Re: cant open Word file"~$Fall.doc"

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Tell the sender to send you the real file. What he/she sent was the "owner
file" rather than the document itself (see “Description of how Word creates
temporary files” at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Michele" <Michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:68A10187-9E4D-427E-A447-29C65333E79D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Someone emailed me a file from Word (shows the Word Icon) but the file
name
> has the tilde and dollar sign in front and I cant open. I copied it to my
> desktop and tried to rename it...and I can't get anything legible. ANy
> suggestions?

.

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