word docs blocked when attached to email

when I send a document in word as an attachment to my email - on windows mail
- they can't open it at the other end - they get a red circle with a white
line thru it. anyone have a solution to this? thx
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jo

"jo" <> wrote in message
news:BF28D257-2EDC-44A9-89F1-...
> when I send a document in word as an attachment to my email - on windows
> mail
> - they can't open it at the other end - they get a red circle with a white
> line thru it. anyone have a solution to this? thx
> --
> jo

Do they have the same version of Word that you do?
The default file type in Word 2007 is *.docx, which earlier versions of Word
cannot read. Word 2007 can be told to save a file as a Word 97 - 2003
document.

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not send email

You're right the attached doc always show as .docx - I wondered what that was
although when I'm saving the files they show as Word97-2003. Do I use the
convert file?
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jo


"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> "jo" <> wrote in message
> news:BF28D257-2EDC-44A9-89F1-...
> > when I send a document in word as an attachment to my email - on windows
> > mail
> > - they can't open it at the other end - they get a red circle with a white
> > line thru it. anyone have a solution to this? thx
> > --
> > jo
>
> Do they have the same version of Word that you do?
> The default file type in Word 2007 is *.docx, which earlier versions of Word
> cannot read. Word 2007 can be told to save a file as a Word 97 - 2003
> document.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not send email
>

"jo" <> wrote in message
news:028AFC19-17C7-482B-84EA-...
> You're right the attached doc always show as .docx - I wondered what that
> was
> although when I'm saving the files they show as Word97-2003. Do I use the
> convert file?
>
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "jo" <> wrote in message
>> news:BF28D257-2EDC-44A9-89F1-...
>> > when I send a document in word as an attachment to my email - on
>> > windows
>> > mail
>> > - they can't open it at the other end - they get a red circle with a
>> > white
>> > line thru it. anyone have a solution to this? thx
>>
>> Do they have the same version of Word that you do?
>> The default file type in Word 2007 is *.docx, which earlier versions of
>> Word
>> cannot read. Word 2007 can be told to save a file as a Word 97 - 2003
>> document.


Yes.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not send email

Are you attaching the saved Word document? If so, it should have
a .DOC extension.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"jo" <> wrote in message news:028AFC19-17C7-482B-84EA-...
> You're right the attached doc always show as .docx - I wondered what that was
> although when I'm saving the files they show as Word97-2003. Do I use the
> convert file?
> --
> jo
>
>
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "jo" <> wrote in message
>> news:BF28D257-2EDC-44A9-89F1-...
>> > when I send a document in word as an attachment to my email - on windows
>> > mail
>> > - they can't open it at the other end - they get a red circle with a white
>> > line thru it. anyone have a solution to this? thx
>> > --
>> > jo
>>
>> Do they have the same version of Word that you do?
>> The default file type in Word 2007 is *.docx, which earlier versions of Word
>> cannot read. Word 2007 can be told to save a file as a Word 97 - 2003
>> document.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
>> www.fjsmjs.com
>> Do not send email
>>