Microsoft created a format called Rich Text Format (.rtf) so Word files can be opened on any platform. Here's what you need to know about it.

Normally, if you change a file’s extension in Windows, it doesn’t do anything positive. It just makes the file open in the wrong programs that can’t decode what’s inside. However ...

Display file format conversion panel on open in Word using this guide. Enable or disable this option using Word Options, GPEDIT, and REGEDIT.

10 Ways to Open .Docx Word Files When a .docx file cannot be opened by regular means (as listed below), you might need a special tool to repair Word document.

How to Open an ODT File in MS Word. 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 ...

The next version of Office will fully support two new file formats, Strict Open XML and Open Document Format 1.2, Microsoft has announced. In a blog post on Monday, Office standards chief Jim ...

How to open a raw photo file can require some extra steps so this post will offer software and apps to help you see those images.

How to Open a WinZip File Without WinZip. By default, WinZip compresses files and folders into a ZIP container file, which is one of the most common compression formats available. Windows 7 ...

It's been 20 years since the Open Document Format (ODF) became a standard, marking a milestone in the push for open, vendor-neutral file formats — and the beginning of a long but largely ...