Can't read email attachments that are .doc files

Can someone help please. My dad has a PC and I have a G4. He sends me .doc and .xls files and I can't open them. I don't have any windows type software for my MAC. What should I do? Thanks for the help. The biggest problem today is trying to open a file that is .doc. Thanks, Pam

Hi Pam and welcome to Discussions,
TextEdit (in the Applications Folder) is capable of reading .doc files.
For the future you might consider using NeoOffice for reading and editing .doc and .xls files.
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
Regards
Stefan

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