# Good file converter for Word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-file-converter-for-word/623365>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 28, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-file-converter-for-word/623365 "2012-05-28T19:37:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-file-converter-for-word/623365/1 "2012-05-28T19:37:10Z")

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Trying to convert 2003XML back to 97/2000/XP. When Open Office saves as 2003XML, it can no longer open it afterward with proper formatting. :mad: I am trying to back convert the file so that I can open it again.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Chickenwrangler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chickenwrangler/32/91_2.png) [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-file-converter-for-word/623365/2 "2012-05-29T00:22:11Z")

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Google is always a good place to start

[http://goo.gl/6Ycpq](http://goo.gl/6Ycpq)

😃

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**Author:** ![StephenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-file-converter-for-word/623365/3 "2012-05-30T11:13:48Z")

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You know that MS makes free viewers for most of their products, right? Here’s the one for Word: [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4)

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-file-converter-for-word/623365/4 "2012-05-30T14:54:01Z")

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DataViz used to make very good ones, MacLink Plus for MacOS and some less memorable name for the PC version. Wish they still did. (I still use the last version I upgraded to and do not own or need Word.)