[JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
Hi All, Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the compatibility pack from Microsoft. Andy - Original Message - From: "Mike B." To: Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? > Hi Jo, > > You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the > old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, > but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word > installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, > installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, > read, & edit older files from older Office versions. > > If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now > this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if > you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're > running depending on your needs. > Take care, Mike. > Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! > - Original Message - > From: Jo Luland > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? > > > Hi All, > I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I > need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, I'm > not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many years, but have > never come across this situation. I know that many of you out there > will know what the heck I'm talking about and will be able to help me. > Thanks for any suggestions you may have. > Jo > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. Thanks, Jeff On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: Hi All, Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the compatibility pack from Microsoft. Andy - Original Message - From: "Mike B." To: Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi Jo, You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, read, & edit older files from older Office versions. If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're running depending on your needs. Take care, Mike. Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! - Original Message - From: Jo Luland To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi All, I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, I'm not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many years, but have never come across this situation. I know that many of you out there will know what the heck I'm talking about and will be able to help me. Thanks for any suggestions you may have. Jo For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
In Win 7 Wordpad will not open any MS Word documents. Andy - Original Message - From: "Tim Ford" To: Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:43 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Hi All, Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the compatibility pack from Microsoft. Andy - Original Message - From: "Mike B." To: Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi Jo, You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, read, & edit older files from older Office versions. If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're running depending on your needs. Take care, Mike. Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! - Original Message - From: Jo Luland To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi All, I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, I'm not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many years, but have never come across this situation. I know that many of you out there will know what the heck I'm talking about and will be able to help me. Thanks for any suggestions you may have. Jo For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
Well, maybe another reason for folks who can, to upgrade to the Windows 10 level. (I appreciate that those of us in an office may be stuck with Windows 7 for some time. I resisted, but was recently forced into Windows 10 when I lost my Windows 7 laptop. I made significant use of the folks at the Microsoft Accessibility help office, and am now at least functional with the aspects of Windows a typical user like me would need to know. I still have my moments, but I eventually figure it out; yesterday for the first time ever I had that experience with the Windows wireless system settings. It was actually very cool, and had lots of options on what your computer will do when encountering a given wireless site. It also adds something Windows 7 lacked, an accessible signal strength meter, and a quick way to know if the wireless host is public or requires a password. So in closing, I suggest making the upgrade now. The free Microsoft assistance has generally been good in my individual cases, they can do a lot with remote access, and are generally more persistent than I would expect. Several times, I was ready to give up, but the Microsoft technician persevered and figured out the solution. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:13 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. In Win 7 Wordpad will not open any MS Word documents. Andy - Original Message - From: "Tim Ford" To: Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:43 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. > Hi All, > > Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will > open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the > original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, control s is > the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right the original > file, > or save it under a different name. If you over-right the original file, > you > will lose some functions that are in the full version of Word, but you > will > not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. > > I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know for > sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. > > Tim Ford > > > -Original Message- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Andy Baracco > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? > > Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the > compatibility pack from Microsoft. > > Andy > > - Original Message - > From: "Mike B." > To: > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? > > >> Hi Jo, >> >> You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the >> old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, >> but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word >> installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, >> installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, >> read, & edit older files from older Office versions. >> >> If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now >> this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if >> you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're >> running depending on your needs. >> Take care, Mike. >> Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! >> - Original Message - >> From: Jo Luland >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? >> >> >> Hi All, >> I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I >> need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, I'm >> not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many years, but have >> never come across this situation. I know that many of you out there >> will know what the heck I'm talking about and will be able to help me. >> Thanks for any suggestions you may have. >> Jo >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the following steps. Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on the appropriate line. Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are in your computer as the default folder for document files. Arrow to the file you want, press enter. The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. Best of luck, and hope the above helps. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. Thanks, Jeff On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: > Hi All, > > Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad > will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in > the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, > control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right > the original file, or save it under a different name. If you > over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that are in > the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. > > I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know > for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. > > Tim Ford > > > -Original Message- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] > On Behalf Of Andy Baracco > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? > > Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the > compatibility pack from Microsoft. > > Andy > > - Original Message - > From: "Mike B." > To: > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? > > >> Hi Jo, >> >> You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the >> old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, >> but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word >> installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, >> installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, >> read, & edit older files from older Office versions. >> >> If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now >> this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if >> you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're >> running depending on your needs. >> Take care, Mike. >> Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! >> - Original Message - >> From: Jo Luland >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? >> >> >> Hi All, >> I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I >> need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, >> I'm not familiar w
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way to access these files without obtaining the Word program? Jeff On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the following steps. Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on the appropriate line. Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are in your computer as the default folder for document files. Arrow to the file you want, press enter. The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. Best of luck, and hope the above helps. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. Thanks, Jeff On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: Hi All, Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the compatibility pack from Microsoft. Andy - Original Message - From: "Mike B." To: Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi Jo, You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, read, & edit older files from older Office versions. If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're running depending on your needs. Take care, Mike. Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! - Original Message - From: Jo Luland To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi All, I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, I'm not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
Hi Jeff, Please feel free to contact me off-list and we can go through this together over the phone. My email address is ttf...@gmail.com. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way to access these files without obtaining the Word program? Jeff On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: > That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the > following steps. > > Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. Tab > to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format you want to > open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on the appropriate > line. > > Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are in your > computer as the default folder for document files. > > Arrow to the file you want, press enter. > > The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. > > Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time you > open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for WordPad > documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list (or use the > end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one that will show you > all the files and folders on your computer. > > Best of luck, and hope the above helps. > > Tim Ford > > > -Original Message- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Audiobookfan > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? Try WordPad. > > I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well > for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean > that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. > Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at > the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have > looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. > All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. > > Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some > instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. > Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word > documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just > that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes > getting it in another format is not an option. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > > > On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad >> will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in >> the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, >> control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right >> the original file, or save it under a different name. If you >> over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that are in >> the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even most of the > format, fonts, etc. >> >> I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know >> for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. >> >> Tim Ford >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] >> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? >> >> Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the >> compatibility pack from Microsoft. >> >> Andy >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Mike B." >> To: >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? >> >> >>> Hi Jo, >>> >>> You need MS Word to open this file. The f
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
Jeff, When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed extension? Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either with nothing or a space. I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way to access these files without obtaining the Word program? Jeff On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: > That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the > following steps. > > Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. > Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format > you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on > the appropriate line. > > Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are > in your computer as the default folder for document files. > > Arrow to the file you want, press enter. > > The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. > > Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time > you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for > WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list > (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one > that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. > > Best of luck, and hope the above helps. > > Tim Ford > > > -Original Message- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] > On Behalf Of Audiobookfan > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? Try WordPad. > > I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very > well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, > I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. > Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) > character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the > document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. > All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. > > Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, > some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. > Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access > Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, > it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to > read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > > > On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad >> will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back >> in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, >> control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either >> over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If >> you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that >> are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even >> most of the > format, fonts, etc. >> >> I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I >> know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. >> >> Tim Ford >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] >> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? >> >> Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the >> compatibility pack from Microsoft. >> >> Andy >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Mike B." >> To: >> Sent: M
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Jeff, why not try note pad instead. I have copied word documents into note pad and been able to read them fine. It doesn't change anything. I use Win 7. Judy & Libby -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 2:11 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. Thanks, Jeff On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: > Hi All, > > Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will > open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the > original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, control s is > the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right the original file, > or save it under a different name. If you over-right the original file, you > will lose some functions that are in the full version of Word, but you will > not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. > > I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know for > sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. > > Tim Ford > > > -Original Message- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Andy Baracco > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? > > Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the > compatibility pack from Microsoft. > > Andy > > - Original Message - > From: "Mike B." > To: > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? > > >> Hi Jo, >> >> You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the >> old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, >> but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word >> installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, >> installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, >> read, & edit older files from older Office versions. >> >> If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now >> this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if >> you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're >> running depending on your needs. >> Take care, Mike. >> Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! >> - Original Message - >> From: Jo Luland >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? >> >> >> Hi All, >> I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I >> need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, I'm >> not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many years, but have >> never come across this situation. I know that many of you out there >> will know what the heck I'm talking about and will be able to help me. >> Thanks for any suggestions you may have. >> Jo >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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Seems like a lot of work, especially if you have to do it every time. Andy - Original Message - From: "Tim Ford" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the following steps. Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on the appropriate line. Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are in your computer as the default folder for document files. Arrow to the file you want, press enter. The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. Best of luck, and hope the above helps. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. Thanks, Jeff On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: Hi All, Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the compatibility pack from Microsoft. Andy - Original Message - From: "Mike B." To: Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi Jo, You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, read, & edit older files from older Office versions. If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're running depending on your needs. Take care, Mike. Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! - Original Message - From: Jo Luland To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi All, I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, I'm not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many years, but have never come across this situation. I know that many of you out there will know what the heck I&#x
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
Adrian, actually, .doc was not in the list, but .docx was in the list, and it's a .docx file I'm trying to read. Wordpad does open the file, but it's got these backslashes at the beginning of some lines. My assumption is that those are some form of formatting code that isn't being interpreted properly by Wordpad. My concern is that if Wordpad isn't interpreting these codes properly, what else might it not be doing properly? What else might I encounter in other .docx files? I suppose it's possible that these are intentional and they appear the same in the file opened in Word, but it sure doesn't seem likely. Actually, Judy's suggestion to copy the content to Notepad worked. The backslashes didn't transfer over. I suppose this is an acceptable work-around, at least until it doesn't work. Jeff On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: Jeff, When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed extension? Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either with nothing or a space. I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way to access these files without obtaining the Word program? Jeff On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the following steps. Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on the appropriate line. Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are in your computer as the default folder for document files. Arrow to the file you want, press enter. The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. Best of luck, and hope the above helps. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. Thanks, Jeff On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: Hi All, Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, May
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Jeff, MS-Word 2007 or later will read a .docx file. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Audiobookfan" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 19:32 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Adrian, actually, .doc was not in the list, but .docx was in the list, and it's a .docx file I'm trying to read. Wordpad does open the file, but it's got these backslashes at the beginning of some lines. My assumption is that those are some form of formatting code that isn't being interpreted properly by Wordpad. My concern is that if Wordpad isn't interpreting these codes properly, what else might it not be doing properly? What else might I encounter in other .docx files? I suppose it's possible that these are intentional and they appear the same in the file opened in Word, but it sure doesn't seem likely. Actually, Judy's suggestion to copy the content to Notepad worked. The backslashes didn't transfer over. I suppose this is an acceptable work-around, at least until it doesn't work. Jeff On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: > Jeff, > When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed > extension? > Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? > The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either > with nothing or a space. > I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. > > -Original Message- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Audiobookfan > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? Try WordPad. > > Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type > included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were > the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. > > Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way > to access these files without obtaining the Word program? > > Jeff > > > On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: >> That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the >> following steps. >> >> Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. >> Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format >> you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on >> the appropriate line. >> >> Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are >> in your computer as the default folder for document files. >> >> Arrow to the file you want, press enter. >> >> The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx >> file. >> >> Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time >> you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for >> WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list >> (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one >> that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. >> >> Best of luck, and hope the above helps. >> >> Tim Ford >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] >> On Behalf Of Audiobookfan >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? Try WordPad. >> >> I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very >> well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, >> I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the >> document. >> Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) >> character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the >> document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. >> All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank >> lines. >> >> Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, >> some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. >> Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access >> Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, >> it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to >> read and sometimes getting it in
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Thanks, Dave, but I already know this. However, I don't have any version of Word and I don't intend to purchase it just to be able to read files from people who refuse to publish documents in more universally accessible formats. Jeff On 5/23/2017 7:49 PM, Dave ... wrote: Jeff, MS-Word 2007 or later will read a .docx file. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Audiobookfan" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 19:32 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Adrian, actually, .doc was not in the list, but .docx was in the list, and it's a .docx file I'm trying to read. Wordpad does open the file, but it's got these backslashes at the beginning of some lines. My assumption is that those are some form of formatting code that isn't being interpreted properly by Wordpad. My concern is that if Wordpad isn't interpreting these codes properly, what else might it not be doing properly? What else might I encounter in other .docx files? I suppose it's possible that these are intentional and they appear the same in the file opened in Word, but it sure doesn't seem likely. Actually, Judy's suggestion to copy the content to Notepad worked. The backslashes didn't transfer over. I suppose this is an acceptable work-around, at least until it doesn't work. Jeff On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: Jeff, When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed extension? Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either with nothing or a space. I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way to access these files without obtaining the Word program? Jeff On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the following steps. Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on the appropriate line. Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are in your computer as the default folder for document files. Arrow to the file you want, press enter. The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. Best of luck, and hope the above helps. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. Thanks, Jeff On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: Hi All, Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the original doc or docx format. Just do th
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Jeff, Okay, sorry that I don't have any better ideas. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Audiobookfan" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 20:37 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Thanks, Dave, but I already know this. However, I don't have any version of Word and I don't intend to purchase it just to be able to read files from people who refuse to publish documents in more universally accessible formats. Jeff On 5/23/2017 7:49 PM, Dave ... wrote: > Jeff, > > MS-Word 2007 or later will read a .docx file. > > Dave > Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer > > > - Original Message - > From: "Audiobookfan" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 19:32 > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? Try WordPad. > > > Adrian, actually, .doc was not in the list, but .docx was in the list, > and it's a .docx file I'm trying to read. > > Wordpad does open the file, but it's got these backslashes at the > beginning of some lines. My assumption is that those are some form of > formatting code that isn't being interpreted properly by Wordpad. My > concern is that if Wordpad isn't interpreting these codes properly, what > else might it not be doing properly? What else might I encounter in > other .docx files? I suppose it's possible that these are intentional > and they appear the same in the file opened in Word, but it sure doesn't > seem likely. > > Actually, Judy's suggestion to copy the content to Notepad worked. The > backslashes didn't transfer over. I suppose this is an acceptable > work-around, at least until it doesn't work. > > Jeff > > On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: >> Jeff, >> When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed >> extension? >> Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? >> The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either >> with nothing or a space. >> I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On >> Behalf Of Audiobookfan >> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? Try WordPad. >> >> Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type >> included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were >> the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. >> >> Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way >> to access these files without obtaining the Word program? >> >> Jeff >> >> >> On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: >>> That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the >>> following steps. >>> >>> Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. >>> Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format >>> you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on >>> the appropriate line. >>> >>> Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are >>> in your computer as the default folder for document files. >>> >>> Arrow to the file you want, press enter. >>> >>> The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx >>> file. >>> >>> Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time >>> you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for >>> WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list >>> (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one >>> that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. >>> >>> Best of luck, and hope the above helps. >>> >>> Tim Ford >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] >>> On Behalf Of Audiobookfan >>> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM >>> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >>> document? Try WordPad. >>> >>> I'm running Windows 10 Annivers
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I agree, and that's why I have Jarte. Andy - Original Message - From: "Audiobookfan" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Thanks, Dave, but I already know this. However, I don't have any version of Word and I don't intend to purchase it just to be able to read files from people who refuse to publish documents in more universally accessible formats. Jeff On 5/23/2017 7:49 PM, Dave ... wrote: Jeff, MS-Word 2007 or later will read a .docx file. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Audiobookfan" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 19:32 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Adrian, actually, .doc was not in the list, but .docx was in the list, and it's a .docx file I'm trying to read. Wordpad does open the file, but it's got these backslashes at the beginning of some lines. My assumption is that those are some form of formatting code that isn't being interpreted properly by Wordpad. My concern is that if Wordpad isn't interpreting these codes properly, what else might it not be doing properly? What else might I encounter in other .docx files? I suppose it's possible that these are intentional and they appear the same in the file opened in Word, but it sure doesn't seem likely. Actually, Judy's suggestion to copy the content to Notepad worked. The backslashes didn't transfer over. I suppose this is an acceptable work-around, at least until it doesn't work. Jeff On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: Jeff, When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed extension? Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either with nothing or a space. I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way to access these files without obtaining the Word program? Jeff On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the following steps. Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on the appropriate line. Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are in your computer as the default folder for document files. Arrow to the file you want, press enter. The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. Best of luck, and hope the above helps. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. Th
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Hi Jeff, Office has viewing programs that allow you to read Excel, Word, & Power Point files, but that's all you can do is read them. You can get them here: www.microsoft.com/downloads This what they're called: ExcelViewer PowerPointViewer wordview_en-us Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. - Original Message - From: Audiobookfan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Thanks, Dave, but I already know this. However, I don't have any version of Word and I don't intend to purchase it just to be able to read files from people who refuse to publish documents in more universally accessible formats. Jeff On 5/23/2017 7:49 PM, Dave ... wrote: > Jeff, > > MS-Word 2007 or later will read a .docx file. > > Dave > Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer > > > - Original Message - > From: "Audiobookfan" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 19:32 > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? Try WordPad. > > > Adrian, actually, .doc was not in the list, but .docx was in the list, > and it's a .docx file I'm trying to read. > > Wordpad does open the file, but it's got these backslashes at the > beginning of some lines. My assumption is that those are some form of > formatting code that isn't being interpreted properly by Wordpad. My > concern is that if Wordpad isn't interpreting these codes properly, what > else might it not be doing properly? What else might I encounter in > other .docx files? I suppose it's possible that these are intentional > and they appear the same in the file opened in Word, but it sure doesn't > seem likely. > > Actually, Judy's suggestion to copy the content to Notepad worked. The > backslashes didn't transfer over. I suppose this is an acceptable > work-around, at least until it doesn't work. > > Jeff > > On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: >> Jeff, >> When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed >> extension? >> Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? >> The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either >> with nothing or a space. >> I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. >> >> -Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On >> Behalf Of Audiobookfan >> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? Try WordPad. >> >> Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type >> included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were >> the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. >> >> Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way >> to access these files without obtaining the Word program? >> >> Jeff >> >> >> On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: >>> That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the >>> following steps. >>> >>> Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. >>> Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format >>> you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on >>> the appropriate line. >>> >>> Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are >>> in your computer as the default folder for document files. >>> >>> Arrow to the file you want, press enter. >>> >>> The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx >>> file. >>> >>> Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time >>> you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for >>> WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list >>> (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one >>> that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. >>> >>> Best of luck, and hope the above helps. >>> >>> Tim Ford >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: JAWS-Users-List
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Hi Again Jeff, The most importan thing I forgot to mention is that these Office viewing programs are free! Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. - Original Message - From: Mike B. To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Hi Jeff, Office has viewing programs that allow you to read Excel, Word, & Power Point files, but that's all you can do is read them. You can get them here: www.microsoft.com/downloads This what they're called: ExcelViewer PowerPointViewer wordview_en-us Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. - Original Message - From: Audiobookfan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Thanks, Dave, but I already know this. However, I don't have any version of Word and I don't intend to purchase it just to be able to read files from people who refuse to publish documents in more universally accessible formats. Jeff On 5/23/2017 7:49 PM, Dave ... wrote: > Jeff, > > MS-Word 2007 or later will read a .docx file. > > Dave > Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer > > > - Original Message - > From: "Audiobookfan" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 19:32 > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? Try WordPad. > > > Adrian, actually, .doc was not in the list, but .docx was in the list, > and it's a .docx file I'm trying to read. > > Wordpad does open the file, but it's got these backslashes at the > beginning of some lines. My assumption is that those are some form of > formatting code that isn't being interpreted properly by Wordpad. My > concern is that if Wordpad isn't interpreting these codes properly, what > else might it not be doing properly? What else might I encounter in > other .docx files? I suppose it's possible that these are intentional > and they appear the same in the file opened in Word, but it sure doesn't > seem likely. > > Actually, Judy's suggestion to copy the content to Notepad worked. The > backslashes didn't transfer over. I suppose this is an acceptable > work-around, at least until it doesn't work. > > Jeff > > On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: >> Jeff, >> When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed >> extension? >> Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? >> The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either >> with nothing or a space. >> I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. >> >> -----Original Message- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On >> Behalf Of Audiobookfan >> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? Try WordPad. >> >> Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type >> included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were >> the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. >> >> Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way >> to access these files without obtaining the Word program? >> >> Jeff >> >> >> On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: >>> That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the >>> following steps. >>> >>> Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. >>> Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format >>> you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on >>> the appropriate line. >>> >>> Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are >>> in your computer as the default folder for document files. >>> >>> Arrow to the file you want, press enter. >>> >>> The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx >>> file. >>> >>> Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time >>> you open WordPad
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Try any version of MS Word, it reads doc documents. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Tim Ford Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:45 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Hi Jeff, Please feel free to contact me off-list and we can go through this together over the phone. My email address is ttf...@gmail.com. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way to access these files without obtaining the Word program? Jeff On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: > That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the > following steps. > > Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. Tab > to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format you > want to > open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on the > appropriate line. > > Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are > in your > computer as the default folder for document files. > > Arrow to the file you want, press enter. > > The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. > > Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time > you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for > WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list > (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one > that will show you > all the files and folders on your computer. > > Best of luck, and hope the above helps. > > Tim Ford > > > -Original Message- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] > On Behalf Of Audiobookfan > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? Try WordPad. > > I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very > well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, > I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. > Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) > character at > the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have > looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. > All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. > > Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, > some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. > Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word > documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just > that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes > getting it in another format is not an option. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > > > On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad >> will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back >> in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, >> control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either >> over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If >> you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that >> are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even >> most of the > format, fonts, etc. >> >> I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I >> know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. >> >> Tim Ford >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] >> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM >> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? >> >> Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the >> compatibility pac
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
There was, is (or should be?) a free Microsoft Wordviewer somewhere that would read the .doc file, which you cannot use to edit because it only reads the document. Perhaps using a search of Microsoft Wordviewer will yield results. It's a free program. -Original Message- From: Audiobookfan Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:37 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Thanks, Dave, but I already know this. However, I don't have any version of Word and I don't intend to purchase it just to be able to read files from people who refuse to publish documents in more universally accessible formats. Jeff On 5/23/2017 7:49 PM, Dave ... wrote: Jeff, MS-Word 2007 or later will read a .docx file. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Audiobookfan" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 19:32 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Adrian, actually, .doc was not in the list, but .docx was in the list, and it's a .docx file I'm trying to read. Wordpad does open the file, but it's got these backslashes at the beginning of some lines. My assumption is that those are some form of formatting code that isn't being interpreted properly by Wordpad. My concern is that if Wordpad isn't interpreting these codes properly, what else might it not be doing properly? What else might I encounter in other .docx files? I suppose it's possible that these are intentional and they appear the same in the file opened in Word, but it sure doesn't seem likely. Actually, Judy's suggestion to copy the content to Notepad worked. The backslashes didn't transfer over. I suppose this is an acceptable work-around, at least until it doesn't work. Jeff On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: Jeff, When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed extension? Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either with nothing or a space. I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way to access these files without obtaining the Word program? Jeff On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the following steps. Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on the appropriate line. Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are in your computer as the default folder for document files. Arrow to the file you want, press enter. The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx file. Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. Best of luck, and hope the above helps. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access
Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad.
That depends on what you want to do with the document. importing into Notepad would change the document into a plain text file, and you would lose any formatting. Andy - Original Message - From: "Judy" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Jeff, why not try note pad instead. I have copied word documents into note pad and been able to read them fine. It doesn't change anything. I use Win 7. Judy & Libby -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Audiobookfan Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 2:11 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the document. Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank lines. Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. Thanks, Jeff On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: Hi All, Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even most of the format, fonts, etc. I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. Tim Ford -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the compatibility pack from Microsoft. Andy - Original Message - From: "Mike B." To: Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi Jo, You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, read, & edit older files from older Office versions. If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're running depending on your needs. Take care, Mike. Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! - Original Message - From: Jo Luland To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi All, I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, I'm not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many years, but have never come across this situation. I know that many of you out there will know what the heck I'm talking about and will be able to help me. Thanks for any suggestions you may have. Jo For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
