can't email works doc

[rachelashton6]

I have a Yahoo email account and I tried to attach a letter I wrote in the works word processer, it attached but it won't open (yes I closed the works document before I attached it)- I then tried the same thing on my earthlink acct with the same problem - someone help!

 

[brady]

any errors when trying to open it? If you're sending this file to a computer that doesn't use "works", the file is not recognized.


which you'll need:

works to word converter - Google Search

 

[rachelashton6]

when the receipiant couldn't open it I sent it to myself and I did get an error message (that I dont really understand) that said the file may be in use by another application, not supported by converter application, or the file may be corrupted. seems strange.

 

[brady]

weird, but then again... it's a computer.

Can you open the original on your side then copy it into a .txt (text) file?
Or can you copy the contents out directly into the email body?

This could simply be works issue, not many works users out there anymore.

 

[rachelashton6]

I was able to just paste the contents to the body of the email but I need to do a lot of correspondance regarding a legal matter and I want to be able to type a letter and attach it - what do you think would be the most widely used word processing program so that I don't have this issue? I figured since this is a new computer with windows 7 that the word processing program (works) would be good to go - but it sounds like that's not the case...

 

[brady]

Yes, works is not used that much and the converters would need to be installed on the recipients machine.

Easiest way: would be to download "open office" OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

and the converter for 2k3/7 Download details: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats
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Expensive way: would be to purchase office suite through a vendor

 

[rachelashton6]

Cool - thank you so much - you just saved me a bunch of frustration and prob. money!

 

[brady]

my pleasure