TIFF (Apple) files

[Guest]

What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications, and some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Guest]

I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications, and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Graham Mayor]

If you have Office 2003 or 2007 you will have Microsoft Document Imaging,
but it will not have been installed by default.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most
applications, and some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There are some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all of the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Graham and JoAnn: Thanks! Unfortunately, I have Office 2002, SP3. Out of
luck? Or time to upgrade? running XP PRO. Thank you!

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There are some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all of the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Why not download the free Irfanview that JoAnn posted?

| Graham and JoAnn: Thanks! Unfortunately, I have Office 2002, SP3. Out
of
| luck? Or time to upgrade? running XP PRO. Thank you!
|
| "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
|
| > Which version of Office do you have?
| >
| > http://www.irfanview.com/
| >
| > The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There are
some
| > excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best two
| > hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all of
the
| > necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.
| >
| > --
| > JoAnn Paules
| > MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
| >
| > ~~~~~
| > How to ask a question
| > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
| >
| >
| > | > >I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
| > > Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
| > > Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
| > > results.
| > > I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
| > > Thank you in advance.
| > >
| > > "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> JoAnn Paules
| > >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
| > >>
| > >> ~~~~~
| > >> How to ask a question
| > >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >> > What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most
applications,
| > >> > and
| > >> > some
| > >> > 'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >

 

[Guest]

BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file format or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks. Apple(s) and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the ones to need to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when they do not
have the add-ons)

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There are some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all of the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Tom, thanks, but I think our msgs got out of sync; I DID download it and it
did not work!

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I would suggest trying another .tif file to see if iot's the program or the
target file.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file format
or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks. Apple(s)
and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the ones to need
to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when they do not
have the add-ons)

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There are
some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all of
the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

:

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Guest]

It's a tifF file; I'll search for another one that may have been sent to me.
I agree with your reasoning, but am limited on files to try; will keep at it
& let you know. Will be gone until 4 p.m., so am not giving up! Many thanks.
will be baaack.

I would suggest trying another .tif file to see if iot's the program or the
target file.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file format
or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks. Apple(s)
and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the ones to need
to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when they do not
have the add-ons)

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There are
some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all of
the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

:

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It may help to rename it to xxx.tif (rather than .tiff).

--
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.

It's a tifF file; I'll search for another one that may have been sent to me.
I agree with your reasoning, but am limited on files to try; will keep at it
& let you know. Will be gone until 4 p.m., so am not giving up! Many thanks.
will be baaack.

I would suggest trying another .tif file to see if iot's the program or the
target file.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file format
or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks. Apple(s)
and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the ones to need
to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when they do not
have the add-ons)

:

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There are
some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all of
the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

:

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Although I tried that as a last resort some time ago, I know that changing
the 'file type designator'/extension does not change the *contents*; I
received msg: "Invalid Byte Order" from Blace Ice pgm. Sorry that I only have
two *.tiff files to test with, which are attachments from same
person/computer (Apple).

It may help to rename it to xxx.tif (rather than .tiff).

--
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.

It's a tifF file; I'll search for another one that may have been sent to me.
I agree with your reasoning, but am limited on files to try; will keep at it
& let you know. Will be gone until 4 p.m., so am not giving up! Many thanks.
will be baaack.

I would suggest trying another .tif file to see if iot's the program or the
target file.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file format
or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks. Apple(s)
and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the ones to need
to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when they do not
have the add-ons)

:

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There are
some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all of
the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

:

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I realize that changing the extension doesn't change the contents, but (a)
AIUI, Apple doesn't use file extensions to begin with, and (b) Windows can't
handle four-letter file extensions, so I thought that might help. But if the
TIFF is an Apple-flavored one that Windows/Word can't handle, then you'll
have to ask the sender to supply it in a different format.

--
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.

Although I tried that as a last resort some time ago, I know that changing
the 'file type designator'/extension does not change the *contents*; I
received msg: "Invalid Byte Order" from Blace Ice pgm. Sorry that I only have
two *.tiff files to test with, which are attachments from same
person/computer (Apple).

It may help to rename it to xxx.tif (rather than .tiff).

--
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.

It's a tifF file; I'll search for another one that may have been sent

to
me.

I agree with your reasoning, but am limited on files to try; will keep

at
it

& let you know. Will be gone until 4 p.m., so am not giving up! Many thanks.
will be baaack.

:

I would suggest trying another .tif file to see if iot's the program

or
the

target file.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file format
or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks. Apple(s)
and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the ones

to
need

to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when

they do
not

have the add-ons)

:

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature.

There
are

some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the

best
two

hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide

all
of

the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and

received
no

results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

:

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Suzanne,
Thank you for that info! That info on Apple is news to me!
I will ask *another* person, with a MAC, with more expertise, to send me a
file.
No wonder I was puzzled by Black Ice's stmt of handling TIFF files, yet
their site offered a TIF file for testing. I am certainly learning from you
all in the process of this ordeal.
SO, does Apple arbitrarily apply the .tiff extension, or does that user have
a choice of which extension is applied to generic data?

I apologize for insulting your intelligence. I've received some otherwise
input elsewhere on another subject, and it carried over to this more-informed
forum.
Thank you for your continued support!

I realize that changing the extension doesn't change the contents, but (a)
AIUI, Apple doesn't use file extensions to begin with, and (b) Windows can't
handle four-letter file extensions, so I thought that might help. But if the
TIFF is an Apple-flavored one that Windows/Word can't handle, then you'll
have to ask the sender to supply it in a different format.

--
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.

Although I tried that as a last resort some time ago, I know that changing
the 'file type designator'/extension does not change the *contents*; I
received msg: "Invalid Byte Order" from Blace Ice pgm. Sorry that I only have
two *.tiff files to test with, which are attachments from same
person/computer (Apple).

It may help to rename it to xxx.tif (rather than .tiff).

--
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.

It's a tifF file; I'll search for another one that may have been sent to
me.
I agree with your reasoning, but am limited on files to try; will keep at
it
& let you know. Will be gone until 4 p.m., so am not giving up! Many
thanks.
will be baaack.

:

I would suggest trying another .tif file to see if iot's the program or
the
target file.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be
made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file
format
or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks.
Apple(s)
and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the ones to
need
to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when they do
not
have the add-ons)

:

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There
are
some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best
two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all
of
the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received
no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

:

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


message
What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most
applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Mary Sauer]

If I remember correctly, QuickTime should open Apple .tiff files.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
And
http://picasa.google.com/
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

I realize that changing the extension doesn't change the contents, but (a)
AIUI, Apple doesn't use file extensions to begin with, and (b) Windows can't
handle four-letter file extensions, so I thought that might help. But if the
TIFF is an Apple-flavored one that Windows/Word can't handle, then you'll
have to ask the sender to supply it in a different format.

--
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.

Although I tried that as a last resort some time ago, I know that changing
the 'file type designator'/extension does not change the *contents*; I
received msg: "Invalid Byte Order" from Blace Ice pgm. Sorry that I only have
two *.tiff files to test with, which are attachments from same
person/computer (Apple).

It may help to rename it to xxx.tif (rather than .tiff).

--
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.

It's a tifF file; I'll search for another one that may have been sent to
me.
I agree with your reasoning, but am limited on files to try; will keep at
it
& let you know. Will be gone until 4 p.m., so am not giving up! Many
thanks.
will be baaack.

:

I would suggest trying another .tif file to see if iot's the program or
the
target file.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be
made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file
format
or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks.
Apple(s)
and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the ones to
need
to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when they do
not
have the add-ons)

:

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There
are
some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best
two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all
of
the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received
no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

:

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


message
What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most
applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Mary has made a helpful suggestion, but to get back to the initial issue.
Since you posted in a Word newsgroup, is the issue that you are wanting to
use the TIFF image in a Word document? If so, note that changing the
extension *might* help in that regard because in that case you're not
wanting to open the file for editing, just to use Insert | Picture | From
File, and I think Word won't "see" it unless it has a TIF extension. That
said, however, there are certain "flavors" of TIFF that Word just can't use,
and this could well be one of them.

--
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.

Suzanne,
Thank you for that info! That info on Apple is news to me!
I will ask *another* person, with a MAC, with more expertise, to send me a
file.
No wonder I was puzzled by Black Ice's stmt of handling TIFF files, yet
their site offered a TIF file for testing. I am certainly learning from you
all in the process of this ordeal.
SO, does Apple arbitrarily apply the .tiff extension, or does that user have
a choice of which extension is applied to generic data?

I apologize for insulting your intelligence. I've received some otherwise
input elsewhere on another subject, and it carried over to this more-informed
forum.
Thank you for your continued support!

I realize that changing the extension doesn't change the contents, but (a)
AIUI, Apple doesn't use file extensions to begin with, and (b) Windows can't
handle four-letter file extensions, so I thought that might help. But if the
TIFF is an Apple-flavored one that Windows/Word can't handle, then you'll
have to ask the sender to supply it in a different format.

--
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.

Although I tried that as a last resort some time ago, I know that changing
the 'file type designator'/extension does not change the *contents*; I
received msg: "Invalid Byte Order" from Blace Ice pgm. Sorry that I

only
have

two *.tiff files to test with, which are attachments from same
person/computer (Apple).

:

It may help to rename it to xxx.tif (rather than .tiff).

--
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.

It's a tifF file; I'll search for another one that may have been

sent
to

me.
I agree with your reasoning, but am limited on files to try; will

keep
at

it
& let you know. Will be gone until 4 p.m., so am not giving up! Many
thanks.
will be baaack.

:

I would suggest trying another .tif file to see if iot's the

program
or

the
target file.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be
made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file
format
or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks.
Apple(s)
and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the

ones
to

need
to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when they do
not
have the add-ons)

:

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There
are
some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably

the
best

two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and

provide
all

of
the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received
no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

:

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


message
What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most
applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Guest]

I have Quicktime, but will download the Apple version.
*at this time, I am not certain that this is a Picture!* Have asked the
sender of the attachment to provide me w/more info.

If I remember correctly, QuickTime should open Apple .tiff files.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
And
http://picasa.google.com/
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

I realize that changing the extension doesn't change the contents, but (a)
AIUI, Apple doesn't use file extensions to begin with, and (b) Windows can't
handle four-letter file extensions, so I thought that might help. But if the
TIFF is an Apple-flavored one that Windows/Word can't handle, then you'll
have to ask the sender to supply it in a different format.

--
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.

Although I tried that as a last resort some time ago, I know that changing
the 'file type designator'/extension does not change the *contents*; I
received msg: "Invalid Byte Order" from Blace Ice pgm. Sorry that I only have
two *.tiff files to test with, which are attachments from same
person/computer (Apple).

:

It may help to rename it to xxx.tif (rather than .tiff).

--
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.

It's a tifF file; I'll search for another one that may have been sent to
me.
I agree with your reasoning, but am limited on files to try; will keep at
it
& let you know. Will be gone until 4 p.m., so am not giving up! Many
thanks.
will be baaack.

:

I would suggest trying another .tif file to see if iot's the program or
the
target file.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


BTW, irfanview did not work! I 'checked' for the association to be
made
w/TIFF-TIF files, ran, it couldn't read file header; 'Unknown file
format
or
file not found' Arghh Will be back later. Many, many thanks.
Apple(s)
and
Oranges here eh? (Personal comment - we w/MS seem to be the ones to
need
to
'do the work' when working with Apple/Mac-generated data, when they do
not
have the add-ons)

:

Which version of Office do you have?

http://www.irfanview.com/

The "How to ask a question" part is tioed into my signature. There
are
some
excellent tips on how to get answers in newsgroup. Probably the best
two
hints are to use online search engines before posting and provide all
of
the
necessary information. Better too much info than not enough.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


I apparently do not have Microsoft document Imagining.
Received msg that MS unable to open this file.
Re "How to Ask a Question", I have searched this forum and received
no
results.
I am still lost on what to do - need more specifics, please
Thank you in advance.

:

Microsoft Document Imagining will do it as will Irfanview.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


message
What do you use to open a .tiff file? I've tried most
applications,
and
some
'trials' from Internet, and photo pgms, to no avail. Thanks!

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Suzanne,

Well, FWIW, if Windows couldn't handle four character file extensions, then we may all be in a spot of bother with Office 2007 .docx
(et al) file naming, eh?

Windows can support longer file extensions, they're not populated very often as a number of programs, not expecting to deal with
long extensions can be a bit bothersome. You can define
.LongExtension
for example and associate it as a JPEG file or other file type (no spaces in the extension). There are a number of database apps in
use that were setup to look for 3 character file extensions and do need to be changed for inventorying Office 2007 files

Of course, sending it by email might not be helpful to others where their computer didn't recognize the extension, but using
homemade extensions is one method some folks use as a 'security' measure.
Some programs will 'see through' the extension and suggest changing the file extension back to the 'correct' one. Irfanview is one
that does that for graphics.

===================
I realize that changing the extension doesn't change the contents, but (a)
AIUI, Apple doesn't use file extensions to begin with, and (b) Windows can't
handle four-letter file extensions, so I thought that might help. But if the
TIFF is an Apple-flavored one that Windows/Word can't handle, then you'll
have to ask the sender to supply it in a different format.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You're right, of course. I guess I'm harking back to DOS days! Thanks for
the additional info.

--
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.

Hi Suzanne,

Well, FWIW, if Windows couldn't handle four character file extensions,

then we may all be in a spot of bother with Office 2007 .docx

(et al) file naming, eh?

Windows can support longer file extensions, they're not populated very

often as a number of programs, not expecting to deal with

long extensions can be a bit bothersome. You can define
.LongExtension
for example and associate it as a JPEG file or other file type (no spaces

in the extension). There are a number of database apps in

use that were setup to look for 3 character file extensions and do need to

be changed for inventorying Office 2007 files

Of course, sending it by email might not be helpful to others where their

computer didn't recognize the extension, but using

homemade extensions is one method some folks use as a 'security' measure.
Some programs will 'see through' the extension and suggest changing the

file extension back to the 'correct' one. Irfanview is one