opening files

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edicus919

When I open a file for MS Office I get the box that asks what I want
to do with the file so I select "open with ..." and the box that says
"do this for these file types automatically" is checked, yet I always
have to click "open".

Any suggestions as to how to fix this?

Thanks!

Eddie G
 
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Gordon

When I open a file for MS Office I get the box that asks what I want
to do with the file so I select "open with ..." and the box that says
"do this for these file types automatically" is checked, yet I always
have to click "open".

Any suggestions as to how to fix this?
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Are you double-clicking on the file? You normally only get the "open with"
option when you right-click on a file....
 
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edicus919

In the last case I had an excel file attached to an email and I left
clicked once on "view". And I know it'll work if I save the file to
the hard drive, but I don't want to do that.
 
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Gordon

In the last case I had an excel file attached to an email and I left
clicked once on "view". And I know it'll work if I save the file to
the hard drive, but I don't want to do that.
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Well you should, because you should NOT edit Office documents direct from
the email......
 
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edicus919

Well you should, because you should NOT edit Office documents direct from
the email......
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These email attachments in question (word, excel) are from my work
email that I check from home, but do not d/l them to my home computer
as I am just reading them, NOT editing them.
 
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Gordon

Well you should, because you should NOT edit Office documents direct from
the email......
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These email attachments in question (word, excel) are from my work
email that I check from home, but do not d/l them to my home computer
as I am just reading them, NOT editing them.
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Interesting. Why would you read and not edit if you found something wrong? I
don't see the point.....
 
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edicus919

Interesting. Why would you read and not edit if you found something wrong? I
don't see the point.....
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I never said I read something wrong, nor did I say anything about
editing. All I am doing is reading it.
 
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