I had a similar problem. Saved an Appleworks doc to Word format and attached in an email to a windows user using .mac mail. The windows user couldn't open the attachment.
My solution was to transfer the file to my windows machine and send from there. On Monday, January 19, 2004, at 08:18AM, walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >If the question has already been discussed, my apologies. > >Since moving to Panther (I think it was OK under Jaguar, but I may be >mistaken), it has happened quite a few times that on sending Word files >in attachment while using Apple Mail.app, the person at the other >(Windoze) end has not been able to open the document. > >I have checked the various settings that are available in Mail.app (why >didn't Apple come up with a better name, iMail perhaps?) and I couldn't >find anything to solve the issue. > >I'm not sure if it is OS X icon resources, some form of compression or >whatever (I send the Word file as it is, actually), but they just seem >unable to open the file. > >Anyone knows of a remedy? - I have no alternative but to send Word >files to Windows people, before drastic suggestions are put forward... > >Thanks, > >Walter > > >-- >The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------- >>The Think Different Store >http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com >--------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
