opening office applications

[Mick_Pantaleo]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: intel

I used to be able to double click onto a file and it would open automatically in the word/excel etc system.

With 2008, I have to go into 'File', then Open a file and search for the folder before being able to open it.

Can I go back to the easy old way of opening files??

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Mick -

It sounds like you've not yet applied the latest update (12.1.1) for
Office. The issue surfaced with SP1 (12.1.0) & the subject has been widely
discussed in these groups as well as just about every other Search the
subject if you're hungry for the details, but if you're just interested in
the "fix" plus some improvements use Help> Check for Updates & repair
permissions after applying it.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac