Stephan G wrote:
Hello.I am starting to get, more or more frequently, new Microsoft Office file formats where the extension ends in "x". So files like "my-word-file.docx" or "my-excel-file.xlsx". These files seem to be created by the newest versions of Microsoft Word, possibly on Macintosh computers, and my OpenOffice on my Windows Vista machine seems unable to open them. I have tried the following: Rename the ".docx" file to ".doc", but it doesn't open. Force open them from the OO File menu, but then I get a huge list of filters. Closest filter I can find is "Microsoft Word 97/XP/2000", but it doesn't work. Any further suggestions out there?
Those are the new file format from Microsoft, which started with Office 2007. I believe OOo version 3 can open them. Failing that, you can install the free Microsoft Word viewer and Compatibility Pack, which will allow you to view those files, so that you can copy & paste into OpenOffice.
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