Word Has Lost Its Default Status To Open Docs

[Randall]

G'day,

I'm sure thisproblem has been posted before, but hopefully someone wil
offer me the solution. I've used Word for Mac since it was like V1 or
2 and never had a problem like this.

Somewhere along the track, Word has lost its status to be the default
application to open text documents, even those created in and "iconned"
as Word.

When I double click on a Word document ... even when Word is open ... I
get an error message that says that Preview has become the default
application and does not recognise the document ... or it is corrupted.
I have to go to "Open With ..." and select Word. It shows Preview at
the top of the list and also has (Default) in brackets.

Can someone advise please?

Cheers,

Randall
Melbourne, Australia

 

[TonySper]

Go to
My Computer
Tools
Folder Options
File Types
Then set up .DOC and .TXT for your word files.
TonySper

G'day,

I'm sure thisproblem has been posted before, but hopefully someone wil
offer me the solution. I've used Word for Mac since it was like V1 or
2 and never had a problem like this.

Somewhere along the track, Word has lost its status to be the default
application to open text documents, even those created in and
"iconned"
as Word.

When I double click on a Word document ... even when Word is open ...
I
get an error message that says that Preview has become the default
application and does not recognise the document ... or it is
corrupted.
I have to go to "Open With ..." and select Word. It shows Preview at
the top of the list and also has (Default) in brackets.

Can someone advise please?

Cheers,

Randall
Melbourne, Australia

 

[Randall]

Bless you, Tony! You solved my problem ... indirectly ...

I use a Macintosh running OSX 10.4.3 ... however, I did follow your
lead and did a "help" search on "file types" and came up with:

Q: A document doesn't open with the application you want to use?

A: Each application on your computer is designed to open only certain
types of documents (such as .jpg, .pdf, or .txt files). Some
applications can handle more than one file type.

In the Finder, you can designate which application should open a
document.

To open a document with a specific application:
In the Finder, select the document and choose File > Get Info.
In the Info window, click to show the "Open with" pane.
Choose the application you want to use from the pop-up menu.
If you want all documents that have the same file type as this one to
open with the same application, click Change All.

You can also try opening the application you want to use first, then
choosing File > Open and locating your file.

If you can't open a file in an application, the file may be corrupted
or simply not recognized by the application you want to use.

 

[TonySper]

Glad it helped. If I had read your question better and saw you were
using a Mac I would not have replied as I know nothing about Mac.
Happy it put you on a track to look for the answer.
TonySper

Bless you, Tony! You solved my problem ... indirectly ...

I use a Macintosh running OSX 10.4.3 ... however, I did follow your
lead and did a "help" search on "file types" and came up with:

Q: A document doesn't open with the application you want to use?

A: Each application on your computer is designed to open only certain
types of documents (such as .jpg, .pdf, or .txt files). Some
applications can handle more than one file type.

In the Finder, you can designate which application should open a
document.

To open a document with a specific application:
In the Finder, select the document and choose File > Get Info.
In the Info window, click to show the "Open with" pane.
Choose the application you want to use from the pop-up menu.
If you want all documents that have the same file type as this one to
open with the same application, click Change All.

You can also try opening the application you want to use first, then
choosing File > Open and locating your file.

If you can't open a file in an application, the file may be corrupted
or simply not recognized by the application you want to use.