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(Msg. 46) Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:11 pm
Post subject: Re: Opening attachments [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"t. avery" <t. avery RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I need to know how to open a document on word pad. I don't know what I did
> but my documents always opens in photoshop.
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> "ann" wrote:
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>> Whenever I come to open an attachment from an email it always opens in
>> wordpad rather than word processor so all the documents are distorted and
>> have symbols instead of text
>> How can I rectify this?
Right click on the file & choose Open With. Browse to the WordPad & OK. If
you're sure that's what you want to use , by default, you can put a check in
Always Use this program.
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(Msg. 47) Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:11 pm
Post subject: Re: Opening attachments [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"t. avery" <t. avery.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A94EC04-ECF2-42B4-9936-B390184AD80B@microsoft.com...
>I need to know how to open a document on word pad. I don't know what I did
> but my documents always opens in photoshop.
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> "ann" wrote:
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>> Whenever I come to open an attachment from an email it always opens in
>> wordpad rather than word processor so all the documents are distorted and
>> have symbols instead of text
>> How can I rectify this?
Right click on the file & choose Open With. Browse to the WordPad & OK. If
you're sure that's what you want to use , by default, you can put a check in
Always Use this program.
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(Msg. 48) Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:11 pm
Post subject: Re: Opening attachments [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"t. avery" <t. avery.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A94EC04-ECF2-42B4-9936-B390184AD80B@microsoft.com...
>I need to know how to open a document on word pad. I don't know what I did
> but my documents always opens in photoshop.
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> "ann" wrote:
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>> Whenever I come to open an attachment from an email it always opens in
>> wordpad rather than word processor so all the documents are distorted and
>> have symbols instead of text
>> How can I rectify this?
Right click on the file & choose Open With. Browse to the WordPad & OK. If
you're sure that's what you want to use , by default, you can put a check in
Always Use this program.
Carol2 >> Stay informed about: Opening attachments |
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(Msg. 49) Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:11 pm
Post subject: Re: Opening attachments [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"t. avery" <t. avery DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A94EC04-ECF2-42B4-9936-B390184AD80B@microsoft.com...
>I need to know how to open a document on word pad. I don't know what I did
> but my documents always opens in photoshop.
>
> "ann" wrote:
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>> Whenever I come to open an attachment from an email it always opens in
>> wordpad rather than word processor so all the documents are distorted and
>> have symbols instead of text
>> How can I rectify this?
Right click on the file & choose Open With. Browse to the WordPad & OK. If
you're sure that's what you want to use , by default, you can put a check in
Always Use this program.
Carol2 >> Stay informed about: Opening attachments |
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(Msg. 50) Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:11 pm
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"t. avery" <t. avery DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A94EC04-ECF2-42B4-9936-B390184AD80B@microsoft.com...
>I need to know how to open a document on word pad. I don't know what I did
> but my documents always opens in photoshop.
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> "ann" wrote:
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>> Whenever I come to open an attachment from an email it always opens in
>> wordpad rather than word processor so all the documents are distorted and
>> have symbols instead of text
>> How can I rectify this?
Right click on the file & choose Open With. Browse to the WordPad & OK. If
you're sure that's what you want to use , by default, you can put a check in
Always Use this program.
Carol2 >> Stay informed about: Opening attachments |
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(Msg. 51) Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:04 pm
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Malke you are wonderful! I have just purchased Windows Vista and couldn't
open my email attachments, been trying for weeks - just downloaded openoffice
- bingo!!
Thank you very very much.
Jill
"Malke" wrote:
> ann wrote:
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> > Whenever I come to open an attachment from an email it always opens in
> > wordpad rather than word processor so all the documents are distorted
> > and have symbols instead of text
> > How can I rectify this?
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> What word processor do you have installed? If you don't have one, then
> that is why the attachment isn't opening properly - Wordpad is pretty
> simple and can't read the file.
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> For example, if the attachments were created in MS Word, then you need
> to have MS Word - or another word processing program that can read MS
> Word files - installed. You would get Word at the store. For a free
> office suite that can read MS Word (and Corel Word Perfect) files, you
> can use OpenOffice from www.openoffice.org.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> >> Stay informed about: Opening attachments |
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