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Originally Posted by Quoth
How do you do docx?
I have Office 2002/XP with the docx upgrade, but it can't save docx.
I have Word 2003. No docx because it's installed on WINE and the add-in I had for Word 2002 wouldn't install.
I have Word 2007 on Win7, it has docx and I added a plugin for classic show everything menus.
But I've been using LO Writer for docx for years on Windows and now only on Linux.
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I don't do docx
. Mind you, I could. I have an ages-old Microsoft add-on which allows me to read and write docx files. I use it very seldom when reading a Word file from outside.
I have toyed with the idea of saving my own documents in docx, but decided against it. I know it's theoretically better than doc, but the only real advantage, for me, would be smaller files. However, I don't need smaller files. Even with the smaller disks available on the market nowadays, I still have a huge amount of unused storage space.
And there was a definite disadvantage, for me, to using docx, which I do not remember presently, but it settled the matter for me.
I bought the 2018 edition of Soft Maker Office, which is nice, and offers the choice between docx and doc, but it still does not compete with Word 2003 for the things I do everyday (and are quite simple).
It also has (or had ?) a free version, which is not bad at all. As far as I remember, it has a Linux version as well. You might give it a try.
I tested Libre Office a while ago, and found it wanting as a Word 2003 replacement.
Do you manage to get Word 2003 menus on Word 2007 ? I've never used the ribbon, and it seems everybody hates it.