How do I stop Word 'opening as text' a binary file dragged and dropped from
File Explorer ?

I don't know that you do. Why are you attempting to open binary files with
Word?
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"tim" wrote in message
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How do I stop Word 'opening as text' a binary file dragged and dropped
from
File Explorer ?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

I don't know that you do. Why are you attempting to open binary files with
Word?
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"tim" wrote in message
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How do I stop Word 'opening as text' a binary file dragged and dropped
from
File Explorer ?


I want to drag a WAV file onto a document and have it appear as an icon so that when the icon is clicked I hear the WAV.
That should happen, and does happen on other computers, but on my home PC
when I drag and drop the WAV file, Word opens it and shows me a text
rendition of the WAV file.

You can try, Insert, object, choose create from file tab, browse to the file
you wish to insert, tick display as icon, and there you go.


"tim" wrote:



"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

I don't know that you do. Why are you attempting to open binary files with
Word?
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"tim" wrote in message
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How do I stop Word 'opening as text' a binary file dragged and dropped
from
File Explorer ?


I want to drag a WAV file onto a document and have it appear as an icon so that when the icon is clicked I hear the WAV.
That should happen, and does happen on other computers, but on my home PC
when I drag and drop the WAV file, Word opens it and shows me a text
rendition of the WAV file.

With Word open I drag to the document itself (either the window or the
taskbar button). Never tried dragging to the desktop icon for Word, itself.
Never occured to me to try. (I generally use the insert picture icon on the
standard toolbar or Insert Picture when I want to insert a picture.)
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

I don't know that you do. Why are you attempting to open binary files
with
Word?
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"tim" wrote in message
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How do I stop Word 'opening as text' a binary file dragged and dropped
from
File Explorer ?


I want to drag a WAV file onto a document and have it appear as an icon
so that when the icon is clicked I hear the WAV.
That should happen, and does happen on other computers, but on my home PC
when I drag and drop the WAV file, Word opens it and shows me a text
rendition of the WAV file.