windows cant open file
LOLL
not open the attached word 2007 document. She gets a message saying - windows
cannot open the file because it needs to know the program that created it.
Any ideas?
Bruce Hagen
client does your friend use? Can you publish the Word document to PDF?
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"LOLL" <LO...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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John Inzer
Does your friend have Word 2007 installed?
Maybe the following viewer would be useful:
MS Word 2007 Viewer:
http://tinyurl.com/2c3xsk
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657CE88-7CFA-457A-9AEC-F4F827F20CAC&DisplayLang=en
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Ken Blake, MVP
Yes. It's highly likely that she doesn't have Word 2007 installed, and
her computer therefore has no idea what to do with .docx files.
If that's the case, she can install a free Microsoft viewer for the
file, or if she has an older version of Word, she can install free
software that permits opening .docx files in her older version. But
it's very difficult to be more specific until you tell us what her
situation is.
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LOLL
Bruce Hagen
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"LOLL" <LO...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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DDW
<Nos...@mymail.invalid> wrote:
>You don't, the sender does. Or get the Word Viewer mentioned by others.
I'm afraid you need to explain yourself. ANY Word doc can be
converted by its creator to a PDF document by "printing" it to a PDF
file using a PDF printer such as PrimoPDF, or BullZIP.
This is a common function performed daily by many a person.
DDW
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Bruce Hagen
a PDF> 2007 does, but I am not sure about earlier versions.
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DDW
<Nos...@mymail.invalid> wrote:
>I'm sorry. You are the sender. Does your version let you save a document as
>a PDF> 2007 does, but I am not sure about earlier versions.
They ALL do: it's a printing function. Choose Print, and select a
PDF printer. I also believe that there is an MS add-on for all
versions earlier than 2007 which allows Save As.
DDW
Bruce Chambers
Advise your friend to install either Word, or another application that
can read Word files.
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DDW
<bcha...@cable0ne.n3t> wrote:
>LOLL wrote:
>> I sent an email with an attachment to my friend. She got the email but could
>> not open the attached word 2007 document. She gets a message saying - windows
>> cannot open the file because it needs to know the program that created it.
>> Any ideas?
>
>
> Advise your friend to install either Word, or another application that
>can read Word files.
Or save the work in an earlier - 2003 or earlier - format.
Jim
Ken Blake, MVP
On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:33:23 -0600, DDW
<dd.w...@KILLSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:
> ANY Word doc can be
> converted by its creator
Or by anyone who opens it in Word.
> to a PDF document by "printing" it to a PDF
> file using a PDF printer such as PrimoPDF, or BullZIP.
In Word 2007, no PDF printer is required. You can create a pdf file
using abilities built into Word 2007, in Save as.
DDW
<kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
>On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:33:23 -0600, DDW
><dd.w...@KILLSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:
>
>> ANY Word doc can be
>> converted by its creator
>
>
>Or by anyone who opens it in Word.
>
>
>> to a PDF document by "printing" it to a PDF
>> file using a PDF printer such as PrimoPDF, or BullZIP.
>
>
>In Word 2007, no PDF printer is required. You can create a pdf file
>using abilities built into Word 2007, in Save as.
Why not read all the posts before replying?
OH... and if you hadn't edited out what I replied to, my reply would
have made more sense to anyone viewing this.
Frank-FL
"LOLL" <LO...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Word 2007 uses a .docx extension. I eliminated this problem
by going into Word options and set the default save to Word
2000-2003 *.doc.