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Help With Files And Documents

Jun 4, 2007 3:34AM PDT

I have many files and pdf files saved in my documents. I went to access a file that I had saved and alot of the files I created and some of the pdf files that were saved had changed to blue print like when you receive an e-mail and they give you a link to access a site or a specific topic or page. How can I get the documents and the other files I have saved back to the black print that I created them with and why did they change to a blue color? My os is xp.

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Re: documents changed color
Jun 4, 2007 3:41AM PDT

Very uncommon. Both for your own (Word?) documents, and (even more so) for pdf-documents. I understand that ALL the text of the document is blue now. That's correct?

Two things to do and tell us about:
- have a look at the modification date of the file: when did they change, and is this the 'right' date?
- have a look at the contents of the file using another PC (transfer via mail or USB-stick or diskette): blue also?


Kees

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when you compressed the files
Jun 4, 2007 3:43AM PDT
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Thank You
Jun 4, 2007 12:50PM PDT

That worked thank you very much.

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Misunderstanding.
Jun 4, 2007 5:47AM PDT

It seems your question has two interpretations. Let's hope mine (that you were talking about the contents of the file) was incorrect and that Eddie's (that you were talking about the color My Computer or Windows Explorer uses to show the names) was the correct one. That's easy to remedy!

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307987 tells you more about compressing folders and files. This is how to do it: From a file or folder's contextual menu, select Properties > Advanced > Compress Contents to Save Disk Space.
Could it be that you did this yourself unknowingly?

Kees