[aklug] Re: View docx files

From: <jonr@destar.net>
Date: Sat Sep 04 2010 - 14:44:12 AKDT

Quoting barsalou <barjunk@attglobal.net>:

> I'm looking for alternate ways to view docx files on my Linux laptop.
> OpenOffice opens them just fine, but because the laptop I'm using is
> memory starved, it tends to take a little while.
>
> I've googled around a bit and have found some references to conversion
> sites and of course, links to OpenOffice.
>
> Has anyone ran across a way to just view docx files without the entire
> overhead of OpenOffice?
>
> Maybe there is an OpenOffice trick to just view?
>
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> Mike B.

Have you looked at Abiword or Antiword?

Jon

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