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hacosta

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From: Mexico

Registered: 2006-10-22

Posts: 423

[solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

I was just wondering what fellow archers use to open this files?

Last edited by hacosta (2008-06-23 04:20:36)

Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

Posts: 1,289

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

Sent an email to the one I got it from with a request for the document in a format I can open.

skottish

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From: Here

Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,942

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

openoffice-base-devel 3.0_dev300_m10-1 from unstable can do it. I'm not sure how well, but I can tell you for a fact that it works on some.

JeremyTheWicked

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From: Poland

Registered: 2008-05-23

Posts: 193

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

I'm using MS Office 2007.

I haven't found a good Linux solution for that. (OOo3's support for these formats is limited).

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aardwolf

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2005-07-23

Posts: 304

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

I know gmail can view doc, can it also view docx?

T-u-N-i-X

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From: İstanbul

Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 435

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Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

Don't use docx and other formats.. And tell other people about why you can't open it and why they should "at least" stick with doc or start using ODF..

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iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

Complain to whoever sent it to you. Just say you have a different office version that doesnt open them.

There's also an online converter for docx somewhere, but it didnt work for me...

kensai

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From: Puerto Rico

Registered: 2005-06-03

Posts: 2,484

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Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

I do, as others, send an email to the person saying I don't accept .docx and ask them to be so kind and to re-save it as .doc instead.

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JeremyTheWicked

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From: Poland

Registered: 2008-05-23

Posts: 193

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

Don't use docx and other formats.. And tell other people about why you can't open it and why they should "at least" stick with doc or start using ODF..

Won't work for me. I'm a translator and I cannot tell a company that sends me files that I want them in another format: they won't change the format - they will change the translator.

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Ashren

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From: Denmark

Registered: 2007-06-13

Posts: 1,229

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Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

You could install Office 2003 with this pack : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta … laylang=en with Wine. It might work.

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T-u-N-i-X

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From: İstanbul

Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 435

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Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

Don't use docx and other formats.. And tell other people about why you can't open it and why they should "at least" stick with doc or start using ODF..

Won't work for me. I'm a translator and I cannot tell a company that sends me files that I want them in another format: they won't change the format - they will change the translator.

Well; that really sucks.. I can't believe that they're behaving in such a way that they even don't think that noone has to have MS Office products.... You can even sue them just because of this.. Do they support Office 2007 etc. for you ?

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Denacke

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Registered: 2008-04-09

Posts: 106

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

I use the openoffice 3.0 thing from unstable as Skottish mentioned a little earlier.

You'll be able to read all the text fine, but the lay-out is mostly wrong. If I need correct formatting & saving it again in .docx I run my virtualbox windows with office 2007 on it.

Flying Saxman

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From: Northern Hesse

Registered: 2007-02-26

Posts: 252

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

My girlfriend switched back to doc after she had problems with saving her documents in docx. Why can't other people also see that docx means no good?

Anyway: If one sends a document over the internet, one usually should use PDF, it's name isn't "portable data format" without a reason... It's the only format I know, that is always viewed correctly...

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sirocco

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Registered: 2008-03-10

Posts: 149

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

http://www.novell.com/documentation/ope … lator.html

hacosta

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From: Mexico

Registered: 2006-10-22

Posts: 423

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

ofenoffice seems good enough, most of the time i do ask for another format, but for quick access it does the job fine.. thanks

tigrmesh

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From: Florida, US

Registered: 2007-12-11

Posts: 794

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

Won't work for me. I'm a translator and I cannot tell a company that sends me files that I want them in another format: they won't change the format - they will change the translator.

I understand.  I too don't like to let my personal preferences get in the way of my income.

watsonalgas

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Registered: 2007-01-15

Posts: 92

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

I know this is solved, but why is it in the Pacman forum?

hacosta

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From: Mexico

Registered: 2006-10-22

Posts: 423

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

Sorry, ): i just realized this

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: [solved] How to open docx, xlsx, etc.?

You could install Office 2003 with this pack : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta … laylang=en with Wine. It might work.

Actually i'm fairly sure the Word/Excel/Powerpoint Viewers all work with Wine.