It is the best way to open and edit Word documents without the actual Microsoft Word app. No matter whether you want to add words, add/remove images, edit bullet points/numbered lists, copy hyperlinks ...

While Microsoft Word uses the DOC and DOCX formats for document files, its competitor, Apache's OpenOffice Writer, uses the ODT format. Previously, these two files formats were not compatible, so ...

The WordPad program is a simple word processing program that is included with every copy of Windows. Even though Microsoft removed the ability to save a document in the .doc format using WordPad and ...

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 little ...

“I’m always doing some terrible workaround to try to get to Docs quickly,” our Senior Technology Editor Jake Peterson told me this morning. “It’s never quick.” But science has now accomplished what we ...

Ankush khandelwal asked about compatibility issues between files created in different versions of Microsoft Office–specifically the big changes in file format that came with Office 2007. With Office ...

Hey all. I'm trying to set up my grandfather under OS X with a copy of AppleWorks 6.2. He wants to be able to open .doc files that other people send him. AppleWorks can do this pretty easily if you ...

Have you ever clicked on a Microsoft Office file, only to find it opening in the browser instead of the desktop app you prefer? For many, this seemingly small inconvenience can disrupt workflows and ...