If you have an older version of Word, you can still open .docx files—just go to Microsoft's Web site and download a free update called the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack.

How to Open DOCX Files on XP. If your business computers run XP and you don't use Microsoft Word to manage documents, you may find the Microsoft Word Viewer useful.

Second, you can download and install the Microsoft Word Viewer, which enables you to open DOCX files so you can view their contents, copy from and print them.

DocX Viewer gives you the ability to open, view, and print files in DOCX format, even if you don't have an up-to-date version of Word. When you open a file in this app, you can also copy and paste ...

While admittedly it’s not as simple as it is on macOS to open a .docx file using Pages, here's how to open, edit and even re-export .pages files on a Windows PC.

Tired of Word docs you can't open with your older version of Office? Here are three free paths to total compatibility.

The simplest way to cope with .docx and other XML-based files is to download Microsoft’s free converter. Once it’s installed, Office 2003 will open .doc, .xlsx, and .pptx files, with a few ...

Google’s editing applications can open and edit Microsoft files, with that capability recently coming to Android. When opening Office files from the Drive web client, Google will now directly ...

With the introduction of Office 2007, Microsoft abandoned the age-old .doc format in favor of the newer .docx (also known as the Office Open XML format). If you’re still using Word 2003 or an ...

DocX Viewer gives you the ability to open, view, and print files in DOCX format, even if you don't have an up-to-date version of Word.