I am on windows 7. How can I open a doc. file? THANK youIf your computer has Microsoft Office installed, you can use WORD to open the document. If not, there are many free programs on the internet you can use to view and edit .doc files...one of them being Open Office, which is a free, open source program.

You have the world at your fingertips. If all you need to do is view the OCCASIONAL .doc file, I have found Abiword (portable) to do this for me.

I have no need for an entire Office Suite so the other available suites would be overkill for my needs.

http://portableapps.com/apps/office/abiword_portable

I actually have it in a folder on my desktop but you can install it on a USB stick to run it when needed.

Here is another alternative
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Use-Word-Online-to-read-and-print-documents-b7028bfd-8c8e-45cd-beea-00b6362fa3f8
I don't actually want to view the files online so I didn't CHOOSE this method.

And a 3rd alternative, installing a viewer to see .doc and .docx files on your computer
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4
The downside to this is that it receives patches. So if you'd prefer not to have more patches, this might not be a good alternative.WorgPad.Forgot all about WordPad...good one, patio.thank you Glitch, I am sorted. Cheers, EdnaQuote from: adnil on August 14, 2016, 08:16:12 AM

thank you Glitch, I am sorted. Cheers, Edna