Word files have a tilde infront of them and are greyed out like

[Anthony]

I recently installed a new computer with Office 2003 Pro. I have copied all
my documents off the old computer onto the new one...but now all my documents
look like this ~cv.doc When I try to open them is tries to convert them and
I end up with unreadable garbage. I am also using Access 2003 with a database
that can open word templates for my letters. Ie I click on a client and then
click on generate letter, then word is supposed to open with all the details
already in place. Is it a possibility that Access has screwed up Word?? What
can I do to fix this? Many Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Any filename that begins with a tilde is a temporary file, not a document.

 

[Anthony]

Thanks Suzanne, I have sorted the problem and think I am a bit on the stupid
side. They were temporary files and I had failed to scoll right through the
list, had I done this i would have found my files at the bottom of the
page....I didnt realise I had show all files ticked....DUH @ me !!!! I feel
silly now. Thanks anyway Cheers

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Glad you found your files. Note that some temp files show even when you have
"Word Documents" or "All Word Documents" selected. Because the owner file
(~$lename.doc) has a .doc extension, you will always see it at the top of
the list when you have a document open.