Vista - Rich text format or HTML format

**t-4-2** · 09-20-2008

Hello everyone,
I have friends sending me attachments in " .doc file " or " dat file " formats which my computer cannot read.
Can I change it to Rich Text Format or HTML format myself, or do I have to tell them to resend the attachments, which is what I had been doing.
Thank you.

PS. My computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit.
I am using Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail.

09-20-2008

"t-4-2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:12f63bc5725420457efe608bf08d316e@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Quote:

>
> Hello everyone,
> I have friends sending me attachments in " .doc file " or " dat file "
> formats which my computer cannot read.
> Can I change it to Rich Text Format or HTML format myself, or do I have
> to tell them to resend the attachments, which is what I had been doing.
> Thank you.
>
> PS. My computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit.
> I am using Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail.
>
>
> --
> t-4-2

You can't make the conversions, but you can get a free viewer for the DOC (Word) files from Microsoft's download page.
Interesting enough, my wife got some DAT files from an organization.
Using "NotePad2" to view them, I was able to determine that they had been created in Adobe Acrobat.
And sure enough, The Acrobat Reader would open and display them.
The DAT files appeared to be financial statements.

http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html

**t-4-2** · 09-21-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Richard in AZ

"t-4-2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:12f63bc5725420457efe608bf08d316e@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Quote:

>
> Hello everyone,
> I have friends sending me attachments in " .doc file " or " dat file "
> formats which my computer cannot read.
> Can I change it to Rich Text Format or HTML format myself, or do I have
> to tell them to resend the attachments, which is what I had been doing.
> Thank you.
>
> PS. My computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit.
> I am using Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail.
>
>
> --
> t-4-2

You can't make the conversions, but you can get a free viewer for the DOC (Word) files from Microsoft's download page.
Interesting enough, my wife got some DAT files from an organization.
Using "NotePad2" to view them, I was able to determine that they had been created in Adobe Acrobat.
And sure enough, The Acrobat Reader would open and display them.
The DAT files appeared to be financial statements.

flo's freeware - Notepad2

Thank you for the infos.

09-20-2008	#1 (permalink)
t-4-2 Home premium 32 bit, SP1 939 posts	Rich text format or HTML format Hello everyone, I have friends sending me attachments in " .doc file " or " dat file " formats which my computer cannot read. Can I change it to Rich Text Format or HTML format myself, or do I have to tell them to resend the attachments, which is what I had been doing. Thank you. PS. My computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit. I am using Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail.
My System Specs

09-20-2008	#2 (permalink)
Richard in AZ n/a posts	Re: Rich text format or HTML format "t-4-2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:12f63bc5725420457efe608bf08d316e@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > Hello everyone, > I have friends sending me attachments in " .doc file " or " dat file " > formats which my computer cannot read. > Can I change it to Rich Text Format or HTML format myself, or do I have > to tell them to resend the attachments, which is what I had been doing. > Thank you. > > PS. My computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit. > I am using Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail. > > > -- > t-4-2 You can't make the conversions, but you can get a free viewer for the DOC (Word) files from Microsoft's download page. Interesting enough, my wife got some DAT files from an organization. Using "NotePad2" to view them, I was able to determine that they had been created in Adobe Acrobat. And sure enough, The Acrobat Reader would open and display them. The DAT files appeared to be financial statements. http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html
My System Specs

09-21-2008	#3 (permalink)
t-4-2 Home premium 32 bit, SP1 939 posts	Re: Rich text format or HTML format Quote: Originally Posted by Richard in AZ "t-4-2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:12f63bc5725420457efe608bf08d316e@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > Hello everyone, > I have friends sending me attachments in " .doc file " or " dat file " > formats which my computer cannot read. > Can I change it to Rich Text Format or HTML format myself, or do I have > to tell them to resend the attachments, which is what I had been doing. > Thank you. > > PS. My computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit. > I am using Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail. > > > -- > t-4-2 You can't make the conversions, but you can get a free viewer for the DOC (Word) files from Microsoft's download page. Interesting enough, my wife got some DAT files from an organization. Using "NotePad2" to view them, I was able to determine that they had been created in Adobe Acrobat. And sure enough, The Acrobat Reader would open and display them. The DAT files appeared to be financial statements. flo's freeware - Notepad2 Thank you for the infos.
My System Specs

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