Word Woes

[Rhisiart]

I have Microsoft Office X. I have attempted to send some word documents to a colleague on a PC via email (clicking on Mail's "Send Windows Friendly Attachments"). Each time he is unable to open them

I know I could send the files as RTF, but I can't understand why regular word docs can't be opened.

 

[Rhisiart]

I have just thought of something. Is it the case that Windows will only accept word documents that end in .doc (i.e. it must have an ending)?

 

[bobw]

Yes, it should havd .doc on the file name.

 

[Rhisiart]

Many thanks. Just tested this and of course it works.

However, I also just sent two documents in RTF (with the .rtf suffix) and they came out as gibberish.