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Received .doc file. Opens in unreadable font. How to read.
Received a file attachment in Outlook with a .doc extension and the Word logo
before the document name. When I try to open the file it opens Microsoft Word, then shows a small window with the documents contents seen in a font that is mostly symbols and a message on top that says "Select the encoding that makes your document readable". But none of the offered choices of encoding make the document readable. How can I read this document? |
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Received .doc file. Opens in unreadable font. How to read.
A .doc extension doesn't necessarily mean that it's a Word document.
-- 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. "cjm563" wrote in message ... Received a file attachment in Outlook with a .doc extension and the Word logo before the document name. When I try to open the file it opens Microsoft Word, then shows a small window with the documents contents seen in a font that is mostly symbols and a message on top that says "Select the encoding that makes your document readable". But none of the offered choices of encoding make the document readable. How can I read this document? |
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Received .doc file. Opens in unreadable font. How to read.
While Suzanne is correct - don't try opening Word documents directly from
e-mail messages. Save to the hard drive first. Word documents sometimes corrupt in transit. Check with the sender that it is indeed a Word document, and if it is ask the sender to zip the file and resend it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cjm563 wrote: Received a file attachment in Outlook with a .doc extension and the Word logo before the document name. When I try to open the file it opens Microsoft Word, then shows a small window with the documents contents seen in a font that is mostly symbols and a message on top that says "Select the encoding that makes your document readable". But none of the offered choices of encoding make the document readable. How can I read this document? |
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Received .doc file. Opens in unreadable font. How to read.
I did save on the hard drive first. Also I know this is a Word file which was
created in Word 2000.What is the purpose of a zip file? The document is not large. "Graham Mayor" wrote: While Suzanne is correct - don't try opening Word documents directly from e-mail messages. Save to the hard drive first. Word documents sometimes corrupt in transit. Check with the sender that it is indeed a Word document, and if it is ask the sender to zip the file and resend it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cjm563 wrote: Received a file attachment in Outlook with a .doc extension and the Word logo before the document name. When I try to open the file it opens Microsoft Word, then shows a small window with the documents contents seen in a font that is mostly symbols and a message on top that says "Select the encoding that makes your document readable". But none of the offered choices of encoding make the document readable. How can I read this document? |
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Received .doc file. Opens in unreadable font. How to read.
The ZIP file is to compress the file and minimize the possibility of
corruption in transit. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cjm563 wrote: I did save on the hard drive first. Also I know this is a Word file which was created in Word 2000.What is the purpose of a zip file? The document is not large. "Graham Mayor" wrote: While Suzanne is correct - don't try opening Word documents directly from e-mail messages. Save to the hard drive first. Word documents sometimes corrupt in transit. Check with the sender that it is indeed a Word document, and if it is ask the sender to zip the file and resend it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cjm563 wrote: Received a file attachment in Outlook with a .doc extension and the Word logo before the document name. When I try to open the file it opens Microsoft Word, then shows a small window with the documents contents seen in a font that is mostly symbols and a message on top that says "Select the encoding that makes your document readable". But none of the offered choices of encoding make the document readable. How can I read this document? |
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Received .doc file. Opens in unreadable font. How to read.
I now find that the document was created some years ago and saved on the hard
drive. The person who created it can himself not open it. He mailed it to me hoping it would open for me. Any ideas as to what to do? "Graham Mayor" wrote: The ZIP file is to compress the file and minimize the possibility of corruption in transit. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cjm563 wrote: I did save on the hard drive first. Also I know this is a Word file which was created in Word 2000.What is the purpose of a zip file? The document is not large. "Graham Mayor" wrote: While Suzanne is correct - don't try opening Word documents directly from e-mail messages. Save to the hard drive first. Word documents sometimes corrupt in transit. Check with the sender that it is indeed a Word document, and if it is ask the sender to zip the file and resend it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cjm563 wrote: Received a file attachment in Outlook with a .doc extension and the Word logo before the document name. When I try to open the file it opens Microsoft Word, then shows a small window with the documents contents seen in a font that is mostly symbols and a message on top that says "Select the encoding that makes your document readable". But none of the offered choices of encoding make the document readable. How can I read this document? |
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Received .doc file. Opens in unreadable font. How to read.
Send it to the link on my web site and I'll see if it can be opened.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cjm563 wrote: I now find that the document was created some years ago and saved on the hard drive. The person who created it can himself not open it. He mailed it to me hoping it would open for me. Any ideas as to what to do? "Graham Mayor" wrote: The ZIP file is to compress the file and minimize the possibility of corruption in transit. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cjm563 wrote: I did save on the hard drive first. Also I know this is a Word file which was created in Word 2000.What is the purpose of a zip file? The document is not large. "Graham Mayor" wrote: While Suzanne is correct - don't try opening Word documents directly from e-mail messages. Save to the hard drive first. Word documents sometimes corrupt in transit. Check with the sender that it is indeed a Word document, and if it is ask the sender to zip the file and resend it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cjm563 wrote: Received a file attachment in Outlook with a .doc extension and the Word logo before the document name. When I try to open the file it opens Microsoft Word, then shows a small window with the documents contents seen in a font that is mostly symbols and a message on top that says "Select the encoding that makes your document readable". But none of the offered choices of encoding make the document readable. How can I read this document? |
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