I am not a user of microsoft office word.But when attempting to open
attachments on certain e.mails I get the following message ...Heading "
Microsoft Office Word" message detail The command cannot be performed because
a dialogue box is open. Click O.K and then close open dialoge boxes to
continue....How do I find these 'OPEN DIALOGUE bOXES"? any HELP WOULD BE
APPRECIATED

Norton AV's Office Plug-in frequently allows dialog boxes to be opened
behind the currently open Window. Turn off that plug-in.

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Tedward Smith wrote:
I am not a user of microsoft office word.But when attempting to open
attachments on certain e.mails I get the following message ...Heading
" Microsoft Office Word" message detail The command cannot be
performed because a dialogue box is open. Click O.K and then close
open dialoge boxes to continue....How do I find these 'OPEN DIALOGUE
bOXES"? any HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED

The dialog box being referred to doesn't necessarily mean it is in Word. For
instance, if you have Outlook, or any other application, open and a dialog
box is active, you have to close it before you can continue.

The most common one is when you have Outlook open, the 'auto archive' dialog
box appears on its own periodically, obviously asking you if you want to
archive.

You need to ensure that you have no dialogs open whatsoever in any
application.

HTH

Louise

"Tedward Smith" wrote:

I am not a user of microsoft office word.But when attempting to open
attachments on certain e.mails I get the following message ...Heading "
Microsoft Office Word" message detail The command cannot be performed because
a dialogue box is open. Click O.K and then close open dialoge boxes to
continue....How do I find these 'OPEN DIALOGUE bOXES"? any HELP WOULD BE
APPRECIATED

Click the Desktop icon on your taskbar to hide "Everything".

The click each application's window icon on the task bar, to reveal it.

Any application that is displaying a dialog will appear with its dialog in
front of it.

If you do not see a dialog, click the task bar icon again to hide that
application, then do the next application. Eventually, you will find it.

I know that Windows has improved to the point where you can now leave dozens
of unused applications and documents scattered around for weeks at a time.
But each one is consuming memory, disk space, and processing power. Your
system will run faster and more reliably if you keep the habit of old of
closing each application as you finish with it. :-)

Cheers


On 18/11/05 6:49 PM, in article
, "Tedward Smith" Tedward
wrote:

I am not a user of microsoft office word.But when attempting to open
attachments on certain e.mails I get the following message ...Heading "
Microsoft Office Word" message detail The command cannot be performed because
a dialogue box is open. Click O.K and then close open dialoge boxes to
continue....How do I find these 'OPEN DIALOGUE bOXES"? any HELP WOULD BE
APPRECIATED


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