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'''How do I open Microsoft Office 2007 files?'''
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'''How do I open Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 files?'''
 
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The files produced by Microsoft Office 2007 are also called Office Open XML, OpenXML, OOXML, Office 12, .docx, .docm, .xlsx, etc. ([http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/e077da98-0216-45eb-b6a7-957f9c510a851033.mspx?mfr=true other extensions]).  
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The files produced by Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 are also called Office Open XML, OpenXML, OOXML, .docx, .docm, .xlsx, etc. ([http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/e077da98-0216-45eb-b6a7-957f9c510a851033.mspx?mfr=true other extensions]). OpenOffice.org 3.x can open these files, and save in a format such as .doc format.
  
* OpenOffice.org 3 can open these files, but it cannot save in these formats.
 
  
If you [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/12/better-office-docx-converter.html experience imperfections with OOO 3.0] or are using an older version of OOo 2.x, you have several options:
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If you [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/12/better-office-docx-converter.html experience imperfections with OOo 3.0] or are using an older version of OOo 2.x, you have several options to open the Microsoft Office files in OpenOffice.org, or you need to first convert the Microsoft Office documents to a compatible OpenOffice.org format like the rich text format (.rtf):
  
* Upgrade to OOo 3. It's free.
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* Upgrade to the most updated OpenOffice.org version. It's free.
* Use an OpenOffice.org 2.x variant which includes the xmlfilter code: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooop OxygenOffice Professional] ([http://www.oooninja.com/2008/02/word-2007-docx-converter-oxygenoffice.html <span title="Review of how well OxygenOffice imports .docx files as well as an overview of Office Open XML in OxygenOffice and OpenOffice.org">review</span>]), [http://go-oo.org/ Your OpenOffice.org (go-ooo.org)]
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* Use an OpenOffice.org 2.x variant which includes the xmlfilter code: [http://www.oxygenofficepro.com/ OxygenOffice Professional] ([http://www.oooninja.com/2008/02/word-2007-docx-converter-oxygenoffice.html <span title="Review of how well OxygenOffice imports .docx files as well as an overview of Office Open XML in OxygenOffice and OpenOffice.org">review</span>]), [http://go-oo.org/ Your Office Suite].
 
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* Use OdfConverter integrated with [http://www.neooffice.org NeoOffice], Novell OpenOffice.org, or Ubuntu OpenOffice.org
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* Use [http://www.neooffice.org NeoOffice], [http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=qDCRCbMEx1w~ OpenOffice.org Novell Edition], or [https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/office/C/office-suites.html Ubuntu OpenOffice.org] that are integrated with odf converter.
* Use OdfConverter integrated in any OpenOffice.org in Windows or any Linux with [http://katana.oooninja.com/w/odf-converter-integrator odf-converter-integrator].
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* Download [http://katana.oooninja.com/w/odf-converter-integrator odf-converter-integrator] for any OpenOffice.org in Windows or any Linux.
 
* Use [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/openxml-translator-odf-converter-11.html OdfConverter] via the command line (good for automated conversions) in [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/convert-openxml-documents-in-windows.html <span title="Instructions on how to use OdfConverter in Windows from the command line">Windows</span>] or [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/convert-openxml-docx-etc-in-linux-using.html <span title="Instructions on how to use OdfConverter in Linux from the command line">Linux</span>].
 
* Use [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/openxml-translator-odf-converter-11.html OdfConverter] via the command line (good for automated conversions) in [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/convert-openxml-documents-in-windows.html <span title="Instructions on how to use OdfConverter in Windows from the command line">Windows</span>] or [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/convert-openxml-docx-etc-in-linux-using.html <span title="Instructions on how to use OdfConverter in Linux from the command line">Linux</span>].
* Use [http://www.zamzar.com Zamzar.com] ([http://www.oooninja.com/2008/02/zamzarcom-docx-odt-converter-review.html <span title="Review of how well Zamzar.com converts .docx to .odt for use with OpenOffice.org">review</span>]) which converts documents online.
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* Use [http://www.zamzar.com Zamzar] ([http://www.oooninja.com/2008/02/zamzarcom-docx-odt-converter-review.html <span title="Review of how well Zamzar.com converts .docx to .odt for use with OpenOffice.org">review</span>]) which converts documents online.
* Use the [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/02/office-compatibility-pack-review.html <span title="Review of how well the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack works with OpenOffice.org">Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats</span>] even if you do not have any Microsoft Office.
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* Use [http://www.nativewindsofmontana.com/software/docx2rtf.html Docx2rtf] to convert the file to rtf format.
* Use [http://nativewinds.montana.com/software/docx2rtf.html Docx2rtf] ([http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/docx2rtf-docx-openxml-rtf-document.html <span title="Review of how well Docx2rtf converts .docx files from an OpenOffice.org user's point of view">review</span>]).
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* Use Office 2007 or 2010 to convert the document.
* Use [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/03/adobe-buzzword-docx-converter.html Adobe Buzzword], an online word processor.
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* Use Office 2007 to convert the document.
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* Ask whoever sent you the document to use a different format.
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* As a last resort you can rename a copy of the file to .ZIP filetype, and access the content that way. This is of limited use for Powerpoint & Excel files, and works best for Word documents where the main content is in 'document.xml'.
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To view the file correctly, you may also need the new [http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/calibri-linux-vista-fonts-download.html Office 2007 fonts].
 
 
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How do I open Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 files?


The files produced by Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 are also called Office Open XML, OpenXML, OOXML, .docx, .docm, .xlsx, etc. (other extensions). OpenOffice.org 3.x can open these files, and save in a format such as .doc format.


If you experience imperfections with OOo 3.0 or are using an older version of OOo 2.x, you have several options to open the Microsoft Office files in OpenOffice.org, or you need to first convert the Microsoft Office documents to a compatible OpenOffice.org format like the rich text format (.rtf):


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