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Microsoft Office Word Viewer

Reads Word 2007 documents without the full Word program

6.0

863 Votes

  • Category Office Suites
  • Program license Free
  • Version 12.0.6038.3000
  • Size 25.69 MB
  • Works under: Windows XP
  • Program available in English
  • Program by Microsoft

A handy tool where you can view or print Microsoft Word documents, Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2007 is a tool that works fast, and you do not need a complete installment of Microsoft Office for it to work. You run the installation process, run the software, and you will be given a dialog window. The one fact to remember with Microsoft Office Word Viewer is that you cannot save, create, or change documents.

Instead, you can select the chosen file, make sure that the software will support the file, and continue. After you have opened the document, you will see Microsoft Office Word Viewer display like it might with the full version. The biggest difference lies in the absence of editing tools. You can also look at the properties of the file, which display as authorship information and display statistics.

Microsoft Office Word Viewer does not let you save or export documents, but there are two separate options. First, you can choose to put ink to paper and print it, but you can also copy and paste the text to put it into a different application. What makes Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2007 popular is the small download size and that it does not cost anything. The main thing that this might be used for is to read documents with any Microsoft Word version and experience no trouble. You do not have to install or print Microsoft Word documents.

After you have installed it, you run the Microsoft Office Word Viewer, and you will be given an "Open File" option. You hit the chosen file, and the viewer will support .Docx files through a converter, and it also supports older .Doc versions and other formats.

Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2007 displays how you might expect with the original Microsoft Office in view. You can see the editorial notes, and you will also notice changes that happened to the document. As a broke college student, you might not have the money to go out and purchase the full version of Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office Word Viewer is great for people who do not need the full capabilities that they'd get with office. You can view free PowerPoint slideshows, and the download size is quite small. It is better than buying the full version if all you need to do is look.

Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2007 works great for conference rooms because you do not need the full version. In addition, you save the company from having to worry about licensing, and they can still view the PowerPoint viewer. As many people have said, it does what it is supposed to do. It is great for those people who want to save some extra cash.

Pros

  • View PowerPoint slideshows
  • Download size is small
  • Does not cost anything to use
  • Supports a variety of document formats

Cons

  • Very limited in what you can do
  • Does exactly what it says, but that is all
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