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| 1423787 | 2016-07-28 08:46:00 | Hi All. I have typed up a long letter in what I thought was a Word.doc. When I insert it as an attachment in an email it insists upon opening as wordpad & reads in a jumble of rubbish. Does that all make sense? How can I get to be a MS word.doc. Thanks PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1423788 | 2016-07-28 09:22:00 | You might try using "Save As" and if you use the drop down menu under "Save as file type" (below the file name) you will then be able to select Word Document (*.docx) and save it as a Word Document which you can then attach to your email. Hope that helps. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1423789 | 2016-07-28 10:22:00 | Are you trying to open the attachment on your own Computer or is someone else you sent it to trying to open it ? By default Wordpad will save a documnet as .rtf, which MS Word will open fine. BUT if you did write it in Word and saved it as a .doc or .docx then the person at the other end has to either have MS word or some other Office program that will open .doc /.docx documents. If they don't have a program Wordpad will simply produce a bunch of rubbish. Example below - the doc on the left is saved as .doc (simple word - test) but opening .doc file in wordpad produces rubbish - same document open in wordpad.. 7326 If you go to the letter you wrote, right click it, left click properties you will see what its saved as Examples: 7327 |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1423790 | 2016-07-28 11:04:00 | I always print to PDF. This means that anyone can open it. Unless they have a PDF editor they can not alter it. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1423791 | 2016-07-28 21:16:00 | By default Wordpad will save a documnet as .rtf, which MS Word will open fine. ] +1 Use .rtf |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1423792 | 2016-07-28 22:46:00 | Are you trying to open the attachment on your own Computer or is someone else you sent it to trying to open it ? By default Wordpad will save a documnet as .rtf, which MS Word will open fine. BUT if you did write it in Word and saved it as a .doc or .docx then the person at the other end has to either have MS word or some other Office program that will open .doc /.docx documents. If they don't have a program Wordpad will simply produce a bunch of rubbish. Example below - the doc on the left is saved as .doc (simple word - test) but opening .doc file in wordpad produces rubbish - same document open in wordpad.. 7326 If you go to the letter you wrote, right click it, left click properties you will see what its saved as Examples: 7327 The above hits the nail on the head. The screen I typed on WAS Microsoft word (MS Office 2003). It is a letter I am sendind to my daughter. I sent it just now & told her not to open it but to look for "Open With" & choose Microsoft word & let me kwnow what happens. Thanks. PT |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1423793 | 2016-07-28 23:43:00 | This Word problem looks like it will be an ongoing problem for me. I don't know what to do about it. Do I stay with something of MS or go opensource for WordDocs. If Open, how can I be sure 'the other end' can open it. At what year is MS office viable. I only need the Documents part for letter writing before clipping iy to an email. Any suggestions? Thanks. PJ. | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1423794 | 2016-07-29 00:15:00 | :confused:The cheapest I can find is Office 365 personal. $119 per year. What happens after one yeao, does it refuse to work until you pay another instalment. All I need off it is Word & Outlook. So I am 78 in October, I am hoping to get to 80 before I Kark it. I am reasonably ok with computing (stop laoghing:confused:), But what about at 79. Maybe this is the way to go. Would the program be transferable to a new computer if this one gives up the ghost? Yhanks. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1423795 | 2016-07-29 00:18:00 | If you save in an RTF or PDF format as suggested above anyone should be able to read it, just use save as from word and see what options there are. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1423796 | 2016-07-29 00:38:00 | If you save in an RTF or PDF format as suggested above anyone should be able to read it, just use save as from word and see what options there are. I am going to have to do something reliable for the nexy year or two. PJ |
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