mindplunge » office http://mindplunge.com Personal thoughts and rants by Richard Lemon Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:18:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Open .docx files on a mac http://mindplunge.com/tips/open-docx-files-on-a-mac/ http://mindplunge.com/tips/open-docx-files-on-a-mac/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:28:04 +0000 Richard Lemon http://mindplunge.com/2008/01/17/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

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