Recently on Twitter:

  • Follow me →
  • Archived entries for .docx

    Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0

    A lot of Mac users are still struggling with MS docx files. My previous post, a quick and dirty solution on how to open .docx files on your mac, is driving 40% of my current traffic. Time to give you an update! MS released the Open XML File Format Converter (no longer beta) on july 3rd. Since the download page is kinda hidden on the MS Mac website I decided to place the links in this post. Enjoy…

    Open XML Converter allows you to convert Open XML files that were created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for Windows so that you can open, edit, and save them in earlier versions of Office for Mac. Open XML Converter can convert Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint presentations that are in the Open XML Format so that you can open and edit the files in Office 2004 for Mac and Office v. X for Mac. You can choose to convert and open one file, or convert a large number of files.

    Released: Thursday, July 03, 2008

    .dmg file size: 45mb

    56k modem: 3hrs 55min

    Deutsch (.dmg) Italiano (.dmg)
    English (.dmg) Japanese (.dmg)
    Español (.dmg) Nederlands (.dmg)
    Français (.dmg) Svenska (.dmg)

    Open .docx files on a mac

    Ever had to open up a docx file on a Mac and you had no idea how to? Here is the simple solution:

    • Change .docx to .zip
    • Unzip it.
    • Go to Safari and File > Open File…
    • Navigate to the /insert_name_of_Word_file_here/word/document.xml and open.
    • Read text.

    Update:

    Microsoft released a converter for the Mac last December. It’s still in beta but it does the job perfectly. Download Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 0.2.1 (Beta) here.

    Update:

    See this post and links for Microsoft Office Open XML File Converter



    Copyright © 2004–2009. All rights reserved.

    RSS Feed. This blog is proudly powered by Wordpress and uses Modern Clix, a theme by Rodrigo Galindez.