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saving the file with a .rtf extension. EG: myresume.rtf
That way it will keep the formatting and can be read by most word processors.

...you are doing a "save as" and specifying "Word 97 - 2003 Document", aren't you? When you do this, also make sure that you specify the .doc file extension, or remove it altogether (which leaves Word to add .doc to your file name).

I have often come across people opening a "foreign" format document - like a Works file, for instance - in Word, then saving it, forgetting Word will save in the "current" format and using the current file extension.

I agree with your other two reply posts. You can check your file extension by going to the menu bar of the window that you can see the file in and clicking on "tools" then clicking on "folder options" and make sure that in the "advanced" tab the box marked "hide known file extensions" is unchecked. This will allow you to see the file extension associated with your file. Making sure that the extension is either a ".doc" or an ".rtf" extension. You should probably use the .rtf (rich text format) as sometimes when using saving a document in a "Trial Version" of windows is can be buggy about permisions. Just microsoft's way of getting you to buy their version.

Of course you can always use OpenOffice instead of microsoft's office software. Open Office is free and the most recent version is really easy to use. (OpenOffice.org)

Have fun!!

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