Opening .DOCX & .DOCM files, with MS Office Word 2003.

Once the device Microsoft Office 2007, a new termination / extension for files has been introduced "document", Office Word 2007.
. DOCX Represents replacement extension . DOC in Office Word 2003 , Both displaying a document file.
A document file, saved with the extension . Docx, cannot be viewed with Office Word 2003 or another version older than Word, unless it is converted to a .doc file. There are many sites on the net that offer this conversion service (from .docx to .doc) online, but this method is not very fast and very safe. Basically, you are sending a .doc file (which may contain private / confidential data) to an unsafe destination.
Microsoft offers a simple solution for MS Office users Word 2003, who want to open .DOCX files.

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack , is a update which is installed Office over 2003 (Or over an older version of Office) and helps to view files. Docx.
All you have to do is download and download install  Compatibility Pack.

Download: microsoft.com

Besides 2007 MS Office files, Office Compatibility Pack allows opening files Excel si PowerPoint 2007On versions MS Office 2007 older.

Installation Office Compatibility Pack :

After downloading "Office Compatibility Pack", A file with the name will be found in the computer"FileFormatConverters.exe". Double-click on it and in the window that will open, tick next to "Click here to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms", then click on the "Continue".

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Wait a few moments until a box appears on the screen that says "The installation is complete". Click “OK" and that's it . You can now open .docx and .docm files with other versions of MS Office older than 2007.

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"MICROSOFT OFFICE COMPATIBILITY PACK FOR WORD, EXCEL, AND POWERPOINT 2007 FILE FORMATS" Can be installed on Windows XP and the Windows Vista .

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