Safari 2.x
Safari 3.x
Mac OS X 10.3+
"The Word Browser Plug-in for Safari gives you the capability to open text-only previews of Microsoft Word documents (files with a .doc extension) in your browser window. While a Word document is open within Safari, the plug-in also provides the option to print or save the file as well as search for specific words or phrases within its content."
"The Word Browser Plugin displays a text only preview of Word documents within your web browser."
"For those of you who use Safari and do not have Microsoft Word, NeoOffice, or an equivalent installed on your computer this plug-in is practically a must have. Viewing .doc files in TextEdit is somewhat reliable but can cause you to lose some formatting aspects in transition. Although Word Browser Plug-in is not foolproof when it comes to this, it seems to handle text-only conversion a little better."
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