encrypted documents

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Whenever I download an attachment or something of the internet the file opens
up in word pad as an encrypted file (scattered symbols throughout the page).
Sometimes if I save a file onto my flash drive from another computer and I
come to try to open it on mine, if I didn't save it in rich text format,
then it becomes encrypted....can someone please help and tell me how to fix
this?! Thank you!

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi M.B.,

An encrypted file would generally be one that prompts you in some way with a message or request for password, but a file that is
corrupted might have 'scattered' symbols.

You didn't mention the version of Word you're using, but save the document first to your hard drive before opening the file and use
Tools=>Options=>General
[x] Confirm conversions on Open
(if in Word 2007 it's a setting in
Office Button=>Word Options=>Advanced
and then try opening one of the problem documents to see if Word recognizes it as a 'Word Document'.

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Whenever I download an attachment or something of the internet the file opens
up in word pad as an encrypted file (scattered symbols throughout the page).
Sometimes if I save a file onto my flash drive from another computer and I
come to try to open it on mine, if I didn't save it in rich text format,
then it becomes encrypted....can someone please help and tell me how to fix
this?! Thank you! <<
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*