Every few years, Microsoft updates the file format used by Word, creating untold havoc in the process. So what happens if, say, a client sends you a Word 2007 file and you're still plugging along ...

Several free online tools let you easily convert your DOC or DOCX files to XLS/XLSX format. To name some, Coolutils and Convertio are some good free online Word-to-Excel converter tools.

If you have several .docs files you need to convert to an older Word format, Batch Docx Converter can help.

Adobe Acrobat DC is the best Word to PDF converter overall - but, maybe that's unsurprising, given the company behind the top ...

A couple of months ago, we told you how to convert .docx files to .doc format without Microsoft Word. Hints readers remind us of a few more ways to do the same thing.