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.pdf to .dat

downside
Registered: Jan 7 2008
Posts: 2

I scanned some documents and emailed them to myself. The file that was created in .pdf was change to .dat in my email. Now i cant view my docs that i scanned. Is there a solution for this?

My Product Information:
Reader 7.0.5, Windows
lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Try settin the mail format for Outlook to Plain Text, and then resend the PDF attachment.

To set the mail format:

1. Start Outlook, and choose Tools > Options.2. Select the Mail Format tab.

3. Choose Plain Text from the Compose in This Message Format pop-up menu.

4. Click Apply, and then click OK.

If you compose messages in Microsoft Outlook as rich text, attachments are sent as a winmail.dat files. If you compose messages as plain text, attachments are sent in their intended formats, such as PDF.

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.