E-mail attachments from Office 2007

[Silbax]

Just got a new computer running Vista with pre-installed trial version of
Office 2007. When I attach a Word or Excel file to my outgoing e-mail, the
..doc gets changed to .docx and .xls gets changed to .xlsx. The result is the
e-mail recipients (who are not using Vista or Office 2007) cannot read the
attachments. How do I solve this problem?

 

[Tim]

Are you positive that you are saving your documents in the "doc" and "xls"
format? You have to make sure you are able to view file extensions to be
sure. Outlook will not change it when you attach the files. Word and Excel
will, by default, save to the new format until you specifically change it.

Tim

 

[Silbax]

Thanks, Tim. You are correct - I found the same solution from a more
experienced (than I) 'geek' at work.

 

[ccb]

Just got a new computer running Vista with pre-installed trial version of
Office 2007. When I attach a Word or Excel file to my outgoing e-mail, the
.doc gets changed to .docx and .xls gets changed to .xlsx. The result is the
e-mail recipients (who are not using Vista or Office 2007) cannot read the
attachments. How do I solve this problem?

 

[DL]

You either save your Office file in the old format, or tell your receipients
to install the office compatibility pack

 

[ccb]

Just got a new computer running Vista with pre-installed trial version of
Office 2007. When I attach a Word or Excel file to my outgoing e-mail, the
.doc gets changed to .docx and .xls gets changed to .xlsx. The result is the
e-mail recipients (who are not using Vista or Office 2007) cannot read the
attachments. How do I solve this problem?

 

[Bob I]

Please read the reply from DL

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