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Please post to microsoft.public.works.win.

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"Gwen" <Gwen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B47CD821-1999-4731-B43A-C044EEEF38D9@microsoft.com...
> E-mail attachments created using Microsoft Works word processor cannot be
> opened on the receiving end. I've attached it with the file open, the file
> closed, as a word processor file, and as a .doc file. I've sent it using
> AOl
> and Hotmail. Nothing works. How do I attach a resume file to an e-mail so
> that the receiving party can open it and be able to read it as it was
> orginally written??
> --
> Gwen C

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Save it as an Adobe pdf file.

"Gwen" <Gwen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B47CD821-1999-4731-B43A-C044EEEF38D9@microsoft.com...
> E-mail attachments created using Microsoft Works word processor cannot be
> opened on the receiving end. I've attached it with the file open, the file
> closed, as a word processor file, and as a .doc file. I've sent it using
> AOl
> and Hotmail. Nothing works. How do I attach a resume file to an e-mail so
> that the receiving party can open it and be able to read it as it was
> orginally written??
> --
> Gwen C

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Gwen wrote:
> E-mail attachments created using Microsoft Works word processor cannot be
> opened on the receiving end. I've attached it with the file open, the file
> closed, as a word processor file, and as a .doc file. I've sent it using AOl
> and Hotmail. Nothing works. How do I attach a resume file to an e-mail so
> that the receiving party can open it and be able to read it as it was
> orginally written??


Does your recipient have Works or another compatible application
installed?


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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Have you tried zipping it & then sending the zipfile as an attachment?

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johnf

> E-mail attachments created using Microsoft Works word processor cannot
> be opened on the receiving end. I've attached it with the file open,
> the file closed, as a word processor file, and as a .doc file. I've
> sent it using AOl and Hotmail. Nothing works. How do I attach a resume
> file to an e-mail so that the receiving party can open it and be able
> to read it as it was orginally written??
> --
> Gwen C

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Gwen wrote:
> E-mail attachments created using Microsoft Works word processor cannot be
> opened on the receiving end.

What do you mean exactly by this? Have you found out from your recipient
what happens when they do try to open the file?
There could be any number of reasons why they can't open the file.

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Does your recipient have "Attachments blocked" ?
Teriel9
"Gwen" <Gwen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B47CD821-1999-4731-B43A-C044EEEF38D9@microsoft.com...
> E-mail attachments created using Microsoft Works word processor cannot be
> opened on the receiving end. I've attached it with the file open, the file
> closed, as a word processor file, and as a .doc file. I've sent it using
> AOl
> and Hotmail. Nothing works. How do I attach a resume file to an e-mail so
> that the receiving party can open it and be able to read it as it was
> orginally written??
> --
> Gwen C