Opening older word documents
I am trying to open an older Word document that will open if I use the File/open option but I can't double click it. I have several hundered files I want to convert to the Microsodt 2011 version. It says it "This File Type is Blocked". I heare about trusted folders but dont know if this will help or how to create one on a MAC.
To add to sig's suggestion. It also may be that the Office font cache data is corrupt.
Close all Office applications. Remove the following files. The tilde (~) indicates your home account.
~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.browserfont.cache
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office Font Cache (11)
For Office 2008, the location of the second item is:
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008/Office Font Cache (12)
For Office 2011, the location is:
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2011/Office Font Cache
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Test by yourself with the documents which you wish to open.
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gonsa47 wrote:
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