Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!sumax!thebes!mtk!marmar From: marmar@mtk.UUCP (Mark Martino) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Word Problem Summary: File Opening Error Message-ID: <891@mtk.UUCP> Date: 14 Aug 89 18:15:26 GMT Reply-To: marmar@mtk.UUCP (Mark Martino) Distribution: usa Organization: Mannesmann Tally, Kent, WA 98032 Lines: 9 I have a Word file that a friend of mine wrote. We tried to open it on my machine with Word 3.01. We got an error saying "Incorrect file type. Open as text only." It then opened the file and displayed what appears to be the formatting characters along with the text. Changing the hidden character switch didn't help. I checked the file type and creator against my files and they look the same. What could be wrong? What can I do to open this file so it looks normal?