Avoid saving your DOCX files in the open-source ODT file format, however, because only the versions of Word that create and open DOCX files natively -- without the installation of converters and ...

Beginning with Office 2007, Microsoft unveiled a new file format, called Open XML, which uses the .docx extensionbut isn't compatible with older versions of Office without some assistance. Here ...

How to Open DOCX Files on XP. If your business computers run XP and you don't use Microsoft Word to manage documents, you may find the Microsoft Word Viewer useful.

Fortunately, there are ways to work around this annoying problem. One option is to install Microsoft's Office Compatibility Pack, which enables older versions of Word to open Docx files.

You can open or import a surprising number of file formats into Microsoft Word. Not to be confused with file formatting, which—in most programs—refers to the design of a page, file formats are ...

Tired of Word docs you can't open with your older version of Office? Here are three free paths to total compatibility.

For those using older versions of Microsoft Word, or other non-Microsoft word processing software, the new .docx format can be a real pain. It has caused dissension in some workplaces. How to cope ...