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Old July 29th, 2008, 11:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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What version of Word did you create the template in? Are the JPEGs embedded
in the template/documents or linked to an external file?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Frustrated Word User" m
wrote in message news:Frustrated.Word.User.2d57305@officefrustratio n.com...

I have created a template for letterhead. It has a jpeg logo, some
typed text (address) a first page footer, and a second page (different
footer) with another small jpeg graphic.

Everyone who I have sent this to says that they can't open it and that
it crashes their Word program.

This is really frustrating. No macros, no security settings. Could it
be a bug?

Please help!!!!!!

PS: The other morning I woke up from a nightmare that was me trying to
fix a stupid Word document OVER AND OVER AND OVER and it just wouldn't
work. Almost life like, eh?

Any help would be appreciated.

Joanna




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Old July 30th, 2008, 12:55 AM
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I have created a template for letterhead. It has a jpeg logo, some typed text (address) a first page footer, and a second page (different footer) with another small jpeg graphic.

Everyone who I have sent this to says that they can't open it and that it crashes their Word program.

This is really frustrating. No macros, no security settings. Could it be a bug?

Please help!!!!!!

PS: The other morning I woke up from a nightmare that was me trying to fix a stupid Word document OVER AND OVER AND OVER and it just wouldn't work. Almost life like, eh?

Any help would be appreciated.

Joanna
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Old July 30th, 2008, 03:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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If you used Insert | Picture | From File and didn't specifically choose to
link them, then they are embedded. If you pasted them in (from the Web,
say), then they are probably linked. If they're In Line With Text, you can
tell by pressing Alt+F7 to see whether the INCLUDEPICTURE field shows a file
path; if they're wrapped, you have to make them inline before you can see
this. But the likelihood is that they're embedded, so that's probably not an
issue.

The reason I asked about version is that if you had saved the document in
Word 2007 format, users of earlier versions wouldn't be able to open them
without having the Compatibility Pack installed (though the file shouldn't
crash Word, even so).

If the recipients have Word 2003, you could suggest that they try using the
Open and Repair option. Alternatively, if the files were emailed, they may
have been damaged in transit; zipping them before sending might add another
layer of protection against damage.

Also, the recipients shouldn't be trying to "open" the template you sent.
They should be saving it to their Templates folder and using it to base new
documents on.

I'm afraid I'm kind of out of ideas, but if you want to send the file to me,
I'll see whether it crashes my Word!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Frustrated Word User" m
wrote in message news:Frustrated.Word.User.2d65404@officefrustratio n.com...

Word 2003, and the jpegs were just inserted- if I had to do something
specific to embed them, I did not do that.

Suzanne S. Barnhill;2889024 Wrote:
What version of Word did you create the template in? Are the JPEGs
embedded
in the template/documents or linked to an external file?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Frustrated Word User"

wrote in message
news:Frustrated.Word.User.2d57305@officefrustratio n.com...-

I have created a template for letterhead. It has a jpeg logo, some
typed text (address) a first page footer, and a second page
(different
footer) with another small jpeg graphic.

Everyone who I have sent this to says that they can't open it and
that
it crashes their Word program.

This is really frustrating. No macros, no security settings. Could
it
be a bug?

Please help!!!!!!

PS: The other morning I woke up from a nightmare that was me trying
to
fix a stupid Word document OVER AND OVER AND OVER and it just
wouldn't
work. Almost life like, eh?

Any help would be appreciated.

Joanna




--
Frustrated Word User -





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Old July 30th, 2008, 05:27 PM
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Word 2003, and the jpegs were just inserted- if I had to do something specific to embed them, I did not do that.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Suzanne S. Barnhill View Post
What version of Word did you create the template in? Are the JPEGs embedded
in the template/documents or linked to an external file?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Frustrated Word User"
wrote in message news:Frustrated.Word.User.2d57305@officefrustratio n.com...

I have created a template for letterhead. It has a jpeg logo, some
typed text (address) a first page footer, and a second page (different
footer) with another small jpeg graphic.

Everyone who I have sent this to says that they can't open it and that
it crashes their Word program.

This is really frustrating. No macros, no security settings. Could it
be a bug?

Please help!!!!!!

PS: The other morning I woke up from a nightmare that was me trying to
fix a stupid Word document OVER AND OVER AND OVER and it just wouldn't
work. Almost life like, eh?

Any help would be appreciated.

Joanna




--
Frustrated Word User
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Old July 30th, 2008, 09:07 PM
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Thanks,

I think I attached the doc to this message..(?) never tried that before.

If you open it I really hope it doesn't crash your system.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Suzanne S. Barnhill View Post
What version of Word did you create the template in? Are the JPEGs embedded
in the template/documents or linked to an external file?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Frustrated Word User"
wrote in message news:Frustrated.Word.User.2d57305@officefrustratio n.com...

I have created a template for letterhead. It has a jpeg logo, some
typed text (address) a first page footer, and a second page (different
footer) with another small jpeg graphic.

Everyone who I have sent this to says that they can't open it and that
it crashes their Word program.

This is really frustrating. No macros, no security settings. Could it
be a bug?

Please help!!!!!!

PS: The other morning I woke up from a nightmare that was me trying to
fix a stupid Word document OVER AND OVER AND OVER and it just wouldn't
work. Almost life like, eh?

Any help would be appreciated.

Joanna




--
Frustrated Word User
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Old July 31st, 2008, 12:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Emailed Word Doc Crashes Recipient's Word

These forums don't permit attachments. You will need to send the file to my
email.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Frustrated Word User" m
wrote in message news:Frustrated.Word.User.2d68c45@officefrustratio n.com...

Thanks,

I think I attached the doc to this message..(?) never tried that
before.

If you open it I really hope it doesn't crash your system.


Suzanne S. Barnhill;2889024 Wrote:
What version of Word did you create the template in? Are the JPEGs
embedded
in the template/documents or linked to an external file?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Frustrated Word User"

wrote in message
news:Frustrated.Word.User.2d57305@officefrustratio n.com...-

I have created a template for letterhead. It has a jpeg logo, some
typed text (address) a first page footer, and a second page
(different
footer) with another small jpeg graphic.

Everyone who I have sent this to says that they can't open it and
that
it crashes their Word program.

This is really frustrating. No macros, no security settings. Could
it
be a bug?

Please help!!!!!!

PS: The other morning I woke up from a nightmare that was me trying
to
fix a stupid Word document OVER AND OVER AND OVER and it just
wouldn't
work. Almost life like, eh?

Any help would be appreciated.

Joanna




--
Frustrated Word User -





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Frustrated Word User



 




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