Originally Posted by
number_6
Then you need MS word viewer (free download from Microsoft). This lets you view, print and even copy all Word format documents.
Exactly.
If you just need to read/print Word files then all you need is the free reader from Microsoft.
As for Mac users who want to use OpenOffice, I support the recommendation to use NeoOffice instead. This is basically OpenOffice in a finer, streamlined package. And it's still free.