Hi Peter. If you have office 2003 or older, you'll need to download the compatibility pack for office 2007. Try opening the file in word. If you have the latest updates, you will be told to install the compatibility pack automatically, else you can get it from the Microsoft download centre at http://download.microsoft.com. Search for compatibility pack and your sure to find it. All the best, Ibrahim. ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Bentley To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:18 PM Subject: [access-uk] Converting .docx to .doc files Have received a .docx file. I understand that this is a Word 2007 format which I do not have. Does anybody know of a downloadable and usable program for converting to .doc files. Thanks for any help. Peter Bentley __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4886 (20100222) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com