Microsoft Word doc saved as email

November 10, 2006 2:40 PM

MSWordFilter: how do I convert back after accidentally clicking "send to" and turning my doc into an email?

While working on a Microsoft Word document, I accidentally converted the doc to an email. I think I clicked "send to" and then saved. Yes, I saved. Stupid me. Now I have my beautifully formatted document (complete with headers) set up as an email. Despite Googling and using Help, I can't figure out how to get rid of the email formatting and just have a regular document. I tried "save as", but that didn't work. I tried cutting and pasting, but this doesn't keep all the formatting. Can anyone suggest a way to keep the document as is, except for the email part? Thanks.

posted by acoutu to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

Best answer: Click on the same button again, the one that looks like an envelope and contact card.

(i do this all the time)
posted by b33j at 2:49 PM on November 10, 2006

Response by poster: Thank you so much. Perhaps that's how I got into this mess in the first place. Thank you, thank you, thank you! You just saved me a ton of work.
posted by acoutu at 2:49 PM on November 10, 2006

I just tried it. I don't think it's turned into an email; Word just added the email header. Go back to File -> Send to -> Mail Recipient (or whatever you clicked before). It should unclick it and remove the 'send to' area.
posted by pinksoftsoap at 2:50 PM on November 10, 2006

In fact, going >>File>>Send to will also convert it back.
posted by b33j at 2:51 PM on November 10, 2006