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Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | March 17, 1999; 20 years ago (Word Viewer 97-2000) |
Final release | v11.8169.8172 SP3 (Word Viewer 2007) / September 27, 2007; 11 years ago |
Operating system | Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows 7 |
Platform | x86 |
Size | 24.5 MB |
Available in | 36 languages[1] |
English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Hong Kong SAR), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian | |
Type | Document viewer |
License | Freeware |
Microsoft Word Viewer is a discontinued freeware program for Microsoft Windows that can display and print Microsoft Word documents.[2] Word Viewer allows text from a Word document to be copied into clipboard and pasted into a word processor.[3] The last version made was compatible with Word 2007.
According to the license terms of the Microsoft Word Viewer, the software may be installed and used only to view and screen print documents created with Microsoft Office software. The software may not be used for any other purpose. Users may distribute the software only with a file created with Microsoft Office software to enable recipient to view and print the file.[4]
In November 29, 2017, Microsoft had announced that Word Viewer would be retired on that month, no longer receive security updates nor be available to download, and recommended using Office Online, mobile versions of Word, and Office desktop apps for viewing and printing documents free of charge.[5]Microsoft Office 2003 and newer versions are trialware and can also be used for viewing and printing during or after the trial period.
Format support[edit]
Microsoft Word Viewer supports:
- binary Word documents (.doc)
- Office Open XML documents (.docx, .docm)
- Rich Text Format (.rtf)
- Text files (.txt)
- HTML (.htm, .html) and MHTML (.mht, .mhtml)
- Word XML format (.xml)
- WordPerfect v5.x and v6.x files (.wpd)
- Microsoft Works documents (.wps)
For viewing Office Open XML documents, Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats must be installed.[2]
History[edit]
Word Viewer 97-2000 was released on 17 March 1999. It opens documents that are created with Word 97, Word 2000 and Word for Mac v4.x and later.[6] It was available for Windows in 16-bit and 32-bit versions. It can display Word documents in Internet Explorer 3.x and later.[3]
Word Viewer 2003 was released on 15 December 2004. It added support for Word 2002 and Word 2003.[citation needed]
Word Viewer 2007 was released on 26 September 2007. Combined with Office Compatibility Pack for Word, it supports Office Open XML document format found in Word 2007 and later.[1]
Development of the product has stopped ever since. In the meantime, Microsoft has made other ways of reading Office documents available, either through Word Online as well as WordPad (a native component of Windows) in Windows 7 and later, which can create, view or edit Office Open XML documents (.docx) alongside Rich Text Format (.rtf) and text files (.txt).[7][8]
No versions for any other operating system besides Windows were ever released.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Word Viewer'. Download Center. Microsoft. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ ab'How to obtain the latest Word Viewer'. Support. Microsoft. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ ab'Description of the Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000'. Support. Microsoft. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^'LICENSE TERMS FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE - MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD VIEWER 2003'. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ^'Word Viewer to be retired in November, 2017'. Office Updates. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^'Microsoft Word Viewer'. Helper applications. The Institution of Engineering and Technology. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^'Windows 7: The Top 10 Hidden Features'. PC Magazine. Ziff Davis. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^'Using WordPad'. Windows portal. Microsoft. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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Microsoft Office Word Viewer Description for Windows 10
View, print and copy Word documents, even if you don’t have Word installed as this download is a replacement for Word Viewer 2003 and all previous Word Viewer versions.
NOTE# The Microsoft Word Viewer is being retired in November, 2017. At that time, the Viewer will no longer be available for download and will no longer receive security updates.
Word Viewer 2003 Key Features
The Word Viewer, together with the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats, allows you open
- Word documents saved in the following formats:
- Word Document (.docx)
- Word Macro-Enabled Document (.docm)
- Rich Text Format (.rtf)
- Text (.txt)
- Web Page formats (.htm, .html, .mht, .mhtml)
- WordPerfect 5.x (.wpd)
- WordPerfect 6.x (.doc, .wpd)
- Works 6.0 (.wps)
- Works 7.0 (.wps)
- XML (.xml)
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How to install Microsoft Office Word Viewer latest version?
For installation follow these steps:
- Download the working installer of the suitable version (32bit or 64 bit) according to your windows from the previous direct links Here.
- Open the installer.
- Usually, the smart screen will appear >> click yes.
- Follow instructions, agree to the agreement >> Install & you are done.
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To uninstall (remove) it from your device, follow these instructions:
Uninstall completely from Windows 10
- Go to From Start Panel >> Settings >> Apps
- Then search for Microsoft Office Word Viewer & click Uninstall
- Then confirm.
Uninstall completely from Windows 7
- Go to Start >> Control Panel >> Add/Remove Programs
- Then search for Microsoft Office Word Viewer & click Uninstall
- Then confirm.
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How to make Microsoft Office Word Viewer the default application?
To make it as the default application among other Office Application, follow these simple steps:
- Go to Start >> Settings >> Apps >> Default Apps
- Look for the proper category! Usually, Office Application
- Click on the current default application for this category - just under the category name - or click on (choose the default) if no current default app.
- A list of applications will appear >> choose Microsoft Office Word Viewer.
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