Microsoft has changed the format of MS Word files. Files created and saved in MS Word 2007 are now in .docx format, rather than the .doc format we have all been used to.
Many of us who use word processors, desktop publishing or other text programs are facing a problem, as most of these programs do not have the ability to open files of the new docx format.
If you receive a docx file from a friend or a colleague, you may very well find yourself at a loss trying to open and read it.
Here is where docXConverter™ comes to your aid.
This extremely easy-to-use tool converts docx files to RTF, a format easily read by standard computer programs, and then instructs one of your programs to open the converted file. All this is done seamlessly and without getting in your way. All you need to do is double-click the docx file you got, and the next thing you'll see is the file open in one of your standard programs.
The content and form of the original docx file are kept to their fullest, and you can just continue working with the file, without missing a single word.
So, if you have Word 2004, an earlier version of Word or another word processor, or if you are used to importing doc files to your desktop publishing tool, use docXConverter™ to allow you to continue your work as before with no effort at all.
Settings
DocXConverter™ lets you adjust it to your own needs through a series of user friendly simple windows. You can determine:
- Where the converted file will be saved
- Which application will be used to open the converted file
- Whether the converted will be opened at all by any application
- Which feedback you will receive after doing the conversion
- What format the docx files will be converted to (RTF or Text)
- What format the xlsx files will be converted to (CSV or Text)
What to expect in the resulting file
DocXConverter™ converts docx files to RTF while preserving the content and form of the original docx file, including the following:
- Paragraphs: margins, alignment, line spacing, tabs, borders, bullets and numbering
- Styles: character styles, paragraph styles, list styles, table styles
- Font name, size, style and color
- Tables
- Headers and footers
- Footnotes and endnotes
- Page attributes
- Document information
- Sections
- Fields
- Objects
- Graphics (with scaling and wrapping information)
- Drawings and word art
- Revision marks
- Comments and hidden text
If the program in which you open the RTF file created by docXConverter is able to read RTF well, the file that opens should be close to identical to the original docx file, as it was created in Word 2007. Look at these two screenshots:
The one on the left shows the original docx file in Word 2007. The one on the right shows the same document open in Word 2004, after DocXConverter™ has converted it to RTF.
Some programs, like Word, are able to show all the features that were converted, in which case you will get a 100% conversion. Others only partially support the converted features. These programs will show the converted document to the best of their ability.
Some other programs are only able to read text. For these docXConverter produces text-only files.
Which programs can read the converted files generated by docXConverter?
Here is a list of the most common programs that can read the RTF files produced by docXConverter:
Word processors
- Microsoft Word for Macintosh (any version)
- TextEdit for Macintosh (any version)
- Pages, Nisus Writer Express, Mellel, AppleWorks (any version)
These are not the only ones. Most word processors can read the files produced by docXConverter and show all the text attributes.
It is safe to assume that if you have any word processor on your computer you will be able to read the converted docx files. (All Macintosh computers running Mac OS X have TextEdit installed by default).
Desktop publishing programs
- Adobe InDesign (any version)
- QuarkXPress (any version)
- Adobe PageMaker (any version)
The desktop publishing programs above are not the only ones, just the ones more commonly used.
docXConverter version 2.0 or 3.1/3.2 opens also xlsx files (from Excel 2007) and converts them to the CSV format. This format preserves the data as it is displayed in the original spreadsheet as well as the structure of the rows and columns. It does not preserve style elements, formulas or graphics. The CSV file format is supported by almost all spreadsheets and database management systems.
Here is a list of the most common programs that can read the CSV files produced by docXConverter:
Spreadsheet
- Microsoft Excel for Macintosh (any version)
- AppleWorks (any version)
These are not the only ones. Most spreadsheets can read the files produced by docXConverter.
It is safe to assume that if you have any spreadsheet on your computer you will be able to read the converted xlsx files.
Database programs
- FileMaker Pro (any version)
- AppleWorks (any version)
The database programs above are not the only ones, just the ones more commonly used.
docXConverter version 3.2 works on Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.7
docXConverter version 2.0 works on Mac OS 9.2
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