I've been asked how Microsoft Office documents can be read without installing MS Office. A typical situation is you receive an MS Office document as an email.
The answer in a second. First, WARNING: MS Office documents are a favorite way bad people install virusae, trojans, and other bad things on your computer. There are several PDF creators (free) available. They should use those. If they want to "share" a document for your editing, it is best to use something like Google docs to do the sharing. If you need help with this, let me know.
The free programs you can use to read (only) MS Office documents can be found by entering {name of the office application} reader in your search window; eg "Powerpoint reader"
Usually at the top of the returned list is a link to a Microsoft web site, with the description being "Powerpoint reader download" or something similar. You may see different versions, such as 2003 and 2007. If you click on the link, you'll also find a description of the operating systems, such as Windows 95 through XP, for which the reader works: eg The Powerpoint reader page for XP
Be sure to go only to a Microsoft web site. Pick the reader appropriate for your operating system AND for the version of the document you want to read; eg XP for operating system, 2007 for the Powerpoint 2007 ppt or xppt document.
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