Microsoft Word can accommodate a surprising number of file formats, and even take in Excel and PowerPoint data, though it might look funny. Here's how.

To automatically open Word files in OpenOffice, change the default program to OpenOffice on either Windows 8 or Windows 7 workstations.

Learn how to open and edit Word document without Word. Convert to PDF, open in Google Docs and Dropbox, use browser to open, etc.

You can open a Microsoft Word document in Pages if you don't have Word on your Mac computer. Here's how to do it.

Want to collaborate with PC-based colleagues? Here's how to open and edit those pesky .docx Word files on your Mac, iPad or iPhone, and how to save and export them in a PC-friendly format ...

If you have received a Works WPS file and need to open it in Microsoft Word, you can download a free Works 6-9 Converter from Microsoft, install it and then open the file.

Love Office, but all your files are stored in Google Drive? Here's how to access Google's storage service similarly to OneDrive in Office for the desktop.

Microsoft has announced that Word for Windows will now save new files to OneDrive or preferred cloud storage automatically.