2008/4/3, Brenda Noblitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I have been using Open Office as a substitute for WORD. I have just > downloaded version 2.4 and haven't tried it yet. > > My problem is this - when I prepare a document in Open Office and want to > email it - I save the document and the icon becomes one with the Windows > logo. So, when I get ready to email - the receiver can't open the document > because it is not the WORD document that is compatible. > > Can you help? This has really become a problem lately. I have to open > every document with Writer and then when it's saved again, it reverts back > to the icon with Windows logo. > > HELP. > > Thank you very much. > > Brenda Noblitt >
Hello Brenda, Maybe you changed the default options when you installed the 2.4 version... When you want to mail documents made in OpenOffice.org, you can use the File > Send > Send as MS Word option. OOo then prepares a mail in your default e-mail client with the file as a .doc attachment. When you work on a document and want to save it as a MS Word .doc file, choose File > Save As, give a name, choose the .doc format, and be sure the file receives the .doc extension (automatic filename extension activated). You can then attach it to a mail also. HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.3 m221 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo SRC 680 m241 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
