
The complete list of files these two applications can handle is given on their homepage. TextMaker Viewer 2010 (and PlanMaker Viewer 2010) are two free document viewers than can help you view and print your MS Word and MS Excel documents. You have to download the tools individually, but before that also download and install the compatibility pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as its needed to view and print Word documents on a computer that does not have Word 2007 or Word 2010 installed.

Whatever works for MS Office 2007 will work for the 2010 edition too as the shift to DOCX and XLSX happened from 2007 onwards. Then we have the plan and simple viewers: Word Converters and ViewersĬheck out the complete list of Microsoft’s own Word Converters and Viewers ( UPDATE: This tool is not available anymore) for the job. You can also send it as an email attachment or use the site’s bookmarklet. All you need to do is upload the original file. With the help of Zamzar, you can convert an “unreadable” DOCX or XLSX file to a friendlier format like DOC or PDF and then view it. If you prefer to stay online, here is one more online apps which won’t handicap you if you don’t have MS Office installed: Zamzar Oh, maybe you can head to our Complete Guide to Microsoft Office Web Apps and read about how you can so easily use it to edit your docs without a sweat. This is Microsoft’s answer to Google Docs and if you have a (free) Windows Live account, you don’t need to go anywhere. Microsoft Office Web Apps is Microsoft Suite in the clouds. You can use the Google Docs Viewer for some quick looks at docs online. ods formatted data and also export it back.

You can download them back to your desktop as Word, OpenOffice, RTF, PDF, HTML or zip files.įor spreadsheets, Google Docs can import and convert. You can use the online word processor to convert most file types to Google Docs format.įor viewing Google Docs supports both. You can also work on your docs without an internet connection and then update it when you switch on.
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You need an internet connection to work on and share your documents from anywhere. Google Docs is the solution I would recommend straightaway because it’s always there in the cloud. Both support the reading and writing of MS Office document formats. The Writer and Calc modules are the word processor and spreadsheet applications respectively. Currently, the suite is under the Apache Software Foundation which oversees its development. OpenOffice is cross-platform and also supports 120 languages. It is a full-featured suite and a MS Office alternative that can hold its own among the clutch of document editors.

Sun Microsystems (now a part of Oracle) have given the handy, a free and open source alternative to MS Office.
