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j1peters
I sent Mac Word file to non Mac user. He can not open the file - gets message to save to disk....what do I need to do on my end so everyone can open the Mac Word docs i send?
C
CyberTaz
What happens if the recipient follows instructions, saves to disk & attempts
to open the saved copy? That's the way it *should* be done on Windows
systems
Window users who open attachments by double-clicking directly in
an email message are just begging for trouble on several levels.
The only thing you need to be certain of on your end is that you (a) use the
option to append extensions when saving the file and (b) use your email
software's option to send Windows-friendly attachments (either Apple-Double
or UTF-8 encoding). Additionally it's a good idea to use the Zip & Mail
option rather than sending "naked" attachments - mail servers & virus
software on the Dark Side may render it useless if you don't.
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HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
I sent Mac Word file to non Mac user. He can not open the file - gets
message to save to disk....what do I need to do on my end so everyone can
open the Mac Word docs i send?
to open the saved copy? That's the way it *should* be done on Windows
systems
Window users who open attachments by double-clicking directly inan email message are just begging for trouble on several levels.
The only thing you need to be certain of on your end is that you (a) use the
option to append extensions when saving the file and (b) use your email
software's option to send Windows-friendly attachments (either Apple-Double
or UTF-8 encoding). Additionally it's a good idea to use the Zip & Mail
option rather than sending "naked" attachments - mail servers & virus
software on the Dark Side may render it useless if you don't.
--
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
I sent Mac Word file to non Mac user. He can not open the file - gets
message to save to disk....what do I need to do on my end so everyone can
open the Mac Word docs i send?
P
Phillip Jones
Try sending again this time try the following.
open file and do a Save As use the same name. This time when you go to
save the file look and see if show extension is checked. If not check
then re-save.
As much as people say that PC Office and Mac Office can understand each
other unless that .Doc, .Docx (.Dox) extension is there the PC don't
know what to do with it.
This is not so much that the don't use the same code. But Mac do
exclusively by Mime type when sending and PC go file type. And if the
intervening servers are not set right then things get mangled.
As an added precaution, OX has built in support for .zip. So make a zip
archive and assume the party on the other end knows what .zip is and
unzip the file first.
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open file and do a Save As use the same name. This time when you go to
save the file look and see if show extension is checked. If not check
then re-save.
As much as people say that PC Office and Mac Office can understand each
other unless that .Doc, .Docx (.Dox) extension is there the PC don't
know what to do with it.
This is not so much that the don't use the same code. But Mac do
exclusively by Mime type when sending and PC go file type. And if the
intervening servers are not set right then things get mangled.
As an added precaution, OX has built in support for .zip. So make a zip
archive and assume the party on the other end knows what .zip is and
unzip the file first.
--
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Phillip M. Jones, CET |LIFE MEMBER: VPEA ETA-I, NESDA, ISCET, Sterling
616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868
Martinsville Va 24112 |[email protected], ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet
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<http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm>
<http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html>
<http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm>
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