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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: Believil on March 26, 2005, 09:36:07 AM

Title: need help with attached file from my email
Post by: Believil on March 26, 2005, 09:36:07 AM

I got an email with an attached file with it and i don't know how to save it to my hard drive and i can't get the file to open and i need to see inside

              Some one please help!!!!
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Title: Re: need help with attached file from my email
Post by: gussery on March 26, 2005, 09:44:19 AM

What type of file is it?
What type of email are you using?
I certainly hope this file came from someone you trust and you were expecting the file.

Title: Re: need help with attached file from my email
Post by: kim tang on March 28, 2005, 02:09:46 PM

You can usually right click, save as to a desired location.  Attachements are usually pdf or zipped format, most other file formats are blocked to save guard your system by outlook to unblock is not wise.  If you get a message from outtlok saying it blocked your attachment on a txt message then tell the sender to put it into a zip format.  If you don't see a icon for the attachment then you don't have a program to open it you will see a Windows icon on a little white background.  If you see a compression icon just double click on it to open (Win XP) have zip built in.
HTHs

Kim

Title: Re: need help with attached file from my email
Post by: Believil on March 28, 2005, 11:41:54 PM

two files came with my email its been checked for viruses the first file is a- jpg (0.01mb) and the secound is a -doc (0.21mb)
the email that i use is - hotmail.co.uk
i was expecting it came with a purchase from ebay

Title: Re: need help with attached file from my email
Post by: cigarman on March 29, 2005, 01:44:20 PM

Now we are getting somewhere, you might have to download the attachements from hotmail  by right click on the attachement and save as to a desire location.  You then navigate to the saved files just double click on them to open as jpgs and Docs are common files you Pc should be able to open OK.

Kim

Title: Re: need help with attached file from my email
Post by: ojas25 on March 30, 2005, 03:29:48 PM

HI the .doc file will not open if you don't have word on your computer however you can download from Microsoft a word viewer but you can't edit or change anything with the viewer
you can only read or print the file.

Title: Re: need help with attached file from my email
Post by: cigarman on April 01, 2005, 03:02:22 PM

Word document files can be opened by wordpad, this is installed with Windows be default.  If you don't have Office Word, it will use wordpad, do you have Word?