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If you don't have "Confirm Conversions" turned on then Word will
automatically open the document with the converter it "thinks" should
be used - the one you see selected in the list.

If the RTF format is selected, and it isn't saved as RTF, then there
is something in the file that Word is interpreting as RTF format. As a
result it is automatically opening your document using RTF instead of
the Word Document format.

You'll need to keep the Confirm Conversions option turned on and when
it displays select the appropriate format. Then make sure you use
File/Save As and save it as a Word Document file type.

If this started happening on new documents only then go to
Tools/Options/Save and make sure the default Save file type is Word
Documents and not RTF.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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"STEVE" <STEVE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5B54E92A-E058-4C4F-8B64-43027C70E67B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> OH, sorry...It wants to open with RTF rich text format.
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
>> I kinda need to know the answer to my second question. :-)
>>
>> Turn "Confirm Conversion" back on and open the file. Which
>> converter
>> is selected in the list?

>> "STEVE" <STEVE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:96FDAF08-21A8-44A5-85AA-70ED9B10ED15@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi Beth,
>> > Ok, I unchecked "Confirm Conversion, now it opens automatically
>> > with Word.
>> > I opened the document and it's columns were aligned correctly and
>> > the Logo
>> > showed up as it did before this problem.
>> > HOWEVER, now I've just opened it again, and columns a a little
>> > out
>> > of
>> > alignment and the Logo is missing.
>> > What might I do?
>> > Thanks,
>> > Steve


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