Try "Open With: in the contectual (ctr-click) menu. Choose (or Navigate) to Word. If this works, "Get Info" on all those files, goto "Open With", select Word, ***check the use as Default box**
HTH On Sun, 14 Dec 2003, tivo wrote: > I have particular files stored as Word documents (iBook G3 900MHz, Word X > from Office X) that I cannot open. > > These are files that I copied and pasted into new blank Word files (and then > saved to various locations) because they downloaded poorly from the Net. > Getting to the file/document is no problem, and the document shows the Word > X icon and calls it .doc. Yet when I try to double click or use the <file> > pull down menu to open the document (which has Word X as default access), it > won't open. > > If I switch to Appleworks (for example) to open the document, then it opens. > > If the document was recently opened I can click on it in the list at the > bottom the file menu in recent items, but if it's beyond the number allowed > in that list I cannot get it to open. > > Would appreciate suggestions. Thank you all. Tivo -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
