I receive a Word Perfect file (*.wpd) and when I attempt to open it in Word 2003, I get an error window that says "file may be corrupt, do you want to continue?" I click YES and only a portion of file opens. I've sent the file back to person I got it from & they can open it in WP with no problem. Any thing I can do on my end? I'm opening it as a Word Perfect 6x file per the Help instructions. -- Thanks.....Bill Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY
First, the file must be saved to your hard drive and not be an email attachment or on removable media. Second, if that isn't the problem, see if the person who sent it can send it in .rtf format instead. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Willy" wrote in message news:%23ZseRt9iGHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I receive a Word Perfect file (*.wpd) and when I attempt to open it in Word >2003, I get an error window that says "file may be corrupt, do you want to >continue?" I click YES and only a portion of file opens. > I've sent the file back to person I got it from & they can open it in WP > with no problem. > Any thing I can do on my end? I'm opening it as a Word Perfect 6x file > per the Help instructions. > -- > Thanks.....Bill > Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY >
Charles, That didn't work as I've tried your 1st method before. Second method, I hope I can get them to put in *.rtf format. -- Thanks.....Bill Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message news:Og3Et39iGHA.3572@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > First, the file must be saved to your hard drive and not be an email > attachment or on removable media. > > Second, if that isn't the problem, see if the person who sent it can send > it in .rtf format instead. > -- > Charles Kenyon > > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word > > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide > > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > > My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > > "Willy" wrote in message > news:%23ZseRt9iGHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>I receive a Word Perfect file (*.wpd) and when I attempt to open it in >>Word 2003, I get an error window that says "file may be corrupt, do you >>want to continue?" I click YES and only a portion of file opens. >> I've sent the file back to person I got it from & they can open it in WP >> with no problem. >> Any thing I can do on my end? I'm opening it as a Word Perfect 6x file >> per the Help instructions. >> -- >> Thanks.....Bill >> Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY >> > >
Or try having them send it in a .zip file. Binary files have a way of losing bits that are needed when sent through email. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Willy" wrote in message news:uVQTp5$iGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Charles, > That didn't work as I've tried your 1st method before. Second method, I > hope I can get them to put in *.rtf format. > -- > Thanks.....Bill > Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY > > "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message > news:Og3Et39iGHA.3572@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> First, the file must be saved to your hard drive and not be an email >> attachment or on removable media. >> >> Second, if that isn't the problem, see if the person who sent it can send >> it in .rtf format instead. >> -- >> Charles Kenyon >> >> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word >> >> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of >> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide >> >> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! >> >> My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com >> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- >> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies >> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn >> from my ignorance and your wisdom. >> >> >> "Willy" wrote in message >> news:%23ZseRt9iGHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>I receive a Word Perfect file (*.wpd) and when I attempt to open it in >>>Word 2003, I get an error window that says "file may be corrupt, do you >>>want to continue?" I click YES and only a portion of file opens. >>> I've sent the file back to person I got it from & they can open it in WP >>> with no problem. >>> Any thing I can do on my end? I'm opening it as a Word Perfect 6x file >>> per the Help instructions. >>> -- >>> Thanks.....Bill >>> Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY >>> >> >> > >
Unfortunately the person that sends me the file is not computer savvy so I'll have a hard enough time telling them how to send it as an attachment. Last year I was able to open a *.wpd file in Word okay. Not now though. -- Thanks.....Bill Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message news:e7v1jKAjGHA.4304@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Or try having them send it in a .zip file. Binary files have a way of > losing bits that are needed when sent through email. > -- > Charles Kenyon > > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word > > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide > > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > > My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > > "Willy" wrote in message > news:uVQTp5$iGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Charles, >> That didn't work as I've tried your 1st method before. Second method, I >> hope I can get them to put in *.rtf format. >> -- >> Thanks.....Bill >> Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY >> >> "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message >> news:Og3Et39iGHA.3572@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> First, the file must be saved to your hard drive and not be an email >>> attachment or on removable media. >>> >>> Second, if that isn't the problem, see if the person who sent it can >>> send it in .rtf format instead. >>> -- >>> Charles Kenyon >>> >>> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word >>> >>> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of >>> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide >>> >>> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! >>> >>> My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com >>> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- >>> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies >>> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn >>> from my ignorance and your wisdom. >>> >>> >>> "Willy" wrote in message >>> news:%23ZseRt9iGHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>>I receive a Word Perfect file (*.wpd) and when I attempt to open it in >>>>Word 2003, I get an error window that says "file may be corrupt, do you >>>>want to continue?" I click YES and only a portion of file opens. >>>> I've sent the file back to person I got it from & they can open it in >>>> WP with no problem. >>>> Any thing I can do on my end? I'm opening it as a Word Perfect 6x file >>>> per the Help instructions. >>>> -- >>>> Thanks.....Bill >>>> Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
