Re: Word Problem

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From: Larry Baum
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1989 15:44

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In article <891@mtk.UUCP. marmar@mtk.UUCP (Mark Martino) writes:
.I have a Word file that a friend of mine wrote.  We tried to open it on
.my machine with Word 3.01.  We got an error saying "Incorrect file type.
.Open as text only."  It then opened the file and displayed what appears
.to be the formatting characters along with the text.  Changing the
.hidden character switch didn't help.
.
.I checked the file type and creator against my files and they look the 
.same.  What could be wrong?  What can I do to open this file so it looks
.normal?

The file was probably saved in Word 4.0.  The format is not downward compatible
with 3.01.  There is, of course, an option in 4.0 that lets you save the file in
3.01 format

-- 
Larry Baum
Advanced Technology Center              
Boeing Computer Services     uucp:       uw-beaver!bcsaic!lbaum
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From: lbaum@bcsaic.UUCP (Larry Baum)
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Subject: Re: Word Problem
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Date: 16 Aug 89 15:44:55 GMT
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