You actually should be able to open a file in the .docx (Word 2007) format with an older version of Word, if you download and install the "Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats". To read more about it and to download it (for free), go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en

cheers,
Lynn S. M.