Can you view powerpoint slides and word docs if you don't have office?

[seew21]

Dumb question, but can someone that doesn't have microsoft office view powerpoint, word, excel files? If they can't what would be a free remedy to this? Would open office allow a person to view ms office files?

Thanks

 

[saint19]

Hi newcomer and welcome to the Tom's hardware forum.

Maybe this link can help you.

http/office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/HA010449811033.aspx

 

[pilotkira]

http/www.openoffice.org/news/

open office allows you to use Microsoft office files, however if another person does not have openoffice remember to save the document in a file type that can be read by Microsoft office (i.e .doc)

 

[seew21]

Ok, thanks. I think you can use powerpoint viewer (which is free) to view powerpoint slides as well.