If you’re one of the few humans on the planet lucky enough not to have a copy of Microsoft Word on their PC, you can occasionally find yourself in a bit of a bind when someone sends you a document which was created with Microsoft Word.

Luckily, this is one of the rare times when Microsoft comes to your rescue — without asking for your credit card details.

Microsoft distributes a free Microsoft Word viewer, along with viewers for many of their other popular applications.

To download this free software, visit Microsoft Word Viewer 2003.