Richard Detwiler wrote:
> 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?
>>
>> -stephan golux
>
> I don't have any docx documents to verify this on, but my version of OOo
> 3.0 (on Windows) has docx as an option for opening and saving documents.
Wow, thanks. I was running 2.4. Never heard that 3.0 was out there,
and when I did the "Check Updates" from my 2.4., I only got back a
message that said "Check Updates Failed". Hmmmmmmm. So.... now I
upgrade and see if the problem is solved. Wish me luck...
-s
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