Please help- how do I open .doc files?

[dazzy 10]

Can someone help me, i am trying to do itc training to further my career and i have noticed that if i was sent a doc file i could never open it, so i always had to ask for a rtf file, the thingis this training i am doing is only a doc file and i cant open or change the file name, i have tried to download readers like adobe and wordpad etc and some do not load, says cannot open or if it opens it comes up with all the jibberish with dots and dashes and hash keys, plzzzzzz someone help me before i lose the plot

[The Joker 10]

DOC files are usually documemnts created in Microsoft Word.

 

You can download a free viewer here:

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891090

[neeeeeeeeeek 10]

libre office is a free office program that will read doc files.

[Paul Blade 10]

OpenOffice

 

LibreOffice Both free

Both do .doc files MS Office files and also save in that format

[melthebell 862]

OpenOffice

 

LibreOffice Both free

Both do .doc files MS Office files and also save in that format

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[clarissa 10]

AbiWord is free and works fine with simple text documents

[dazzy 10]

thankyou to those who replied, i downloaded libre office and same thing happened, this is what i get when it loads

 

ÐÏࡱá with alot of other stuff but it will not let me copy and paste it to show you all of it, its driving me nutssss please help

[Paul Blade 10]

LibraOffice will open .doc files saved from Microsoft Office the only thing I can suggest is that the file/s are corrupt

[swarfendor437 14]

Like Paul said - corrupt file.