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I sent my resume using words and receiver can not open file
I have been sending my resume to apply for employment, but employers have
replied saying that they can not open the file, they say they just see a bunch of boxes. I have checked my settings and I don't see anything wrong, I've mailed it to my self and I can open it but then again I have MS Office 2007 installed in my laptop. So If anyone can help me how to fix it that would be great. |
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I sent my resume using words and receiver can not open file
Word 2007 uses a different file format than earlier versions, with a .docx
extension instead of .doc. If the people trying to open your .docx file don't have the free compatibility pack, they won't be able to open it. There are two things you can do: - You can save individual documents in the old format. Open your resume or other document, click the Office button and choose Save As, and change the "Save as type" dropdown in the dialog from "Word Document (*.docx)" to "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)". Send the old-format copy. - If many or most of your documents will be sent to others, and you want to save in the old format without having to change it each time, go to Office button Word Options Save, and change the "Save files in this format" dropdown to "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)". Any time you do want to save in the new .docx format, you'll have to change the "Save as type" dropdown then. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Iris Murillo wrote: I have been sending my resume to apply for employment, but employers have replied saying that they can not open the file, they say they just see a bunch of boxes. I have checked my settings and I don't see anything wrong, I've mailed it to my self and I can open it but then again I have MS Office 2007 installed in my laptop. So If anyone can help me how to fix it that would be great. |
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I sent my resume using words and receiver can not open file
And a third solution:
To be sure that your document can be opened by anybody and that the content and layout remains unchanged, save the document as a PDF file and send that file instead of the Word file. Anybody can view a PDF file using a free viewer whereas Word documents can only be opened if you have Word installed. You need a program to create a PDF file. You can find a free PDF writer via Google. Examples: http://www.cutepdf.com www.primopdf.com www.pdf995.com -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "Jay Freedman" wrote: Word 2007 uses a different file format than earlier versions, with a .docx extension instead of .doc. If the people trying to open your .docx file don't have the free compatibility pack, they won't be able to open it. There are two things you can do: - You can save individual documents in the old format. Open your resume or other document, click the Office button and choose Save As, and change the "Save as type" dropdown in the dialog from "Word Document (*.docx)" to "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)". Send the old-format copy. - If many or most of your documents will be sent to others, and you want to save in the old format without having to change it each time, go to Office button Word Options Save, and change the "Save files in this format" dropdown to "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)". Any time you do want to save in the new .docx format, you'll have to change the "Save as type" dropdown then. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Iris Murillo wrote: I have been sending my resume to apply for employment, but employers have replied saying that they can not open the file, they say they just see a bunch of boxes. I have checked my settings and I don't see anything wrong, I've mailed it to my self and I can open it but then again I have MS Office 2007 installed in my laptop. So If anyone can help me how to fix it that would be great. |
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I sent my resume using words and receiver can not open file
Not always a good idea. Some places (contract houses, for example) will take
a resume and edit out some of the info (address, phone number) before they send it on. I would advise asking the recipient what format they prefer. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Lene Fredborg" wrote in message news And a third solution: To be sure that your document can be opened by anybody and that the content and layout remains unchanged, save the document as a PDF file and send that file instead of the Word file. Anybody can view a PDF file using a free viewer whereas Word documents can only be opened if you have Word installed. You need a program to create a PDF file. You can find a free PDF writer via Google. Examples: http://www.cutepdf.com www.primopdf.com www.pdf995.com -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "Jay Freedman" wrote: Word 2007 uses a different file format than earlier versions, with a .docx extension instead of .doc. If the people trying to open your .docx file don't have the free compatibility pack, they won't be able to open it. There are two things you can do: - You can save individual documents in the old format. Open your resume or other document, click the Office button and choose Save As, and change the "Save as type" dropdown in the dialog from "Word Document (*.docx)" to "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)". Send the old-format copy. - If many or most of your documents will be sent to others, and you want to save in the old format without having to change it each time, go to Office button Word Options Save, and change the "Save files in this format" dropdown to "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)". Any time you do want to save in the new .docx format, you'll have to change the "Save as type" dropdown then. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Iris Murillo wrote: I have been sending my resume to apply for employment, but employers have replied saying that they can not open the file, they say they just see a bunch of boxes. I have checked my settings and I don't see anything wrong, I've mailed it to my self and I can open it but then again I have MS Office 2007 installed in my laptop. So If anyone can help me how to fix it that would be great. |
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