Sorry it took so long to answer. I don't do many, but it has always
worked for me
Craig A. Heichel

On 9/13/05, generalstuff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Can OpenOffice read MSOffice Word 2003 .doc files?
> AnnaSummers
> 
> Excerpts:
> 
>  Many times the .doc file you were sent was created on a version of
> Word, Excel, etc. after the one you have. You may have Office 97 lets
> say and the document was created with Office 2003. The earlier ones
> cannot read later versions and you have.
> 
> Obtain and install another program such as OpenOffice
> (http://www.openoffice.org/ ) that will read the document.
> 
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