Opening email attachments with "docx" suffix? in Word General Questions    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   Word     Word General Questions     Word New Users     Word Application Errors     Word Drawing and Graphics     Word Mailmerge and Fax     Word Page Layout     Word Programming     Word Tables              Miguel Reparation 11/26/2007 11:37 PM PST   Question   I've tried to send email attachments of Word 2003 documents. When opening these up, the documents have a "docx" suffix and hotmail.com (and other email) can't open them. What do I need to do? Thanks in advance! -- Miguel R.     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Graham Mayor 11/27/2007 12:12 AM PST   Answer   If Word adds a docx suffix you are not saving in Word 2003 format but Word 2007 format. To open such documents you need either Word 2007 or the compatibility pack http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx The probable reason is trying to mail out of Word 2007 instead of saving the document in the required format and attaching it to an e-mail message. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Miguel Reparation wrote: > I've tried to send email attachments of Word 2003 documents. When > opening these up, the documents have a "docx" suffix and hotmail.com > (and other email) can't > open them. What do I need to do? Thanks in advance!     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           janmelo 2/19/2009 10:02 PM PST   how do I save Word 2007 into compatible 97 - 2003 version? "Graham Mayor" wrote: > If Word adds a docx suffix you are not saving in Word 2003 format but Word > 2007 format. To open such documents you need either Word 2007 or the > compatibility pack > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx > The probable reason is trying to mail out of Word 2007 instead of saving the > document in the required format and attaching it to an e-mail message. > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > Miguel Reparation wrote: > > I've tried to send email attachments of Word 2003 documents. When > > opening these up, the documents have a "docx" suffix and hotmail.com > > (and other email) can't > > open them. What do I need to do? Thanks in advance! > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Graham Mayor 2/19/2009 11:03 PM PST   Click the Office button (looks like a pizza top left of the Word screen) then SaveAs > Word 97-2003 -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> janmelo wrote: > how do I save Word 2007 into compatible 97 - 2003 version? > > "Graham Mayor" wrote: > >> If Word adds a docx suffix you are not saving in Word 2003 format >> but Word 2007 format. To open such documents you need either Word >> 2007 or the compatibility pack >> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx >> The probable reason is trying to mail out of Word 2007 instead of >> saving the document in the required format and attaching it to an >> e-mail message. >> >> -- >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> My web site www.gmayor.com >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> Miguel Reparation wrote: >>> I've tried to send email attachments of Word 2003 documents. When >>> opening these up, the documents have a "docx" suffix and hotmail.com >>> (and other email) can't >>> open them. What do I need to do? Thanks in advance!     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies