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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
Hello,
The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, don't open on the computer at work which is Windows 98. Is there any way round this? Thanks. Theresa |
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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
You should be posting in an office or word group, but XP and 98 have nothing
to do with the problem, the version of word on each PC is likely the issue. "Theresa Coupe" wrote in message ... Hello, The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, don't open on the computer at work which is Windows 98. Is there any way round this? Thanks. Theresa |
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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
What program are you trying to use to open the files? On your Microsoft
Works (at home) when you save the documents you can use "Save as..." and select a format which might be more compatible with the application or Works version that you use on the Windows 98 computer. John Theresa Coupe wrote: Hello, The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, don't open on the computer at work which is Windows 98. Is there any way round this? Thanks. Theresa |
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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
"Theresa Coupe" wrote in message ... Hello, The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, Try opening the doc on your XP machine. Then... File - save as - and change the "save as type" to something like "Word 6.0/95" or perhaps rtf If you loose important formating data try other file formats |
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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
Theresa Coupe wrote:
The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, don't open on the computer at work which is Windows 98. Is there any way round this? First of all, note that this has nothing to do with Windows XP vs Windows 98. It has to do with what application software is installed on the two different machines. If you don't have Microsoft Works installed on your Windows 98 machine, it can't open files in native Works format, regardless of what operating system they were created under. The first thing you need to find out is what word processing software you have installed on your work computer. Assuming that it is Microsoft Word (which is likely), Word can read rtf files, and I believe Works can create rtf files. So save your home documents in rtf format and you'll be able to read them at work. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
try one of the converters from here
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/of...225831033.aspx -- Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User] www.webtree.ca/windowsxp "Theresa Coupe" wrote in message ... Hello, The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, don't open on the computer at work which is Windows 98. Is there any way round this? Thanks. Theresa |
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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
Thank you so much everyone. Have just used the "save as" function and
emailed myself at work with a doc. in rtf. Can't wait to see if it works. Best wishes, Theresa "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... Theresa Coupe wrote: The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, don't open on the computer at work which is Windows 98. Is there any way round this? First of all, note that this has nothing to do with Windows XP vs Windows 98. It has to do with what application software is installed on the two different machines. If you don't have Microsoft Works installed on your Windows 98 machine, it can't open files in native Works format, regardless of what operating system they were created under. The first thing you need to find out is what word processing software you have installed on your work computer. Assuming that it is Microsoft Word (which is likely), Word can read rtf files, and I believe Works can create rtf files. So save your home documents in rtf format and you'll be able to read them at work. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
Theresa Coupe wrote:
Thank you so much everyone. Have just used the "save as" function and emailed myself at work with a doc. in rtf. Can't wait to see if it works. You're welcome. If it's Word you have at work, I''m sure it will work. As a matter of fact, almost every word processor supports rtf, so it's almost guaranteed to work. The only question in my mind was whether Works could generate it. If you had any fancy formatting, you may lose some of it, but all the text should be fine. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... Theresa Coupe wrote: The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, don't open on the computer at work which is Windows 98. Is there any way round this? First of all, note that this has nothing to do with Windows XP vs Windows 98. It has to do with what application software is installed on the two different machines. If you don't have Microsoft Works installed on your Windows 98 machine, it can't open files in native Works format, regardless of what operating system they were created under. The first thing you need to find out is what word processing software you have installed on your work computer. Assuming that it is Microsoft Word (which is likely), Word can read rtf files, and I believe Works can create rtf files. So save your home documents in rtf format and you'll be able to read them at work. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
Hi there,
It didn't work.. I'm now thinking that Works didn't generate rtf as you say. When emailing the attachment, the file had .wps and not .rtf, even though I saved it as rtf. I'm going to have a go at some converters and see if they help. Many thanks, Theresa "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... Theresa Coupe wrote: Thank you so much everyone. Have just used the "save as" function and emailed myself at work with a doc. in rtf. Can't wait to see if it works. You're welcome. If it's Word you have at work, I''m sure it will work. As a matter of fact, almost every word processor supports rtf, so it's almost guaranteed to work. The only question in my mind was whether Works could generate it. If you had any fancy formatting, you may lose some of it, but all the text should be fine. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... Theresa Coupe wrote: The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, don't open on the computer at work which is Windows 98. Is there any way round this? First of all, note that this has nothing to do with Windows XP vs Windows 98. It has to do with what application software is installed on the two different machines. If you don't have Microsoft Works installed on your Windows 98 machine, it can't open files in native Works format, regardless of what operating system they were created under. The first thing you need to find out is what word processing software you have installed on your work computer. Assuming that it is Microsoft Word (which is likely), Word can read rtf files, and I believe Works can create rtf files. So save your home documents in rtf format and you'll be able to read them at work. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Problem opening a word document in Windows 98
If all else fails, you could post in a Works or Word newsgroup, which would
be more conducive to your issue. "Theresa Coupe" wrote in message ... Hi there, It didn't work.. I'm now thinking that Works didn't generate rtf as you say. When emailing the attachment, the file had .wps and not .rtf, even though I saved it as rtf. I'm going to have a go at some converters and see if they help. Many thanks, Theresa "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... Theresa Coupe wrote: Thank you so much everyone. Have just used the "save as" function and emailed myself at work with a doc. in rtf. Can't wait to see if it works. You're welcome. If it's Word you have at work, I''m sure it will work. As a matter of fact, almost every word processor supports rtf, so it's almost guaranteed to work. The only question in my mind was whether Works could generate it. If you had any fancy formatting, you may lose some of it, but all the text should be fine. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... Theresa Coupe wrote: The documents I've typed at home on Microsoft Works Word Processor on XP, don't open on the computer at work which is Windows 98. Is there any way round this? First of all, note that this has nothing to do with Windows XP vs Windows 98. It has to do with what application software is installed on the two different machines. If you don't have Microsoft Works installed on your Windows 98 machine, it can't open files in native Works format, regardless of what operating system they were created under. The first thing you need to find out is what word processing software you have installed on your work computer. Assuming that it is Microsoft Word (which is likely), Word can read rtf files, and I believe Works can create rtf files. So save your home documents in rtf format and you'll be able to read them at work. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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