Vista - can't copy from works to email

Ok, I am really stressed now because my son needs this paper I typed in microsoft works, and I have done this time and time before, but I can't seem to do it now. When I go to works and copy the doc., open my email and try to paste it in to send him, it totally crashes IE7!!! If anyone has any information about this, I would be forever grateful!!!! Is there a fix, and did some recent update cause the problem that I am not aware of???? Please help asap...or the poor guy won't have his paper in time...
Addie

I know you say you have Microsoft works, but have you tried saving th file as a microsoft word document?

luckystar,
no I have not tired that because I don't have word as a full working software product on my computer, just as a trial. As a trial, will word, let me create and save a file? Thank
Addie

If memory serves me right, it should not matter if you have word or not, as microsoft processing applications, like word and works, talk to each other all the time (catch my drift). When you have the document open, go to save as. and underneath where you type, there should be a drop down menu, go down through thwe list until you see word, or very similar (it will have word in the sentence)