Hi DGCNC, You didn't do anything wrong. My mistake! I forgot about all the excess crap you get when opening a .DOC or .DOCX file in Wordpad or Notepad. Below is a link where you can download Word Viewer. This is from Microsoft but, you can only view Word files but, can't edit them.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4 HTH Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: DGCNC To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft Office When I tried to open a .doc file with both Notepad and Wordpad, I got gibberish with an occasional word in English. I used the All Files in Notepad and Wordpad appeared to be able to open .docx files but what I usually get is .doc files which were created with 2003 or 2007 versions of Word. What did I do different from what you thought would work? -----Original Message----- From: Mike B. Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 8:30 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft Office Hi DGCNC, Try assigning Word Pad or Note Pad to open the .DOC files, I believe that will work for you. HTH Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: DGCNC To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 4:14 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft Office I am using Jaws 15 on a Windows 7 machine. I need to be able to open .doc files from Microsoft Word. My dilemma is this. My computer came with Office Home and Student 2010 Starter. It worked sort of. Now, Microsoft has disabled the Starter Pack programs and we have to figure out what to do. I used Office 2007 but lost the authorization when my old computer suddenly died. Does anyone know where I can purchase 2003 or 2007 now and will it work with Jaws 15 or does anyone have experience with Office 2010 and 2013? All I really need is Word or some way to open .doc files. What would your recommendation be? Oh yes. If there is a way to move that old 2007 authorization, I was able to retrieve the hard drive in tact so do have that copy. I just don’t know how to gain access to it. DGCNC 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/