Save as removes extension

Hi all, I am running Vista and office 2007. Whenever i receive an email and
do a "save as" and try to add anything to the file name it always saves off
the file as some unknown extension.

For instance I have a pdf I receive called pic1.pdf, when I save it off as
pic it removes the extension .pdf and so the file is unable to open until i
readd the extension.

Any idea why the save as feature is doing this? Never had this problem in XP.

Hi Abe,

"Save as" is designed so that you can choose the file format that you want
to save it in. If you don't want to change the format, you should just be
using "Save".

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Abe" <Abe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:43EFCFC0-79AD-407A-8BBA-542A70BCD690@microsoft.com...
> Hi all, I am running Vista and office 2007. Whenever i receive an email
> and
> do a "save as" and try to add anything to the file name it always saves
> off
> the file as some unknown extension.
>
> For instance I have a pdf I receive called pic1.pdf, when I save it off as
> pic it removes the extension .pdf and so the file is unable to open until
> i
> readd the extension.
>
> Any idea why the save as feature is doing this? Never had this problem in
> XP.

I am afraid that you have made a mistake Rick. In windows mail, Outlook and
Outlook Express the only options were and are "Save As" and "Save
Attachment".
..
Mick Murphy in Australia

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi Abe,
>
> "Save as" is designed so that you can choose the file format that you want
> to save it in. If you don't want to change the format, you should just be
> using "Save".
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Abe" <Abe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:43EFCFC0-79AD-407A-8BBA-542A70BCD690@microsoft.com...
> > Hi all, I am running Vista and office 2007. Whenever i receive an email
> > and
> > do a "save as" and try to add anything to the file name it always saves
> > off
> > the file as some unknown extension.
> >
> > For instance I have a pdf I receive called pic1.pdf, when I save it off as
> > pic it removes the extension .pdf and so the file is unable to open until
> > i
> > readd the extension.
> >
> > Any idea why the save as feature is doing this? Never had this problem in
> > XP.
>
>

That is correct so there is no save option and in XP this problem never arose
but now it does in Vista. Its really annoying so just wondering how to work
around it.

Thanks

"Mick" wrote:

> I am afraid that you have made a mistake Rick. In windows mail, Outlook and
> Outlook Express the only options were and are "Save As" and "Save
> Attachment".
> .
> Mick Murphy in Australia
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
> > Hi Abe,
> >
> > "Save as" is designed so that you can choose the file format that you want
> > to save it in. If you don't want to change the format, you should just be
> > using "Save".
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> > "Abe" <Abe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:43EFCFC0-79AD-407A-8BBA-542A70BCD690@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi all, I am running Vista and office 2007. Whenever i receive an email
> > > and
> > > do a "save as" and try to add anything to the file name it always saves
> > > off
> > > the file as some unknown extension.
> > >
> > > For instance I have a pdf I receive called pic1.pdf, when I save it off as
> > > pic it removes the extension .pdf and so the file is unable to open until
> > > i
> > > readd the extension.
> > >
> > > Any idea why the save as feature is doing this? Never had this problem in
> > > XP.
> >
> >

You're right, I didn't read the question fully and realize that he was
working within an email.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:38ADD142-B4E4-40F3-B4F1-CC0FFB4C8462@microsoft.com...
>I am afraid that you have made a mistake Rick. In windows mail, Outlook and
> Outlook Express the only options were and are "Save As" and "Save
> Attachment".
> .
> Mick Murphy in Australia
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi Abe,
>>
>> "Save as" is designed so that you can choose the file format that you
>> want
>> to save it in. If you don't want to change the format, you should just be
>> using "Save".
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Abe" <Abe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:43EFCFC0-79AD-407A-8BBA-542A70BCD690@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi all, I am running Vista and office 2007. Whenever i receive an
>> > email
>> > and
>> > do a "save as" and try to add anything to the file name it always saves
>> > off
>> > the file as some unknown extension.
>> >
>> > For instance I have a pdf I receive called pic1.pdf, when I save it off
>> > as
>> > pic it removes the extension .pdf and so the file is unable to open
>> > until
>> > i
>> > readd the extension.
>> >
>> > Any idea why the save as feature is doing this? Never had this problem
>> > in
>> > XP.
>>
>>