Thanks Keith. I was trying to see the file names so that I could choose the one I wanted as I didn't know the exact name of it. I was trying to do it the Windows way, and I guess that doesn't work. :) I can't get the documents folder to open on the desktop so I just went to the home folder in finder and chose documents that way. I then found the list and was able to find the file I wanted. It opened just fine. I just have to remember to use command o when I do it that way. thanks again. On Jan 6, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Keith Reedy wrote: > Carlene, > > When you want to open a file from with in TextEdit, when you are on the file > press enter and that should work for you. > > If you are opening a file from the finder, command-O is the command. > > HTH. > > Keith Reedy > On Jan 6, 2010, at 4:07 PM, carlene knight wrote: > >> Hi; >> >> The document did open fine from the finder. I hadn't thought of doing it >> that way, but it works so evidentally I have some kind of strange issue with >> Text Edit. Maybe I'll try opening the document with Text Edit after >> rebooting again to see what happens. thanks Ignasi for your reply. >> >> On Jan 5, 2010, at 4:54 PM, Ignasi Cambra wrote: >> >>> Hmmmm this is strange. Try opening the document from the finder and let us >>> know what happens. >>> On Jan 5, 2010, at 7:51 PM, carlene knight wrote: >>> >>>> Hi there: >>>> >>>> I thought that command o was the way to open a document in Text Edit, but >>>> obviously I'm doing something wrong. Every time I try it the program >>>> tells me that there was an error when connecting to the server and then it >>>> crashes and I have to force quit it. It didn't even want to quit last >>>> time because it was too busy giving me that error over and over again. As >>>> soon as I hit ok, it would pop up again. I know that it's probably >>>> because it kept trying, but darn it, what do I do? I think that it may >>>> have been trying to access Dropbox or Time Machine rather than my hard >>>> drive and for some reason it was having problems. I lost some important >>>> information that I had just typed in another window as I turned autosave >>>> off becaus of my little "selected item 0 items replaced" issue. I've got >>>> to get used to the fact that it is disabled. Thanks for any suggestions. >>>> I feel kind of silly as I am sure I did something wrong.. Thanks.> >>>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>>> >>>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>> >>>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>> >>> >>>> >>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>> >>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >> >>> >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>> >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>