[aklug] open docx in firefox

http://openxmlviewer.codeplex.com/releases/view/25391

I used this in xp before I installed oo, but never had a need in linux
due to always having oo available.

Let me know if it works for you.

Allan

On 9/5/2010 8:03 AM, aklug@aklug.org wrote:
> Subject: [aklug] Re: View docx files
> From: Jim Gribbin<jimgribbin@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:46:22 -0800
>
> The one I used to use seems to have gone away with the release of Open
> Office 3. Got on of those domain parking things we all love so much
> taking up it's space. Oh well.
>
> I'm certain it wouldn't be your 1st choice, but Google Docs will open
> them and its free. There are even add-ons for Firefox.
>
> -- Jim Gribbin <jimgribbin@gmail.com> On Sat, 2010-09-04 at 11:30
> -0800, barsalou wrote:
>> > 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.
>> >
>>
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