Adding a programme to enable reading of attachments

[Lorna Allison]

Hello Folks

I wonder if anyone can help me add a programme to my computer which will enable me to read attachments which have a "sign" of a page with right hand corner turned down and a red W in a box in the middle of the page.

I think I must have somehow deleted this programme.

I want to read attachments on old emails prior to deleting them. Don't want to lose any vital info. I run Vista and Word 2010.

Any help would be welcome.

Kind regards

Lorna

[Currie]

Hello Lorna,

You could right click the saved file and then click properties and see if any useful info is revealed, such as a file type, etc.

You could also try a right click and open the file in Notepad. You could find something readable or maybe just gobbledygook.

The red W doesn’t ring a bell.

All the best,
Alan

[maggiehill]

Hello Lorna,

They are Microsoft Office Word 97 2003 Docs

Not sure how to open them but I would copy them first so you keep the original.

Maggie

[ninatoo]

Hi Lorna,

Have a look here and see if it helps.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/word- ... 49315.aspx

Nina

[Russell]

Hi Lorna
I use Open Office and it will open a Word 7 document. It's a free program and I use it for spreadsheets too. You can save files in a variety of formats too if you are sending copy to a Word user.

Russell

[Lorna Allison]

Firstly - Happy New Year, may 2014 be a good one

Thank you all so much. A combination of all advice has worked the oracle, right clicking, compatability changes etc and I can now read these old attachments. It has meant a resurgence of interest in branches long since not looked at and clearly in those early days I did not copy all the info into my tree so there's a lot of pleasant work ahead. I am still in touch with those relatives who were brilliantly generous with their own researches. What a lovely hobby FH is.

Thank you again. What great friends to have

Regars

Lorna

[ninatoo]

Glad you had success! I know how frustrating it can be not being able to open documents or programs. I have still been unable to open the LDS parish record disks on this computer because the setting aren't right for compatibility. This laptop, although 'mine' because I am progressively paying it off, is set for my job, and so the IT guys didn't put the right compatibility settings on it. I am not confident enough to do it myself, especially when instructions mention things like BIOS settings...so it will have to wait until I can get him to change it.

Have fun with your tree! I am also catching up at the moment, being on a break from work!

Nina