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    Word for Windows 95 to open attachments

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    by soulsmiths ·

    I have ben using Wordviewer 97 to automatically open & read any text attachments. I would simply click on “Open”, the Viewer would be invoked & I could read & print the attachment.
    I have since loaded Word for Windows 95. Now that is the application that is automatically opened when I open an attachment. However, the attachment text always appears in machine language & I cannot figure out how to convert it.
    Now I must save in Wordview & open it separately, adding a number of actions to what was a simple Open direct from Microsoft Exchange.
    Ideally, I would like to open an attachment using Word vs Wordviewer as I can then edit the document. Perhaps they are incompatible.
    Any insight is appreciated.
    Nik.

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    • #3495201

      Word for Windows 95 to open attachments

      by jboardman ·

      In reply to Word for Windows 95 to open attachments

      Open My Document (or any file folder). In the menubar, goto Tools->Folder Options->File Types. Find the TXT file type and click the Change button. Browse the list for WordViewer, or click the Other button and browse to the WordViewer executable.

      • #3470583

        Word for Windows 95 to open attachments

        by soulsmiths ·

        In reply to Word for Windows 95 to open attachments

        Sorry, but I don’t understand. I shall use existing method. “My document” just allows me to open a document. There is no toolbar when I choose it from the Save option from the attachment. And I don’t really want to use Wordviewer but rather Word. I don’t know where to choose “My Document” from – the “My Computer” options? If you could tell me what changes to make in Word that would help or Wordview. But neither have a “Folder”` option in “Tools”.
        Thanks anyway.

    • #3476650

      Word for Windows 95 to open attachments

      by soulsmiths ·

      In reply to Word for Windows 95 to open attachments

      Point value changed by question poster.

    • #3476084

      Word for Windows 95 to open attachments

      by soulsmiths ·

      In reply to Word for Windows 95 to open attachments

      Point value changed by question poster.

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