Converting files types

With the development of so many different types of software especially when it comes of office document editors, it can be a real pain, when your software package cannot read the desired file type. This was a particular problem with the .docx format.

I would encourage people to upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007, but if you still use 2003, then you can use this tool to convert your office documents from .docx or .xlsx etc. back to the original formats i.e. .doc or .xls.

If you use Office 2003, and do not want to purchase Office 2007, then I would suggest you use OpenOffice.org. It is a great Office package, which I will do a more detailed post on. Its free, and its very simple to install. It can read all sorts of formats from Microsoft Office to Corel’s Word Perfect!

Another thing, that often bothers us, is for example when we download a podcast or a learning video and we want to put it in our multimedia device(e.g. iPOD or PSP) and you cannot put a video or an audio file, because of the format. To solve this problem, we have audio and video converters.

My personal favourites are Any video converter and Switch Audio File converter.

Often, people ask me how to convert a .pdf into a .doc. I always advise people to stick to Adobe Acrobat when it comes to these things. But, this site allows you to do so. If you do not have Adobe acrobat, only then do I suggest that you use the free alternative.

Enjoy converting!