Sharepoint: View office documents directly (on the web)

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I am looking for a way to allow users without the Office 20XX package to view documents in a Sharepoint 2007 document library. Ideally, it would allow them to open the documents directly from the document library, but if it's implemented through a web part where you select documents and such, that would be great as well.

It is not a necessity that people can edit the documents, they simply need to be able to view them. I am looking for something that opens both Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, but a solution that only covers one type still has interest.

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In SharePoint 2007, you can view Excel documents in Excel Services via Excel Web Access WebPart:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/introduction-to-excel-services-and-excel-web-access-HA010105476.aspx

For Word, you can use Word to HTMl Service: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/convert-a-word-document-to-a-web-page-HA010163780.aspx

Things are much more easier if you have SharePoint 2010.

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You could have a document converter, convert all your office documents to word format

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms518493%28v=office.12%29.aspx

Then use the word to web page document converter

http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/sharepoint-server-help/configure-the-document-to-web-page-converters-HA010157537.aspx