Working with documents in word processor

Hello,
I have typed and stored my resume in the word processor on my laptop....I am looking for the latest version of microsoft word and excel to download for free....is there a way I can transfer my documents stored in the word processor to microsoft word to be readable in an email to the sender? I really dont want to have to retype the documents once I download microsoft word again. The microsoft wordandexcel download is needing to be compatible with windows vista...