Attachments to emails sometimes open in Windows Media Player when the text is in MW.

Sometimes, when I try to open an attachment, Windows Media Player tries to take charge and cannot open the attachment in Microsoft Word! What is a security setting? At soon Moff3

What is the extension of file attachments? DOC?

Create a file association.

1. download and save the attachment to the office.
2. right click on the saved file.
3. Select: Open with on the shortcut menu.
4. click on: choose [default] program.
5. Select: Word or Word Viewer. (Depending on what you are using).
6. check: always use the selected program to open this type of file.
7. click on OK.

Microsoft Office Word Forum
http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/OfficeWord

Bruce Hagen ~ MS - MVP [Mail]

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