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On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:32:14 +0000 Adam Latham wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Cook <robertsgcook@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sender: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:08:16 > To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [LUG] Sending docs in MS format > > ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- > From: "Grant Sewell" <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Received: 17/10/2011 18:37:26 > Subject: Re: [LUG] Sending docs in MS format > > > >On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:46:44 +0100 > >Neil Winchurst wrote: > > >> On 17/10/11 17:42, Gordon Henderson wrote: > >> > On Mon, 17 Oct 2011, Neil Winchurst wrote: > >> > > >> >> Looking for some help please. > >> >> > >> >> My daughter sometimes sends out job applications, > >including CV's > >> >> etc. If she sends them as an attachment to an email > >the recipients > >> >> complain that they can't read them, (the attached > >files, not the > >> >> email). > >> >> > >> >> I have told her to save them, using OO Writer, in Word > >format. She > >> >> claims that she does, but I am wanting to check this > >out. > >> >> > >> >> So I am looking for some help please. I know that some > >members have > >> >> Windows as well as Linux. Would anyone be willing to > >receive a test > >> >> email with attachment from me and to let me know if > >they can read > >> >> the attachment in Word please? > >> >> > >> >> I can't help her, I have not used Windows since > >Windows 98 first > >> >> came out. My brother has Windows on his laptop but > >he does not > >> >> have Word installed, he uses OO Writer and Firefox. > >Yay, he has > >> >> learnt some good ways from me then. > >> >> > >> >> Any help gratefully received > >> > > >> > Export as PDF and email the PDFs. > >> > > >> > Gordon > >> > > >> I have just tested that and it can be read in Adobe > >Reader, so if the > >> company my daughter is writing to can read PDF files then > >that will be > >> fine. I will show her how to do that. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Neil > > >Unfortunately, some companies - in my experience usually > >recruitment > >agencies - will only accept document types that they can > >open in > >Microsoft Word so they can copy/paste the contents into > >their own > >database tool. > > >Now, I know and you know that you can copy from most PDF > >files, but > >that doesn't necessarily mean that they will accept a PDF > >version. > > >Grant. >> Hi As a watcher on the site I don't as yet use Linux but have an >> older machine with MS Office so send me a file and I will try opening >> it in Word and Open Office and tell you the differences cheers Rob >> Cook > > Is this one of the winmail.dat type problems do we think? > > I had someone send me attachments from a windoze phone and all > attachments ended up in a file called winmail.dat > > Maybe it's a mail client thing... Just a thought. > Message sent using BlackBerry Winmail.dat is usually a result of someone using Outlook and sending an attachment to someone who is not using Outlook. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq