t-4-2 wrote:

I have Wordpad. It won't work on .doc files.
I have MS Works too. It does nothing ?
Intalled the MS Word Viewer 2003. It works.

Toldya... you're welcome! g

Richie Hardwick

Intalled the MS Word Viewer 2003. It works.

You should forego using the viewer program IMO and just get OpenOffice. Not
only will it allow you to open all of the files associated with the
Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
Powerpoint) but alter them and create new ones as well.

Dyndrilliac;896496 Wrote:
Intalled the MS Word Viewer 2003. It works.

You should forego using the viewer program IMO and just get OpenOffice.
Not
only will it allow you to open all of the files associated with the
Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft
Powerpoint) but alter them and create new ones as well.
Yes, thank you. I realized that. I just don't want to pay for annual
subscription fee.....cheap cheap.


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t-4-2

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:50:00 -0800, oscar
wrote:

Also:

1) Microsoft Works – can read and edit .doc files
2) Word Pad – can read .doc files


Sorry, that's not correct. WordPad can *not* read .doc files.


Both programs usually are part of the Vista package.


Again, not correct. Although WordPad is a part of Windows, Works is
*not*. Some OEM vendors may package Works with the computers they
sell, but that's their choice. It is not part of Vista, nor is it part
of any other version of Windows.

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On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:15:29 -0600, t-4-2
wrote:


Dyndrilliac;896496 Wrote:
Intalled the MS Word Viewer 2003. It works.

You should forego using the viewer program IMO and just get OpenOffice.
Not
only will it allow you to open all of the files associated with the
Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft
Powerpoint) but alter them and create new ones as well.
Yes, thank you. I realized that. I just don't want to pay for annual
subscription fee.....cheap cheap.

Umm, I know that you are a slow learner, but still.... you must be the
last person in these groups to learn that it's FREE.

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
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Sorry, that's not correct. WordPad can *not* read .doc files.


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Yes it can.....just ignore the gibberish at the top of the opened doc,
scroll down to the "real" text


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On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:39:10 +1100, "Jane C"
wrote:


Sorry, that's not correct. WordPad can *not* read .doc files.


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Yes it can.....just ignore the gibberish at the top of the
opened doc, scroll down to the "real" text


Well, if you consider that reading the file, that's your choice. I
don't consider it that at all. Yes, you can get the text, but because
you can't read what you call "gibberish," you lose all the formatting
etc. that was in the file.

Still, your pointing out that you can at least get the text there,
which I neglected to mention, is valuable.


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t-4-2 wrote:
oscar;896226 Wrote:
Also:

1) Microsoft Works – can read and edit .doc files
2) Word Pad – can read .doc files

Both programs usually are part of the Vista package. Look in Start Menu
All Programs

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oscar

....Right click is your very good friend...


"t-4-2" wrote:
Hello everyone,
Is there anyway I can have my computer recognized both HTML and .doc
files ?
Right now it can only read HTML.
My Adobe Reader 8, Power Point and MS Ecel won't take .doc files.


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t-4-2

The Max;896249 Wrote:
On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:50:00 -0800, oscar
oscar@xxxxxx wrote:
Also:

1) Microsoft Works – can read and edit .doc files
Might be... haven't used it since like Version 6.
2) Word Pad – can read .doc files
NOPE! Just tried opening a W2003 .doc to make sure... no way!!

Try for yourself.

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Max

Richie Hardwick;896250 Wrote:
oscar oscar@xxxxxx wrote:
Also:

1) Microsoft Works – can read and edit .doc files
2) Word Pad – can read .doc files

Both programs usually are part of the Vista package. Look in Start
Menu
All Programs
Wordpad can't open DOC files on my computer.

Richie Hardwick

Ian D;896267 Wrote:
"oscar" oscar@xxxxxx wrote in message
news:A3D21C80-2578-404E-BC04-DDE1B3A2564A@xxxxxx
Also:

1) Microsoft Works - can read and edit .doc files
2) Word Pad - can read .doc files

Both programs usually are part of the Vista package. Look in Start
Menu
All Programs

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oscar
Microsoft Works is not part of Vista.
Thank you everyone.
I have Wordpad. It won't work on .doc files.
I have MS Works too. It does nothing ?
Intalled the MS Word Viewer 2003. It works.



To open .doc files in MS Works 8, you must first set the "type" dialog
at the bottom of the box to .doc. Works will then convert the file to
..wps and open it. When you are done editing you have the option of
saving in either wps or doc.

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Dave T.


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