DOCX Opener

How to open DOCX file?

A DOCX Opener is a computer program or application that supports DOCX files and can open their contents. The first thing you should check is that you have the software to handle the DOCX file installed. If the appropriate software is on your operating system, the file should open in the associated application when you click it. However, if an error occurred while opening the file, you can try to fix it by following the instructions below in turn.

9 steps to open DOCX file

1. The user must verify that the operating system used by him is compatible with the file Microsoft Word Open XML Document. If the user tries to open the file Microsoft Word Open XML Document on a system other than , Android, Linux, Mac OS, Windows, it may fail.
2. No default Office 365 application in the system or Microsoft Word, Apache OpenOffice, WordPerfect Office, Microsoft Word Viewer will prevent you from opening DOCX files. If there is no application that supports files with the extension DOCX, it should be downloaded and installed on the system.
3. Make sure that one of the Office 365, Microsoft Word, Apache OpenOffice, WordPerfect Office, Microsoft Word Viewer programs is the default application for opening DOCX files in the system. If not, open the dialog box with the properties of the Microsoft Word Open XML Document file and use the "Change" button on the "General" tab. On the list, search for one of the Office 365, Microsoft Word, Apache OpenOffice, WordPerfect Office, Microsoft Word Viewer applications and confirm.

Software programs that open DOCX file extension

Windows
• Apache OpenOffice
• LibreOffice
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Word Viewer
• WordPerfect Office
MAC OS
• Apache OpenOffice
• iWork Pages
• LibreOffice
• Microsoft Word
• NeoOffice
Linux
• Apache OpenOffice
• LibreOffice
• OxygenOffice Professional
• ThinkFree Office Write
Android
• Kingsoft Office
4. If the Microsoft Word Open XML Document file has been downloaded from the Internet or copied from another medium, it may be corrupt. In this case, the Office 365, Microsoft Word, Apache OpenOffice, WordPerfect Office, Microsoft Word Viewer programs will not be able to open the Microsoft Word Open XML Document file despite their presence in the system. Try to download or copy the file again.
5. If it turns out that the Microsoft Word Open XML Document file contains a virus, it will usually be impossible to open it. In this situation, it is recommended to scan all data media in the system for viruses.
6. The Microsoft Word Open XML Document file may be saved in a way that is no longer supported. Sometimes it happens that despite the DOCX extension, such files contain data saved in a way that prevents them from being opened by Office 365 or Microsoft Word, Apache OpenOffice, WordPerfect Office, Microsoft Word Viewer.
7. To open the Microsoft Word Open XML Document file, the current version of the program in which we want to open it is required. Determine the version of your program and, if necessary, install the latest one.
8. Make sure that the icon representing the Microsoft Word Open XML Document file is not a shortcut to the location where this file is not present.
9. The inability to open the Microsoft Word Open XML Document file may be due to restrictions imposed on the user by the system administrator.

Useful tools

If, after performing the above steps, you still have problems opening the DOCX file, you can try using some tools available on the web. Below are the websites we have verified that may help you open the DOCX file.

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