[Nfb-krafters-korner] craft patterns in .docx format
Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Terry.Powers at nih.gov
Fri Nov 18 21:15:34 UTC 2011
Thanks David and others for the help.
I will try it out next week.
Terry P.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Andrews [mailto:dandrews at visi.com]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 3:24 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] craft patterns in .docx format
The converter works through Microsoft Word, and once installed automatically allows you to open a DOCX file in earlier versions of word.
The link to download the converter is:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=3
Dave
On 11/18/2011 6:43 AM, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] wrote:
> How is it going to work if I can not open the original file. To convert something, the file has to be opened. This is not telling me how the program works or how to find it.
>
> Terry
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 10:11 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] craft patterns in .docx format
>
> Sorry about the file format. I have Word 2010 on my computer. That is
> very good to know.
>
> Terry P. have them put this converter in your computer at work so then if you need to open this type of file you will be able to do it.
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
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>
> In a message dated 11/17/2011 8:08:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, flowersandherbs at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hello all,
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> I received a couple files from crafters recently in .docx format. I could not open them and did not know what to do until I was inspired last night.
> I
> went to the Microsoft website and put a search in for .docx file converter and immediately found that Microsoft has a converter for free that is easy to download and install. I was reading my .docx files within minutes.
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> I also learned that a .docx file is what word for windows 7 uses. It is not immediately compatible with previous versions of word for windows unless one downloads a converter.
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> So, for anyone else who has been perplexed by these files, now you
> know what to do!
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> Ohio
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