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Harudath
2 Jan 2008, 1:54pm
Hai guys, my mum opened a word document this morning and here's a sample of what it came out like:

Large Cotswold Cobbles INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.stonemarket.co.uk/images/cobbles_boulders/triangle.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET
200-300mm waterworn and rounded
Cotswold Chippings Derbyshire White 10-14 mm
10 - 14mm pale grey limestone chippings
INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.stonemarket.co.uk/images/cobbles_boulders/largecotsbould.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.stonemarket.co.uk/images/chippings_pebbles/cc.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINET


Is anyone other than me thinking: what the hell?!
there's some more stuff but since it's coding it won't display properly, but you get the idea.
Thanks in advance
Thrax
2 Jan 2008, 2:34pm
Did she receive it from Nigerian royalty?
Harudath
2 Jan 2008, 2:35pm
Yes, that's exactly where she got it from. They are personal friends.
NiGHTS
2 Jan 2008, 5:21pm
I don't really get what the emergency is here... A word document isn't displaying properly?
Harudath
2 Jan 2008, 5:23pm
Yeah, it was some images arranged on a word document with some notes, and that's what came out when it was opened. It's college work and she kinda needs it asap.
Thrax
2 Jan 2008, 5:25pm
See, that makes more sense than your original message. Have you tried opening this document on multiple versions of word, redownloaded the original, or taken it to a different computer?

How was the document received?
How was it sent?
Harudath
3 Jan 2008, 7:29pm
We don't have multiple versions of word at our disposal unfortunately. It works on my PC, but not the PC downstairs, on which I made a reply to this 2 days ago but apparently never got posted ¬_¬. It's on a memory stick, so it wasnt sent by mail. Hope that helps.
Thrax
3 Jan 2008, 7:32pm
Reinstall her copy of office, or try OpenOffice.
kryyst
4 Jan 2008, 1:03pm
If this is an Office 2007 document you have to get the pluggins to open that kind of document on older versions of office.
Harudath
4 Jan 2008, 2:01pm
It's Office 2003
Thelemech
4 Jan 2008, 5:04pm
try OpenOffice.


:thumbup
kryyst
4 Jan 2008, 6:33pm
It's Office 2003

Office 2003 also has a newer format then previous versions of office that can cause some compatibility issues.
Harudath
12 Jan 2008, 6:31pm
Okay, thanks guys- Reinstalling Office now
Harudath
12 Jan 2008, 6:37pm
Never mind, it's fixed- she was opening a Spreadsheet using Word ¬_¬
Thrax
12 Jan 2008, 7:31pm
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