Microsoft Office Word Viewer

In case you are one of the users who doesn't have Microsoft Office installed but still wishes to open files created by the suite, a software solution was developed, called Microsoft Office Word Viewer; a very simple application designed to do just that: open Word documents.

Basic Word document viewer

We should probably mention from the very beginning that this application is not by any means an Office replacement, it's just a simple way to view Word documents on the go. There are no editing tools, just a few viewing options and that's all.

Fast installation process and simple looks

The application installs and runs in a minute and it basically comes down to double-clicking one of the supported formats or using the built-in open tool to view a document.

Supported file formats and configuration settings

Microsoft Office Word Viewer works with DOCX documents, but also with TXT, DOC, WPS, XML, RTF and DOCM, so you may use the app with all documents on your computer.
There are just a few Options available and mostly concern the view and print tools, allowing you to choose print and web layout settings, formatting marks and printing configuration.

Performance

The application works on very low resources but you should keep in mind that you may need some additional software to be able to open documents created with the newest versions of Microsoft Office.

Bottom line

As a conclusion, Microsoft Office Word Viewer is a great tool if you want to open Office docs on the fly. It is compatible with many formats and addresses both advanced and less experienced users, so it may very well be one of the top choices in its software category.