some e-mail word attachments cant be opened in word07 what can i d

[Stefan Blom]

Try saving the files to the hard disk before opening them. If that doesn't
help, they could be damaged. Ask the sender to send them again.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

 

[stan filipek]

Thank you Stefan, I will try this next time I have trouble with an attachment.

 

[Rachel]

I recently installed Word 2007 on my laptop and I have this same issue. When
a student sends me an attachment in Word 2007, and I click on the attachment
to open it, it opens in Wordpad and it is just a bunch of jumbled language.
If I save the file, then try to open it, the same thing happens. I have to
open Word 2007 then select "Open", and find the file. Then the document opens
correctly. I also do not have the same problem with my school issued Macbook
that has MacOffice.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See the article "How to re-register Word when problems crop up opening
files†at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm


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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com