Jeff, Okay, sorry that I don't have any better ideas.
Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audiobookfan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 20:37 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Try WordPad. Thanks, Dave, but I already know this. However, I don't have any version of Word and I don't intend to purchase it just to be able to read files from people who refuse to publish documents in more universally accessible formats. Jeff On 5/23/2017 7:49 PM, Dave ... wrote: > Jeff, > > MS-Word 2007 or later will read a .docx file. > > Dave > Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Audiobookfan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 19:32 > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc > document? Try WordPad. > > > Adrian, actually, .doc was not in the list, but .docx was in the list, > and it's a .docx file I'm trying to read. > > Wordpad does open the file, but it's got these backslashes at the > beginning of some lines. My assumption is that those are some form of > formatting code that isn't being interpreted properly by Wordpad. My > concern is that if Wordpad isn't interpreting these codes properly, what > else might it not be doing properly? What else might I encounter in > other .docx files? I suppose it's possible that these are intentional > and they appear the same in the file opened in Word, but it sure doesn't > seem likely. > > Actually, Judy's suggestion to copy the content to Notepad worked. The > backslashes didn't transfer over. I suppose this is an acceptable > work-around, at least until it doesn't work. > > Jeff > > On 5/23/2017 12:44 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: >> Jeff, >> When you list other file types, are you saying .doc was not a listed >> extension? >> Or are you saying there are too many backslashes in the opened document? >> The way to eliminate them is to search for backslash and replace either >> with nothing or a space. >> I'm not clear what you mean when you say these steps don't work for you. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Audiobookfan >> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:08 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >> document? Try WordPad. >> >> Those steps did not work for me. For one thing, the "wordpad" file type >> included rtf, docx, txt, etc. Again, when I opened the file, there were >> the backslash characters at the beginning of several of the lines. >> >> Is it possible that this file can only be opened by Word? Is there no way >> to access these files without obtaining the Word program? >> >> Jeff >> >> >> On 5/23/2017 1:01 AM, Tim Ford wrote: >>> That exact same thing happened to me. The solution proved to be the >>> following steps. >>> >>> Open WordPad, and press control + o to open the file directory system. >>> Tab to the file type combo box, then arrow up or down to the format >>> you want to open, e.g. a .doc or .docx Word document. Press enter on >>> the appropriate line. >>> >>> Next, press shift + tab to get to the list of folders/files that are >>> in your computer as the default folder for document files. >>> >>> Arrow to the file you want, press enter. >>> >>> The results should now be more in line with the original .doc or .docx >>> file. >>> >>> Important tip! Be sure to check that file type combo box every time >>> you open WordPad. The default setting, for example, is only for >>> WordPad documents. You need to arrow down to the very end of the list >>> (or use the end key), and there is the all-files filter, the only one >>> that will show you all the files and folders on your computer. >>> >>> Best of luck, and hope the above helps. >>> >>> Tim Ford >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Audiobookfan >>> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >>> document? Try WordPad. >>> >>> I'm running Windows 10 Anniversary edition. Wordpad didn't work very >>> well for me. It didn't seem to translate everything properly. By that, >>> I mean that there were some characters/symbols that were left in the >>> document. >>> Specifically in the example I tried, there was a backslash (\) >>> character at the beginning of some lines. Also, I'm not sure how the >>> document might have looked in Word, but the formatting seemed unlikely. >>> All the text was strung together with no logical line breaks or blank >>> lines. >>> >>> Perhaps I just don't know how to use Wordpad, so if this is the case, >>> some instructions on how to configure Wordpad would be appreciated. >>> Otherwise, are there any other suggestions for free programs to access >>> Word documents? I'm not looking to create or even edit Word documents, >>> it's just that occasionally I'll be given a Word doc that I want to >>> read and sometimes getting it in another format is not an option. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Jeff >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5/22/2017 10:43 PM, Tim Ford wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Another option might be WordPad. At least with Windows 10, WordPad >>>> will open even a .docx file, allow you to edit it, and save it back >>>> in the original doc or docx format. Just do the usual save command, >>>> control s is the shortcut, and follow the prompts to either >>>> over-right the original file, or save it under a different name. If >>>> you over-right the original file, you will lose some functions that >>>> are in the full version of Word, but you will not lose text or even >>>> most of the >>> format, fonts, etc. >>>> >>>> I do not know how much of that works in Windows 7 WordPad, but I >>>> know for sure it does with Windows 10; I just tried it. >>>> >>>> Tim Ford >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco >>>> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:11 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >>>> document? >>>> >>>> Jarte will open .DOC files, and also .DOCX files if you have the >>>> compatibility pack from Microsoft. >>>> >>>> Andy >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Mike B." <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:20 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >>>> document? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Jo, >>>>> >>>>> You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is >>>>> the old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly >>>>> 2003, but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of >>>>> Word installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, >>>>> installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, >>>>> read, & edit older files from older Office versions. >>>>> >>>>> If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now >>>>> this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if >>>>> you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're >>>>> running depending on your needs. >>>>> Take care, Mike. >>>>> Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Jo Luland >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc >>>>> document? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I >>>>> need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, >>>>> I'm not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many years, but >>>>> have never come across this situation. I know that many of you out >>>>> there will know what the heck I'm talking about and will be able to >>>>> help >>> me. >>>>> Thanks for any suggestions you may have. >>>>> Jo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>>> >>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>>> >>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
