On 7/13/08, Linda <xpressobean at mac.com> wrote: > On 7/13/08 9:30 AM, Joe Sporleder wrote: > >> 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. > > There's also a beta utility at the Mac Microsoft download page that allows > Office 2004 users to open .docx on their computers with Office 2004. Open XML Converter 1.0 is available at <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953823/>, requires MS Office2004 for Mac update 11.5.0, and note that "You cannot use beta versions of the Open XML Converter with Office 2004 11.5.0 or later versions of Office 2004. If you have a beta version of the converter installed on your computer, download and install version 1.0 or a later version of the Open XML Converter."