Opening .docx

i prepared a document in Microsoft word for mac (2008) and emailed it to my work - tried opening it on a PC but no go. saved it as .doc - nothing. it came out in symbols. any ideas?

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*Which version of MS Word do you have at work?*. You would need MS Word 2007 for Windows to open a .docx file. I doubt that you have MS Office 2007 for Windows at your work. Most companies continue to use the older versions of MS Office and usually catch up after all the bugs are worked out by Microsoft.
You did mention in your post that you saved the file as a .doc file and therefore you are on the right track however, from your post, I am not sure how you saved it so I am going to confirm with you. To save a file as an earlier version of windows (.doc file), choose File from the top menu and select *Save as* from the drop down menu. At that point you can save as an older version of Word and try opening that file at work.
Axel F.

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