How do I open a Word Docx and edit it on my icloud email account?
I emailed a document in Word doc. The person who emailed me back emailed an attachment in Word Docx format. However, I can't open it. I need to open it, edit it, and email it back to the sender. I couldn't open the document on my Ipad. But I thought I could open it in my icloud email account on a Mac Desktop. I still can not open the attachment. Please explain how I can open it. Thanks!
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If you do not have Microsoft Office, you could try this open source office suite. It doesn't claim to be able to translate all DOCX content, so glitches are possible. Note: it's a very large download.
LibreOffice: http://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice/
If it doesn't turn out well, or if this is sounding like a huge waste of time, ask your correspondent to re-save the file using the older DOC format. That format has been stable since 2003 so more programs are able to open DOC files than DOCX files.
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Download the new file. Open it using your programs, save when you are done. After, just send the new file back.
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If you do not have Microsoft Office, you could try this open source office suite. It doesn't claim to be able to translate all DOCX content, so glitches are possible. Note: it's a very large download.
LibreOffice: http://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice/
If it doesn't turn out well, or if this is sounding like a huge waste of time, ask your correspondent to re-save the file using the older DOC format. That format has been stable since 2003 so more programs are able to open DOC files than DOCX files.