[X4U] Opening Word 2007 Vista on an Intel Mac

[Joe Sporleder]

I work as a tech manager for a local newspaper publisher and we've  
been receiving Word files with the .docx extension and I've noticed  
that I've been able to open them with the latest version of Pages as  
well as a fairly recent version of NeoOffice. The only strange thing  
is that before either program will open the file, MacOS X 10.4.11 on  
my MacBook Pro warns me that the file may contain an application and  
the safety of the file can't be determined. After I dismiss the  
dialogue, it goes ahead and opens the file.

So, I'm thinking the husband with the MacBook might consider  
downloading the latest OpenOffice or NeoOffice for Mac for a "free"  
solution, or consider buying the latest version of iWorks to get Pages.

Joe

On Jul 13, 2008, at 6:59 AM, Tim Collier wrote:

> Actually there is no problem, it’s just the method that is being  
> used to
> save the file.  Your friend probably has Office 2004?  Office 2007  
> (PC) and
> Office 2008 (Mac) both natively save all files as either .docx  
> or .xlsx and
> I imagine Powerpoint saves them as .pptx.  This is support the new
> technologies in the newer version of Office.  The simple solution  
> is for
> your friend with the PC to choose File>Save As and then opt to save  
> it as
> compatible with some of the earlier versions.  It then saves it  
> with a .doc
> extension and you can open it in Office 2004.  If she upgraded to  
> Office
> 2008, it would not be an issue.
>
> Tim
>
>
> On 7/13/08 6:58 AM, Roy van der Westhuizen said:
>
>> A friends wife works at a University in Lesotho, using Word 2007  
>> on a Windows
>> Vista machine. Her husband has an Intel Macbook. She says she  
>> cannot open her
>> Word docs on his Macbook if transferred to it.
>> Is this a Vista, Word 2007 problem or what?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Roy