00.000-06:00Good to read this post, Katharine. This might exp...Good to read this post, Katharine. This might explain why I'm suddenly not able to open a lot of email attachments in word. I'm one of those people who never upgrades until a year or so later. I didn't know the new version wasn't compatible. That's pretty irritating. I despise Microsoft sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-48364604133191323052007-09-20T17:28:00.000-06:002007-09-20T17:28:00.000-06:00Maybe I'll give it (the patch) a whirl, but I'm mo...Maybe I'll give it (the patch) a whirl, but I'm more apt to continue making my clients resolve the issue for me. ;o) When I upgrade, I guess then it will be My problem.Kathy@TheFlawlessWordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853229641428041727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-38301471856599535642007-09-20T13:50:00.000-06:002007-09-20T13:50:00.000-06:00Thanks again, Nicole! Thanks especially for letti...Thanks again, Nicole! Thanks especially for letting us know you didn't find any spyware when you downloaded the patch. That was, of course, one of my concerns.Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-4425770870848644012007-09-20T13:43:00.000-06:002007-09-20T13:43:00.000-06:00It's Anonymous again!I have used the patch - I hav...It's Anonymous again!<BR/><BR/>I have used the patch - I have a client who sent me something in .docx format and I was flored. That's how I found the patch.<BR/><BR/>It worked great, and all I had to do was upload it, close Word, and start word again and it would open the file no questions asked. The closing Word has to happen, though, or it wont' work (it was driving me nuts at first.) I, of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-6348281871837857732007-09-19T14:21:00.000-06:002007-09-19T14:21:00.000-06:00Kathy,I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds this...Kathy,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds this annoying.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. If anyone tries the patch, please let me know how it works!Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-75678159884017806462007-09-19T14:16:00.000-06:002007-09-19T14:16:00.000-06:00There is a patch here http://www.mydigitallife.inf...There is a patch here <BR/><BR/>http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/11/30/open-view-edit-and-save-office-2007-documents-spreadsheets-workbooks-and-presentations-in-office-2003-xp-or-2000/<BR/><BR/>that allows you to open .docx files with the old word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-76785534697735511282007-09-19T13:42:00.000-06:002007-09-19T13:42:00.000-06:00Yeah, this incompatibility is ticking me off too. ...Yeah, this incompatibility is ticking me off too. And it's not just with Word. All Office 2007 products convert to XML files. Fortunately, most of my clients haven't upgraded yet. I'm planning to buy a new computer at the end of the year. I'll upgrade then. Until that time, I'm sticking with Word 2003. My clients who are using the newer version will just have to work around that. It also ticks meKathy@TheFlawlessWordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853229641428041727noreply@blogger.com