What extension does the file have then?
Terry
:I do have extensions displayed and I'm not trying to open .dot files.
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: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > Well what you are opening must be a template (dot) and the default
action
: > is
: > for Word to open a new document from a template: hence Document1
displays.
: > Why haven't your files got extensions? If you display the extensions,
you
: > may then see what type of files they are. It sometimes prevents the
: > accidental opening of viruses too. From just the security aspect, it is
: > plain bonkers to hide file extensions.
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: >
http://word.mvps.org/
: >
: >
: > : > : From your reply maybe you still think I'm trying to open the file from
: > : within Word. I'm not trying to open a file with Word already open. In
a
: > "my
: > : computer" window I select the file I want to open & then "right click"
: > on
: > it
: > : to get either "open" or "open with" and then I choose a program with
: > which
: > : to open the file. I did some further experimenting and found that if I
: > use
: > : Wordpad or Notepad to open the file the file will be opened with it's
: > : correct name and in the correct location. The problem seems confined
to
: > : Word.
: > :
: > :
: > :
: > : : > : > If you're sure you're choosing Open and not New, then I have no idea
: > what
: > : > might be going wrong.
: > : >
: > : > --
: > : > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : > Words into Type
: > : > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > :
: > : > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: > newsgroup
: > : > so
: > : > all may benefit.
: > : >
: > : > : > : >> I'm just using the mouse to "right click" on a file, right click
only
: > : > gives
: > : >> "ope" or "open with". I'm not trying to open a file from within
word.
: > I
: > : > can
: > : >> only files from within word OK but that's not what I want to do as
I
: > have
: > : > to
: > : >> use word to "browse" to the file.
: > : >>
: > : >> : > : >> > Are you sure you're choosing Open rather than New? The behavior
you
: > : >> > describe
: > : >> > is what you would experience if you were choosing New.
: > : >> >
: > : >> > --
: > : >> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : >> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : >> > Words into Type
: > : >> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > : >>
: > : >> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: > : > newsgroup
: > : >> > so
: > : >> > all may benefit.
: > : >> >
: > : >> > : > : >> >> I'm not sure if this is a WORD problem or an XP problem.
: > : >> >>
: > : >> >> I have recently upgraded from NT to XP (service pack 2). I also
: > have
: > : >> > WORD97.
: > : >> >> When I open a file which doesn't have a .DOC extension with WORD
: > by
: > : > using
: > : >> >> "right click & OPEN" and then choosing WORD it opens the file OK
: > but
: > : >> >> it
: > : >> >> displays a file name of "DOCUMENT 1" and treats the file as if
it
: > were
: > : > a
: > : >> > new
: > : >> >> file. When I go to save the file it is as if I am saving a new
: > file
: > : > with
: > : >> > the
: > : >> >> default directory of "MY DOCUMENTS". With NT I didn't have this
: > : > problem.
: > : >> > Non
: > : >> >> .DOC files would be opened with their correct file name and
could
: > back
: > : > in
: > : >> >> their original format in their original directory. Is there a
fix
: > for
: > : >> >> this
: > : >> >> problem?
: > : >> >>
: > : >> >>
: > : >> >>
: > : >> >> regards
: > : >> >>
: > : >> >> Peter
: > : >> >>
: > : >> >>
: > : >> >
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