Perhaps we can say that Microsoft Word is the second most popular program on most modern personal computers. The first place is occupied by the well-known Paint. 90% of all computer users use Word daily for study, work, writing letters, poems, personal diaries and many other important things. However, no matter how strange it may seem, there are still people who are not familiar with the doc format. How to open it and how to work with it? They do not have the slightest idea about this, but this is not at all evidence of their incompetence. Most likely, they are either new to the computer and have never encountered electronic text documents of this format, or their operating system does not support Microsoft products.
Doc files are text documents created using Microsoft Word. The new Microsoft Word 2007 program also works with the docx format, which is completely new and it is impossible to open it in previous versions of the program without updating, and with the doc format. How to open it, you already roughly understand. Microsoft Word of any version allows not only to open a file of this format, but also to read it, edit, format, insert tables, images, graphs, charts into a text document. All changes can be saved by clicking on the diskette icon or on the “File” menu button and selecting the “Save” line.
Another problem with the doc format is also possible. How to open it if Office is not installed on the computer? The Paint program mentioned above is installed by default on all personal computers running the Windows operating system. And the Word program is included in the Microsoft Office package and is a paid program. Not everyone can afford it.
How to open a doc file?
How to open a document in doc format if you sent it by mail or you downloaded it from the Internet and urgently need to read or edit it, but you do not have Word program? Do not panic and worry. There are other free programs and services on the Internet that allow you to open doc and edit it.
Online Services
To open a text document in doc format, you can use online services that are completely free. And you, in addition, do not have to install additional software on your computer. This is especially important if you practically do not work with text documents. One example for opening a file with the doc extension is the Google Docs service. This free service allows you to open and edit Microsoft Word files. To use the service, just register an account with Google.
Doc format readers
If you need to work with doc files constantly, but you cannot install Microsoft Word for various reasons, you can put a program for reading this format to your friend. Below we will introduce you to the most popular programs.
Word viewer
This Microsoft development program allows you to view doc-format documents, copy information from a document, and paste into another document. It also allows you to print data from this text document. But Word Viewer has one significant drawback - you cannot edit a document.
Openoffice
This free package of various programs works on many operating systems and makes it possible not only to read doc files, but also to carry out editing. The program has all the same functions as Microsoft Word.
Abiword
This program is also free and allows you to work with the doc format. It has a fairly wide functionality, but still inferior to OpenOffice.
Now, if you come across a document with the doc extension, you already know how to open it. You have many options, and what exactly you decide to choose depends on your preferences and capabilities. But do not despair if the full package of MO 2007 you do not have the opportunity to install.