Windows 10: MS Office 2013

Oh.. a DOCx is an Open Office formated file and a DOC is an Office file format.

 

Starting from MS Word 2007 and higher, the default file type of word file is docx.
PowerPoint .....................ppsx, pptx
Excel...................................xlsx

MS Office 2007 and higher are capable to read both file formats........................
doc and docx.
pps and ppsx, ppt and pptx
xls and xlsx.

 

Hi there @davidhk and others

Try looking at WPS office as a freebie --it's almost 100% compatible with Ms office and IMO much better than Open Office. It will also do quite complex spreadsheets too. I believe the paid version will even run VBA macros. WPS office also runs on Android devices and Linux. Note though there's no email client.

WPS Office 2016 Personal Edition - For Home and Student

Cheers
jimbo

 

Open office saves in odt format. When I click 'save as' - .docx is not in the various options.

 

Hi there @elbmek -- have a look at my previous post in this thread on WPS office -- can read and write docx formats and most of Office 2016 stuff too.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Hmm, never heard of that one? downloading now to test it out - especially with that 'corrupted doc'

 

Hi there @elbmek

just to whet your appetite --here's a Complex spreadsheet I did a while ago --works fine in WPS Office !!!!.





Cheers
jimbo

 

You lost me after the word 'complex' ' *Confused

I tried the troublesome doc and it opened ok but it says trial version and I have to buy it, so I deleted it. MS Office cost enough to get that installed properly, so not spending any more in that corner of the ring. I have open office back in now anyway as a backup.

 

Weird.
I installed it and saved my calligraphy as docx.
It opened both in WPS Writer and MS Word 2007. No problem.
I did not see any mention of Trial or Buy It .

When I installed it, I saw this and I chose Free option and clicked Get started.

 

Wait, I see it now.
A box flashed open for brief seconds. I did not have enough time to read the whole message.
It said something like it's a trial version and I have 30 days. I did not have time to read the rest.

You are right.
Sorry.

 

Let us know if you find the solution.

Can you ask for a re-send of the attachment in question ?

 

I received another copy from ther author, it works fine!!! So it was a corruption!

 

Thank you for the follow-up.
That settles it.

 

many thanks for your help, and all of you.