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Whatsapp Web always sending Document as ZIP files, XLS, DOC, PPT, etc all sent as ZIP.
TSone1002
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May 9 2019, 11:07 PM, updated 5y ago
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Hey guys, I'm having a hard time sending document files (excel, word, ppt) using Whatsapp Web.. whenever i sent it, the recipient will receive it in ZIP file, and can't open it.. Sending a PDF file works just fine.. but i need to send document in excel or word, not PDF.. Just bought a new Dell Vostro laptop with Windows 10, using Office 365. never had this problem before with my previous laptop.. Anybody can help? Try searching in the internet, none came out with solution... Is it my laptop? is it Office 365? is it Windows 10?
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thewan
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May 10 2019, 03:19 AM
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Save as the older format instead of the newer one (.doc/.ppt/.xls)? newer format that has x behind (.docx/.pptx/.xlsx) are actually zip files to make them smaller, and some apps sometimes have issues figuring out whether its a zip file or not. Its a whatsapp issue.
Just find other ways to send your document (email,cloud,google docs etc) if you want to keep it in the newer format for some reason.
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Champinidan
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May 11 2019, 04:03 PM
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For sure it's WhatsApp sender. What bothers me here that you listed all other possible problems and haven't posted that as such solution. You can even upload your documents to dropbox for example if you really know how, just try and you will see how easy is that.
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skywalker69
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Aug 12 2019, 09:40 PM
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any solution to this? I have same prob
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1024kbps
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Aug 13 2019, 01:36 AM
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tell the reciepient rename it back to for example, if received excel in zip, rename back to xltx word file rename back to docx instead of open directly. my guess docx and xltx both are ZIP compressed of doc/xlt
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TSone1002
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Aug 26 2019, 02:16 PM
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i think it's a problem with office 365.. or windows 10.. no workaround as of yet.. really inconvenience.. i can no longer share office files (doc, xls, ppt, etc) via web whatsapp..
As a workaround, since i have office 365, i make use of the onedrive free 1tb.. so, i'll just save anything to my folder in my desktop that's automatically sync to onedrive, then use my phone, navigate to onedrive folder, find the file, and share it via phone. real pain in the a$$, but hey, at least it works..
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robert257 P
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Sep 13 2019, 09:54 PM
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I also had same problem. some one please help
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chinchan0321 P
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Sep 18 2019, 07:19 PM
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If you launch WhatsApp and tap on an ongoing conversation in the Chats tab to open an existing thread, or tap on a contact in the Contacts tab to start a new conversation. Tap the paperclip icon at the top right of the screen to add an attachment to your message. You'll see six icons pop up, the first of which is 'Document'. To send a document from within WhatsApp:-Open a chat. Tap the icon at the top of the screen. Choose Document. Select the desired document to send and tap Send in the popup. see: Zenith labs Probiotic t-50 review
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Chelsea01
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Jan 31 2020, 09:20 PM
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Whatsapp sends it as a zip file only because it is a newer format, that is .docx format. If you save the file as .doc then you'd not have any problem sending it.
I hope this information helps!
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