What extension does the file have then?

Terry

"Tino" wrote in message
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:I do have extensions displayed and I'm not trying to open .dot files.
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: "TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote in message
: ...
: Well what you are opening must be a template (dot) and the default
action
: is
: for Word to open a new document from a template: hence Document1
displays.
: Why haven't your files got extensions? If you display the extensions,
you
: may then see what type of files they are. It sometimes prevents the
: accidental opening of viruses too. From just the security aspect, it is
: plain bonkers to hide file extensions.
:
: --
: Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: http://word.mvps.org/
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: "Tino" wrote in message
: ...
: : From your reply maybe you still think I'm trying to open the file from
: : within Word. I'm not trying to open a file with Word already open. In
a
: "my
: : computer" window I select the file I want to open & then "right click"
: on
: it
: : to get either "open" or "open with" and then I choose a program with
: which
: : to open the file. I did some further experimenting and found that if I
: use
: : Wordpad or Notepad to open the file the file will be opened with it's
: : correct name and in the correct location. The problem seems confined
to
: : Word.
: :
: :
: :
: : "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
: : ...
: : If you're sure you're choosing Open and not New, then I have no idea
: what
: : might be going wrong.
: :
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: : Suzanne S. Barnhill
: : Microsoft MVP (Word)
: : Words into Type
: : Fairhope, Alabama USA
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: : "Tino" wrote in message
: : ...
: : I'm just using the mouse to "right click" on a file, right click
only
: : gives
: : "ope" or "open with". I'm not trying to open a file from within
word.
: I
: : can
: : only files from within word OK but that's not what I want to do as
I
: have
: : to
: : use word to "browse" to the file.
: :
: : "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
: : ...
: : Are you sure you're choosing Open rather than New? The behavior
you
: : describe
: : is what you would experience if you were choosing New.
: :
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: : Suzanne S. Barnhill
: : Microsoft MVP (Word)
: : Words into Type
: : Fairhope, Alabama USA
: : Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
: : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: : newsgroup
: : so
: : all may benefit.
: :
: : "Tino" wrote in message
: : ...
: : I'm not sure if this is a WORD problem or an XP problem.
: :
: : I have recently upgraded from NT to XP (service pack 2). I also
: have
: : WORD97.
: : When I open a file which doesn't have a .DOC extension with WORD
: by
: : using
: : "right click & OPEN" and then choosing WORD it opens the file OK
: but
: : it
: : displays a file name of "DOCUMENT 1" and treats the file as if
it
: were
: : a
: : new
: : file. When I go to save the file it is as if I am saving a new
: file
: : with
: : the
: : default directory of "MY DOCUMENTS". With NT I didn't have this
: : problem.
: : Non
: : .DOC files would be opened with their correct file name and
could
: back
: : in
: : their original format in their original directory. Is there a
fix
: for
: : this
: : problem?
: :
: :
: :
: : regards
: :
: : Peter
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