Windows Mail adds and x to attachments

[Satch55]

I am a long MS word user but newly updated to Vista Supreme and Word 2007.
When I send an email to a friend (using Window Mail) and add an attachement
from my documents files it adds a letter to the .doc file when I add the
attachment. For example, if I have a file called football07.doc and attach
it to a short email the email window shows it as football07.docx. And most
of my recipients cannot open it. However if I click on the attachment before
mailing it will open in word for me.
Any ideas out there?

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

I am a long MS word user but newly updated to Vista Supreme and Word 2007.
When I send an email to a friend (using Window Mail) and add an
attachement
from my documents files it adds a letter to the .doc file when I add the
attachment. For example, if I have a file called football07.doc and
attach
it to a short email the email window shows it as football07.docx. And
most
of my recipients cannot open it. However if I click on the attachment
before
mailing it will open in word for me.
Any ideas out there?

Windows Mail is not adding an 'x'. The default extension for files saved
from Word 2007 is .docx. Earlier versions of Windows cannot read those
files. In Word 2007 use Save As and save it to Word 97 - 2003 format.

 

[SG]

Hi,

Along with Frank's advice if you want your friends to view, copy & print
your 2007 docx, you could suggest for them to download the newest word
viewer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&displaylang=en

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

If they have a pre-2007 version of Word, they should get the patch that
enables the older Word programs to open docx files:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466

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Gary VanderMolen (MS-MVP WLM)

Hi,

Along with Frank's advice if you want your friends to view, copy & print your 2007 docx, you could suggest for them to download
the newest word viewer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&displaylang=en