The latter is the file type used from Word 2007 forward. Andy
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Trish Ebel Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 7:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Newer version of Microsoft office HI, May I ask what is the difference between DOC files and DOCX files if they ask? Great idea. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hamit Campos" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Newer version of Microsoft office > If you can talk to who ever is sending you these files, if I were you, I'd > ask them if they'd be so kind as to save them as DOC files Vs DOCX files. > They can do it, they might just not realize you have an older version of > office. Then you save the trouble of installing something you won't really > need on your PC. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Trish Ebel > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 9:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Newer version of Microsoft office > > Hello Listers, > Can anyone help me and give me some direction on how to down load a newer > version of Microsoft office compatibility pack? I have windows xp, as I > receive some documents as attachments I would go to open it and sometimes > I > get this message. This was created in a newer version of Microsoft > office, > would you like to down load a compatibility pack? > I have been trying to do this but am getting no where. Does anyone have > any > magical keystrokes? > Trisha > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
