#1   Report Post  
jstramas
 
Posts: n/a
Default Opening word files.

I have a CD of files I made from my old computer, but they do not open on my
new computer. Little squares are all that display. My old computer had office
2000, my new one has office 2003. How do I get the text of those word
documents to show?
  #2   Report Post  
Jezebel
 
Posts: n/a
Default

You'll need to copy the files to your hard disk and change them from
read-only (using Windows Explorer) if you want to work on them. But that
doesn't explain the little boxes. Have you used a strange font? Try
selecting the entire document and applying a default font like Times or
Arial.

Failing that, experiment with the options listed under 'Files of Type' on
the File Open dialog.


"jstramas" wrote in message
...
I have a CD of files I made from my old computer, but they do not open on

my
new computer. Little squares are all that display. My old computer had

office
2000, my new one has office 2003. How do I get the text of those word
documents to show?



  #3   Report Post  
Bob
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Pardon me for horing in on this thread..I was not able to find the switch to
start a new question...my question is:
I have a bunch of Word Files with ~$ in front of it....click on Properties
show that thw whole file is present...however, when I open the I get
this text file: Lina M. Souza (whole bunch of boxes)..which appears to be
my wife's email address...how do I open these files?
bob

"Jezebel" wrote:

You'll need to copy the files to your hard disk and change them from
read-only (using Windows Explorer) if you want to work on them. But that
doesn't explain the little boxes. Have you used a strange font? Try
selecting the entire document and applying a default font like Times or
Arial.

Failing that, experiment with the options listed under 'Files of Type' on
the File Open dialog.


"jstramas" wrote in message
...
I have a CD of files I made from my old computer, but they do not open on

my
new computer. Little squares are all that display. My old computer had

office
2000, my new one has office 2003. How do I get the text of those word
documents to show?




  #4   Report Post  
Suzanne S. Barnhill
 
Posts: n/a
Default

This is the "owner" file. See €śDescription of how Word creates temporary
files€ť
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632

--
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.

"Bob" wrote in message
news
Pardon me for horing in on this thread..I was not able to find the switch

to
start a new question...my question is:
I have a bunch of Word Files with ~$ in front of it....click on Properties
show that thw whole file is present...however, when I open the I get
this text file: Lina M. Souza (whole bunch of boxes)..which appears to be
my wife's email address...how do I open these files?
bob

"Jezebel" wrote:

You'll need to copy the files to your hard disk and change them from
read-only (using Windows Explorer) if you want to work on them. But that
doesn't explain the little boxes. Have you used a strange font? Try
selecting the entire document and applying a default font like Times or
Arial.

Failing that, experiment with the options listed under 'Files of Type'

on
the File Open dialog.


"jstramas" wrote in message
...
I have a CD of files I made from my old computer, but they do not open

on
my
new computer. Little squares are all that display. My old computer had

office
2000, my new one has office 2003. How do I get the text of those word
documents to show?





Reply
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
How can I divide a page into three sections? Bonnie Microsoft Word Help 3 May 8th 23 02:47 AM
Continuous breaks convert to next page breaks Jennifer Hunt Microsoft Word Help 2 December 30th 04 06:45 PM
macro in word js Microsoft Word Help 1 December 28th 04 04:01 AM
Word 2003 files twice as large as Word 2000 files Ken from Australia Microsoft Word Help 1 December 9th 04 02:22 PM
saving the workspace Mike Microsoft Word Help 3 December 9th 04 12:32 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:36 PM.

Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 Microsoft Office Word Forum - WordBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Microsoft Word"