attaching word document to e-mail

[Pat]

I am using Word 2007 and when I attach a document to an e-mail there is an x
after the doc (.docx) and consequently it cannot be opened. What might be
going on and how to I change it.

Thanks

 

[Digby Girl]

if you open the file you're trying to attatch and click 'save as' using the
drop down menu you can change the file format to (.doc) it won't affect the
layout or content of the file, it will just allow you to open it. hope this
helps

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The new .docx file format is the default for Word 2007. You can save in the
older Word 97-2003 format by using Office Button | Save As and selecting
that file type. You might also suggest that recipients might like to
download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint 2007 File Formats from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en,
as this will not only allow them to open documents in the new format but
will also give them all the new "C" fonts that ship with Office 2007.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org