Tools To Open Just About Any File
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Don’t you just hate it when someone sends you a file you cannot open? Lately, one of the annoying file formats that has popped up for me is .docx. Thankfully, Gmail does that. I love the fact that I can open most files directly in Gmail without downloading but that’s another post altogether. So you have a file on your hands you can’t open and just don’t want to install a clunky piece of software just to open it. What can you do?
If get these type of files often, you might want to have the OpenIT plugin for Firefox or Internet Explorer. It helps you open and edit documents without installing the software.
Give Zamzar a go. This is one of my favorites. Converts a boat load of file types. The list is huge. It’s also super easy to use, Upload the file, choose the output format, they’ll email you the converted document. It is free and they also have premium options that allow you to store the files and also use secure connection.
I’ve also discovered YouConvertIt. The converting online video option is cool.
Ever lost the original Word document to your PDF file? Or maybe a client wants to update a very old PDF and do not have access to the Word document anymore? Try PDFtoWord.
Hope they help and you can finally uninstall that pesky software you hardly use but ‘keep around’ just so you can open certain files.
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.docx is just the latest version of Word documents. You can purchase Office pretty cheaply at trustprice.com (no affiliation other than I’ve used them for thousands of dollars of software in the past.)
-Erica
Like Erica said .docx is the future of word.
MS has done the right thing and there is a free download for older versions of word that makes them compatible with the new format.
Yes, it is their newest format version but it is more than just a new format version docx is supposed to be an ‘open’ format that supposedly allows people to share MS Office documents easier but MS didn’t have to create docx because there is already an open document format being adopted by others. But MS just had to create something totally their own.
There are also more reason people use alternatives to Microsoft Office and it’s not always about price
Zamzar looks fabulous! My boss is forever sending me files to open and print for him, so this is going to come in really handy. Thanks!
Thanks for links. I would also recommend IrfanView for viewing .psd files. You can see them just as an one image with it, but comes handy if you don’t have Photoshop on some computer and have need to see what’s in some .psd file.
This is a great idea! This is something I frequently struggle with! Thank you for sharing.