It should open in "compatibility mode". It should be readable just as any other MS-Word document. Are you able to write and read other MS-Word files in Word 2007? If yes, then there is something wrong with the Word 2003 document you're trying to open. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Wendy Alling To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:59 AM Subject: Reading word 2003 documents with word 2007 Hello to the list, I have word 2007 and received a word file as an attachment using word 2003. Is there a way to read this document with word 2007? The document opens but it is blank. Any help would be appreciated. Wendy __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3942 (20090317) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com