.DOCX opens in TextEdit

[dolphin]

I know I should probably know the answer to this, but I don't and I can't think of a better place to ask the question than TS.

I get more and more documents with the .docx extension and they always open in TextEdit.   What do I need to do to make them open in Word???

[daryl66]

QUOTE(dolphin @ Jan 11 2011, 10:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I know I should probably know the answer to this, but I don't and I can't think of a better place to ask the question than TS.

I get more and more documents with the .docx extension and they always open in TextEdit.   What do I need to do to make them open in Word???

I Think that if you highlight the file in the finder, then under file go to "Get info".  Should be an option that says "open with" select Word and check the box that says to open all similar files.

Daryl

[Texas Mac Man]

There's a downloadable M$ patch for Word that allows it to open .docx files. However, I've found that the freeware NeoOffice open .docx files without a patch.

NeoOffice http://download.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php

[jchuzi]

QUOTE(Texas Mac Man @ Jan 12 2011, 08:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There's a downloadable M$ patch for Word that allows it to open .docx files.

It's not necessary in Word 2008 or 2011. If you are using an earlier version, it is Open XML Converter. And, it's not a patch but a separate app that converts .docx files to .doc files.

[dolphin]

QUOTE(jchuzi @ Jan 12 2011, 09:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE(Texas Mac Man @ Jan 12 2011, 08:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There's a downloadable M$ patch for Word that allows it to open .docx files.

It's not necessary in Word 2008 or 2011. If you are using an earlier version, it is Open XML Converter. And, it's not a patch but a separate app that converts .docx files to .doc files.

Jon,
I downloaded Open XML Converter and it worked on some of the .docx documents, but not all. Not sure why, but it opened the ones I was most wanting anyhow.

Tks for the link.