Re: [Thinkpad] Word Viewer

Yeah, I understand that version 8 is the version of the product marketed as Word 97. I
don't have Word on my TP either, and most of the time Word docs open with WordPad; every
once in a while I have a problem. Sometimes it turns out that my .doc file association
with WordPad has disappeared.

You shouldn't have to open the file to turn it into text; right-click the file name and
rename it with a .txt extension. Windows will warn you that the form will be altered and
ask if you still want to. As Jonathan points out, you'll have a bunch of formatting
garbage to cut, but the text content will be there.

As others have mentioned, there are all kinds of free filetype morphers out there,
including some that will read your Word doc to you as a .wav. Google for something like
"word file conversion".

Deanna

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Berry" <>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Word Viewer

> Actually, the 8 version that Jeffrey mentions is more
> *recent* than Microsoft WordViewer will always handle. Sometimes
> it does, sometimes it doesn't. Like Jeffrey, I don't use Word.
> Hmm, I do have a copy of Word 95 somewhere, but it couldn't
> open version 8 either.
>
> A couple more possible solutions:
>
> --Open the file in a hex editor or a programmer's editor or
> maybe even Notepad. There will be huge gobs of formatting
> 8-bit stuff at beginning and end, but in all likelihood
> the plain text will be right there in the middle. Just erase
> the stuff you don't need.
>
> --If the file came from someone, ask them to resave it in
> Word 2 or Word 6 document format. WordViewer can read those.
>
>
>
> In article <413411A1.30308@theriver.com>, you wrote:
> >That is an early version of word. You can find a converter for it on
> >Microsoft, but it might take you all night. If you have a copy of Word
> >Perfect Office 2000 or later, that will open it.
> >You downloaded an Office/Word 97 viewer. It will view, but it will not
> >open. You need a converter. Download the converter or find another
> >version... Word, Word 95, or Word 97 will do it.
> >
> >Ray
> >
> >
> >Dr. Jeffrey Race wrote:
> >
> >> Trying to open a Word document (not having Word installed) I downloaded WD97VWR32.EXE
> >> from MS site and installed to my TP 600X running Win98SE. Viewer reports it cannot
open
> >> the file.
> >>
> >> A text editor shows at foot of Word file:
> >>
> >> MSWordDoc Word Document.8
> >>
> >> What can I do?
> >>
> >> Jeffrey Race
> >>
> >>
> >
>
> --
> happy
> Jonathan Berry and Erika
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