Wow ! Thanks for this response, Tee . Very helpful . I didn't know Appleworks had MacLink built in !? Will take your advice and follow that route > We use Macs, we are different because we are better & we are better > because we are different! Seig Heil !!! (grin!) ROTFLOL !! But - I agree with you ! And a final thought? from WWW Walker's Wit & Wisdom Never ask a person what computer they use : if it?s a Mac, they will tell you - If it?s not why embarrass them ? Tom Clancy On 27 Jan 2004, at 10:50 AM, Tee Cashmore wrote: > > > Ilbert Walker wrote: > >> Probably like you, I regularly get MS Word and other word processer=20 >> documents from Windows users as attachments to emails, which >> present=20 >> problems in opening, reading or responding from a Mac. >> Exe. files seem to be totally unopenable. My usual response is to=20 >> request them to resend in RTF and attempt to open with Text Edit or=20 >> Appleworks' This is a pain for them and me. >> >> At the same time I'm not wishing to add to our new knight, Sir >> William=20= >> >> Gate's fortunes by being forced into purchasing MS Word or Office >> for=20 >> the Mac,for which dialog boxes requesting I buy always come up >> when=20 >> attempting to open Windows attachments. >> >> Would be interested in hearing of others solutions to this problem >> of=20 >> communicating with the other 95% of the world ! >> >> Buy MacLink or similar translator ? >> Buy MS Word or Office? >> Buy MS Entourage ? ( little use to me as a retiree) >> some other work around ? >> >> Ditto when sending attachments to them - just use the "Window >> friendly"=20= >> >> check box in the Mail programme? >> >> Am I missing something simple here? >> >> Any suggestions as to how you cope would be appreciated >> >> Ilbert >> >> And a final thought? from WWW Walker's Wit ansd wisdom >> >> =93That would defeat the purpose=94 - as the bookstore clerk replied >> to = >> the=20 >> customer query - "where's the Self Help section?" >> > My suggestion is as always, use Appleworks! Version 6 under Panther now > has Maclink built in; always did when it was Clarisworks. Even under > O/S > 9 with Version 5 & Ver 11 of MacLinkPlus there were few problem files. > I > have not had any problems opening Word, Excell & other stuff from the > other side, but if they send an "exe" file that simply tells you they > are totally computer illiterate, as I find 95% of email users are. > We use Macs, we are different because we are better & we are better > because we are different! > TTFN, > TeeC > > > _________________________________________________ > > For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on > > http://muglo.on.ca/pages/members.html#Joinmuglo > > Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: > > http://muglo.on.ca/ > > _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/pages/members.html#Joinmuglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/