Re: .wpd files
From: Rhonda (Rhonda_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/03/05
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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 05:45:07 -0800
OK. Now today when I tried to open the file, it tells me that the feature is
not installed. I need to find my disk and give that a shot. My computer has
been tempermental lately, not allowing me to do things one time then when
restarted it lets me. Thanks for all of your advice.
"Graham Mayor" wrote:
> Do not try and open the files from Outlook. Save the attachment to the hard
> drive (right click > save as) and attempt to open from there. Messing around
> with temporary files merely complicates things and is bad practice. If these
> are Word Perfect files, provided the Word Perfect filter is installed, Word
> should be able to make a reasonable stab at opening them.
>
> Better still, get your friend to save them in a Word compatible format such
> as RTF.
>
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> Rhonda wrote:
> > No I haven't. Been just trying to click on the link to open it from
> > the email. I tried to save it to my computer, but it doesn't let me.
> > It says: "Outlook cannot save the URL to a file. Can't find this
> > file. Make sure the path and file name are correct."
> > How would I open it in Word when it is Microsoft Outlook?
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >
> >> It sounds as if you are trying to open this from an Explorer window.
> >> Have you tried opening it from within Word?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> Words into Type
> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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> >> newsgroup so all may benefit.
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> >> "Rhonda" <Rhonda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1D1A78A6-D5F0-406E-8F4D-DF88D139D2D1@microsoft.com...
> >>> When I try to open the attachment it says:
> >>> "The file, 'C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet\OLK7086\Lets
> >>> Celebrate...', does not have a program associated with it for this
> >>> action. To create an association, double-click My Computer on your
> >>> desktop. On the View menu, click Options, and then click File
> >>> Types."
> >>> I don't know/see what I am to be creating an association for.
> >>> Would I be creating a "New Type"? if so, what would I use for the
> >>> "Add New Type" dialog box?
> >>>
> >>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> If the version of WordPerfect is later than Word 2000, you may not
> >>>> be able to. But Word can open .wpd files. If this ultimately
> >>>> doesn't work, ask your friend to save her documents in Rich Text
> >>>> Format (.rtf).
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >>>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >>>> Words into Type
> >>>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >>>> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> >>>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> >>>> newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >>>>
> >>>> "Rhonda" <Rhonda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news:BC76EEDB-1DA9-4136-927C-2E6ED29D6917@microsoft.com...
> >>>>> I have Microsoft Word 2000. I have a friend who sends me files
> >>>>> that are ..wpd which I understand are WordPerfect files (she has
> >>>>> Windows XP). Is there any way I can view these files? Thanks.
>
>
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