If a friend of yours send you a docx file while you don’t have Microsoft Office, the easiest way to read the document is to get a third-party docx viewer. There are many of them. For example, Open Office lets you even more than just viewing docx files. It’s probably the most suggested alternative if you want to edit a docx file even though you can only save it in different formats after finishing the editing. Still, if you want to just open a docx file, Open Office might be too big for it. Alternatively, you can use a pure docx viewer. Read the rest of this entry »

If you only need to read a docx file, then there is no need to purchase Microsoft Office. There are many free programs nowadays that let you read docx file. You can even read docx online and it’s still free. If you prefer to use a desktop software than reading the file online, Microsoft provides a free Word Viewer program available for download at their website. Another free program that can read docx is TextMaker Viewer. Read the rest of this entry »