Thread: How do I send a Microsoft Word document

How do I send a Microsoft Word document to someone who does not have Word on their computer?

If you want to send a Word document to somebody that does not have the Microsoft Word program on their PC, you have a lots of options.

After saving the file you wish to send in the regular Microsoft Word format, select "Save As..." from the File menu. After that select "RTF" from the list of file types, which means Rich Text Format. RTF files contain the text formatting, like fonts used, the size of the text, bold, italics, etc., but may lose several other formatting such as page margins and line spacing that is embedded in the Word document.

The simplest way to save the Word document is in text format, which should be suitable by any computer. Just choose "Save As..." and select "Text" as the file type. You will lose all formatting, but the actual text will remain the same.

If you have Adobe Acrobat, you can save the file as a PDF, which can be read by the free Acrobat Reader program for Mac and Windows. If you are running Mac OS X, you can choose "Print," then click the "Save as PDF" option located in the Print dialog box.

Finally, if the person you are sending the file to have an earlier version of Microsoft Word, you can choose "Save As..." and just select an earlier version of Microsoft Word.

If all are fails, simply copy the text from the Word document and paste it into the e-mail itself. But after that you miss out on the joy of sending an attachment!