Kurt, I think you need to tell Windows what program to use by default. In Windows Explorer Right click on the file, then open with > choose default program.
-- Richard Van Wasshnova On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Kurt Kneeland <[email protected]>wrote: > Well, I found the executable for Microsoft Office Word and I linked to it > as the Word Processor in Option 11.1. If I click Launch from there, the > program opens as expected. However, if I go to an individual's media > center and click on a docx item there, I still get wordpad. I even tried > shutting down Legacy and restarting. And also attaching a different docx > document. Still keeps opening up with wordpad. Unless there's something > I'm missing, it seems there is a bug here. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Kneeland [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 8:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Unsupported File Format > > Check your settings in Options->Customize 11.1. > > On mine the entries are blank which calls up the default programs. When I > tested it, a docx came up in wordpad which said it didn't support all the > functionality of a docx file. On first attempt, I'm having trouble finding > the exe file for msword to put into Legacy option 11.1 or for where to tell > windows to use msword instead of wordpad as the default word processor. > Windows is already set where docx opens in msword if I open a file of that > type from the windows file explorer. (Windows 7 Home Edition). > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 6:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Unsupported File Format > > I'm finding several *unsupported file format* errors as I review files > attached to individuals in Legacy 8. Upon closer inspection these these > *unsupported file format* are files that were created as a .docx or .doc > format from WORD. These are primarily obituary documents copied/pasted from > on-line, or other sources. These files were also attached to individual in > Legacy 7.5 and caused no problem, i.e. they could be opened without a > problem. > > I've found nothing concerning WORD documents in Legacy 8 User's Guide. > > Anyone care to comment? > > gc > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
