wierd symbols after opening up doc.

[RustyM]

Help with word pad,etc

I created several files using word pad - When I open them, all I see is
weird boxes and different characters. I know that I either created them with
wp 10, or word pad or note pad. And now that I want to open them I see these
weird characters and symbols. Can you help answer this and show me what to
do. In My Documents, I have a few things there that I created using either
of these three programs. But not all are doing this. I have WIN XP home


--
Have a great day ! :-)

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

If you created it in WordPad or Notepad, you would not have this problem. I
don't think WordPad can open WordPerfect files. You'll either need to
install Word Perfect or you will have to check with Corel, the makers of
Word Perfect to see if they have viewers for WordPerfect files.

Word processors you their own formatting and as such, files of one cannot
always be open in another. If you have MS Word, it may be able to open the
file. You would first need to open Word, then go to File, select open,
navigate to the WP file, select it and press enter. If Word can open it, it
may ask you if it can convert the file to a format Word can read, accept
that option. You can try this with WordPad but I don't believe it has this
capability. Notepad does not have this capability.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"RustyM" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message
...
> Help with word pad,etc
>
> I created several files using word pad - When I open them, all I see is
> weird boxes and different characters. I know that I either created them
> with
> wp 10, or word pad or note pad. And now that I want to open them I see
> these
> weird characters and symbols. Can you help answer this and show me what to
> do. In My Documents, I have a few things there that I created using either
> of these three programs. But not all are doing this. I have WIN XP home
>
>
> --
> Have a great day ! :-)
>
>

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In ,
Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) >
typed:

> If you created it in WordPad or Notepad, you would not have
this
> problem. I don't think WordPad can open WordPerfect files.


It can open them, but nobody will be happy with the results. All
the formatting codes come out as strange characters. Not only is
the formatting, but much of the text is garbled too.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


> You'll
> either need to install Word Perfect or you will have to check
with
> Corel, the makers of Word Perfect to see if they have viewers
for
> WordPerfect files.
>
> Word processors you their own formatting and as such, files of
one
> cannot always be open in another. If you have MS Word, it may
be
> able to open the file. You would first need to open Word, then
go to
> File, select open, navigate to the WP file, select it and press
> enter. If Word can open it, it may ask you if it can convert
the
> file to a format Word can read, accept that option. You can
try this
> with WordPad but I don't believe it has this capability.
Notepad
> does not have this capability.
>
>
> "RustyM" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message
> ...
>> Help with word pad,etc
>>
>> I created several files using word pad - When I open them, all
I see
>> is weird boxes and different characters. I know that I either
>> created them with
>> wp 10, or word pad or note pad. And now that I want to open
them I
>> see these
>> weird characters and symbols. Can you help answer this and
show me
>> what to do. In My Documents, I have a few things there that I
>> created using either of these three programs. But not all are
doing
>> this. I have WIN XP home
>>
>>
>> --
>> Have a great day ! :-)

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

LOL, I think that's what I meant!<LOL>

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Ken Blake, MVP" > wrote in message
...
> In ,
> Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) >
> typed:
>
>> If you created it in WordPad or Notepad, you would not have
> this
>> problem. I don't think WordPad can open WordPerfect files.
>
>
> It can open them, but nobody will be happy with the results. All
> the formatting codes come out as strange characters. Not only is
> the formatting, but much of the text is garbled too.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>> You'll
>> either need to install Word Perfect or you will have to check
> with
>> Corel, the makers of Word Perfect to see if they have viewers
> for
>> WordPerfect files.
>>
>> Word processors you their own formatting and as such, files of
> one
>> cannot always be open in another. If you have MS Word, it may
> be
>> able to open the file. You would first need to open Word, then
> go to
>> File, select open, navigate to the WP file, select it and press
>> enter. If Word can open it, it may ask you if it can convert
> the
>> file to a format Word can read, accept that option. You can
> try this
>> with WordPad but I don't believe it has this capability.
> Notepad
>> does not have this capability.
>>
>>
>> "RustyM" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Help with word pad,etc
>>>
>>> I created several files using word pad - When I open them, all
> I see
>>> is weird boxes and different characters. I know that I either
>>> created them with
>>> wp 10, or word pad or note pad. And now that I want to open
> them I
>>> see these
>>> weird characters and symbols. Can you help answer this and
> show me
>>> what to do. In My Documents, I have a few things there that I
>>> created using either of these three programs. But not all are
> doing
>>> this. I have WIN XP home
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Have a great day ! :-)
>
>

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In ,
Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) >
typed:

> LOL, I think that's what I meant!<LOL>


OK, sorry for misunderstanding. I just wanted to clarify the
situation. Sometimes a program will refuse to open a particular
file type at all.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup



> "Ken Blake, MVP" > wrote in
message
> ...
>> In ,
>> Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) >
>> typed:
>>
>>> If you created it in WordPad or Notepad, you would not have
>> this
>>> problem. I don't think WordPad can open WordPerfect files.
>>
>>
>> It can open them, but nobody will be happy with the results.
All
>> the formatting codes come out as strange characters. Not only
is
>> the formatting, but much of the text is garbled too.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>>> You'll
>>> either need to install Word Perfect or you will have to check
with
>>> Corel, the makers of Word Perfect to see if they have viewers
for
>>> WordPerfect files.
>>>
>>> Word processors you their own formatting and as such, files
of one
>>> cannot always be open in another. If you have MS Word, it
may be
>>> able to open the file. You would first need to open Word,
then go
>>> to File, select open, navigate to the WP file, select it and
press
>>> enter. If Word can open it, it may ask you if it can convert
the
>>> file to a format Word can read, accept that option. You can
>> try this
>>> with WordPad but I don't believe it has this capability.
>> Notepad
>>> does not have this capability.
>>>
>>>
>>> "RustyM" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Help with word pad,etc
>>>>
>>>> I created several files using word pad - When I open them,
all I
>>>> see is weird boxes and different characters. I know that I
either
>>>> created them with
>>>> wp 10, or word pad or note pad. And now that I want to open
them I
>>>> see these
>>>> weird characters and symbols. Can you help answer this and
>> show me
>>>> what to do. In My Documents, I have a few things there that
I
>>>> created using either of these three programs. But not all
are doing
>>>> this. I have WIN XP home
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Have a great day ! :-)

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

No problem, Ken, it just struck me funny when I saw it.:-)

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Ken Blake, MVP" > wrote in message
...
> In ,
> Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) >
> typed:
>
>> LOL, I think that's what I meant!<LOL>
>
>
> OK, sorry for misunderstanding. I just wanted to clarify the
> situation. Sometimes a program will refuse to open a particular
> file type at all.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" > wrote in
> message
>> ...
>>> In ,
>>> Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) >
>>> typed:
>>>
>>>> If you created it in WordPad or Notepad, you would not have
>>> this
>>>> problem. I don't think WordPad can open WordPerfect files.
>>>
>>>
>>> It can open them, but nobody will be happy with the results.
> All
>>> the formatting codes come out as strange characters. Not only
> is
>>> the formatting, but much of the text is garbled too.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>>
>>>
>>>> You'll
>>>> either need to install Word Perfect or you will have to check
> with
>>>> Corel, the makers of Word Perfect to see if they have viewers
> for
>>>> WordPerfect files.
>>>>
>>>> Word processors you their own formatting and as such, files
> of one
>>>> cannot always be open in another. If you have MS Word, it
> may be
>>>> able to open the file. You would first need to open Word,
> then go
>>>> to File, select open, navigate to the WP file, select it and
> press
>>>> enter. If Word can open it, it may ask you if it can convert
> the
>>>> file to a format Word can read, accept that option. You can
>>> try this
>>>> with WordPad but I don't believe it has this capability.
>>> Notepad
>>>> does not have this capability.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "RustyM" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Help with word pad,etc
>>>>>
>>>>> I created several files using word pad - When I open them,
> all I
>>>>> see is weird boxes and different characters. I know that I
> either
>>>>> created them with
>>>>> wp 10, or word pad or note pad. And now that I want to open
> them I
>>>>> see these
>>>>> weird characters and symbols. Can you help answer this and
>>> show me
>>>>> what to do. In My Documents, I have a few things there that
> I
>>>>> created using either of these three programs. But not all
> are doing
>>>>> this. I have WIN XP home
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Have a great day ! :-)
>
>