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Other computers can't open Word documents I send.
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<blockquote data-quote="Maxy" data-source="post: 1037813" data-attributes="member: 78729"><p><strong>.docx nearly has to be your problem</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>same thing happened to me. </p><p></p><p>I think the chap who mentioned the .docx is correct. </p><p></p><p>I have office 2008 and the default saving is to .docx and unless you have 2008 office/word no one else can read it as .docx is a new file system which bill gates introduced to make even more money...</p><p></p><p></p><p>are you doing this:</p><p></p><p>when you are in ms word, click on file, then click on save as, this will open a box which has three drop downs in it, </p><p></p><p>'Save As'</p><p></p><p>'Where'</p><p></p><p>'Format'</p><p></p><p>then click in the 'Format' window, then (select) click on 'Word 97-2004 (.doc)</p><p>when you do that the 'Save As' drop down will save automatically. then save it and email it and you should be right. your computer is reading it because you have 2008 which can read .docx</p><p></p><p>Its annoying isnt it!!!</p><p></p><p>another way might be is if you have 'Pages' which is the mac WP, as that recognises .docx ('09 version) start Pages, then click file, then click open, then select the file you want to open, then open it, pages will import it and convert it, then it will open in pages, have a check to see it is all there. Then on the tool bar (above your document), select 'share', then click on select via email, then select 'Word' and type in your address and the default for that is .doc so anyone can read it. </p><p></p><p>try it as i have typed it above and it will work like magic.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxy, post: 1037813, member: 78729"] [b].docx nearly has to be your problem[/b] same thing happened to me. I think the chap who mentioned the .docx is correct. I have office 2008 and the default saving is to .docx and unless you have 2008 office/word no one else can read it as .docx is a new file system which bill gates introduced to make even more money... are you doing this: when you are in ms word, click on file, then click on save as, this will open a box which has three drop downs in it, 'Save As' 'Where' 'Format' then click in the 'Format' window, then (select) click on 'Word 97-2004 (.doc) when you do that the 'Save As' drop down will save automatically. then save it and email it and you should be right. your computer is reading it because you have 2008 which can read .docx Its annoying isnt it!!! another way might be is if you have 'Pages' which is the mac WP, as that recognises .docx ('09 version) start Pages, then click file, then click open, then select the file you want to open, then open it, pages will import it and convert it, then it will open in pages, have a check to see it is all there. Then on the tool bar (above your document), select 'share', then click on select via email, then select 'Word' and type in your address and the default for that is .doc so anyone can read it. try it as i have typed it above and it will work like magic. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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