That worked! Thanks! I tried opening other documents and it worked on them too.
On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Page, Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: > There should be a browse button in the "Open With" dialog box. You will > have to click browse and then navigate to and select the winword.exe for > Word 2010. The location of winword.exe will vary depending on if your > system is 32-bit or 64-bit: > > 64-bit = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE > > 32-bit = C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE > > Regards, > Aaron M. Page, B.S. > EIT Accessibility Specialist > Accessible Technology Services, University of Montana > Phone: (406) 243-2082 > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marianne Denning [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 2:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: setting Word 2010 as default > > Thanks everyone. I did exactly what everyone said. My only choices for > Word are Word 2016 and Word 2013. Word 2010 isn't one of the options and > it is on my computer and I can go into it and choose to open a file and it > works just fine. > > On 3/9/16, Page, Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1. Open Windows Explorer and select the file > > > > 2. Press the applications key to bring up the context menu > > > > 3. Arrow down to “Open With” and press the right arrow to expand > the > > menu > > > > 4. Choose “set default program” or similar. In Windows 10 it says > > “Choose another app”. This should be at the bottom of the list > > > > 5. In the box that appears select Microsoft Word 2010 from the > list of > > applications > > > > 6. Tab to the checkbox for “Always use this application” and check > it > > if it is not checked already > > > > 7. Tab to the OK button and press Enter > > > > This should set your system to always open files with that particular > > extension in MS Word. > > > > Regards, > > Aaron M. Page, B.S. > > EIT Accessibility Specialist > > Accessible Technology Services, University of Montana > > Phone: (406) 243-2082 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > [Title: JAWS Certified, 2015 - > > Description:]<http://www.freedomscientific.com/certification> > > > > > > From: Marianne Denning [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 12:53 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: setting Word 2010 as default > > > > I used the applications key and it did not have it there. I thought > > that was the same as right click. > > > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Aleeha Dudley > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > That should do it for all files of that type. > > Aleeha > > On Mar 9, 2016, at 10:41 AM, Marianne Denning > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > I want all of them to open in Word 2010. It is a very long story. > > > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Aleeha Dudley > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > You should be able to right click on the file you want to open, then > > find the option that says set default program. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Mar 9, 2016, at 09:30, Marianne Denning > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > How do I set programs like Word 2010 as my default? > > > > -- > > Marianne Denning, TVI, MA > > Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired > > (513) 607-6053<tel:%28513%29%20607-6053> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Marianne Denning, TVI, MA > > Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired > > (513) 607-6053<tel:%28513%29%20607-6053> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Marianne Denning, TVI, MA > > Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired > > (513) 607-6053 > > > > > > > -- > Marianne Denning, TVI, MA > Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired > (513) 607-6053 > > > > > > > -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053
