Using Docx2Rtf convert Word 2007, OpenOffice files

Docx2Rtf is a freeware file converter that can convert .DOCX and .DOTX (Word 2007 MS Word formats) as well as SXW and .ODT (OpenOffice) into the universal .RTF format that can be read and edited by any Word Processor. It also offers the ability to convert documents to .PDF and can open, view, and print all the above mentioned formats as well as PalmOS Database Documents (*.PDF) and Aportis (*.PRC) files.

The recent release of MS Office 2007 brought in a number of file formats that do not open with older versions of MS Office or other word processing programs such as the OpenOffice Writer. Most of the time users of Office 2007 send out these files to colleagues and collaborators who only afterwards discover the incompatibility. It is possible to go around this simply by saving using the old .DOC format or, if you have an older version of Office, by using the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack that Microsoft released. A program like Docx2Rtf , however, gives you the ability to free a Word 2007 document from Office and convert it altogether to .RTF, which will allow you to use any word processor program to edit or work with. however, You may lose some formatting and or functionality in the process.

• Converted elements: transfers text, most special characters and images (without effects). Bolded text transferred as such but italicized and underlined text did not. Tables (and Excel sheets) as well as numbered lists lost their formatting and their contents were simply listed in rows of text. Linked URLs not transferred.
• User interface:  very nice user interface, converted pages are displayed as thumbnails on the left pane and the various settings on the main interface area.
• Settings: include which pages to print (specify a range, odd, even, or all), convert to grayscale, save, and create a PDF.
• No need install: just unzip and run.