How can I open Word & jpg file attachments in Yahoo?

I forwarded emails to my Yahoo mail account from my husband's Outlook email. I cannot open tmost of the attachments--Word, jpg, etc. How can I open these files?

Photos

Speaking of photographs, when people attach them to an email, you can see the photos right there in the message window just below the text of the message.

If you slide the mouse over a photo, you'll see a mini toolbar appear in the upper-left corner. From left to right, these are buttons to Save the picture, Print it, Send it, and Open your My Pictures folder.

These buttons are handy ways of choosing what you want to do with a photo attachment.

Just click the one you want. You can also click the name of the attachment in the "header" section above the message, and Yahoo! scans it for viruses and then provides you with the "Download Attachment" button. From there, choose if you want to open it or save it to your computer.

Other types of files

Any kind of attachment included in an email to you is listed in the "header" section above the message. You can either open (and view) these attachments, or save them. You can even do both! But not at the same time.

To open or save an attachment, click the attachment name above the message.

A window opens telling you Yahoo! is scanning the file for viruses, and then gives you this button: "Download Attachment." When you click this, another window opens asking you if you want to save or open this file.
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Why doesn't an attachment open and appear correctly?

There are a few reasons why your attachment might not appear correctly:

You might have problems viewing an attachment if your browser is not properly configured to view that type of file.

Usually, the easiest solution is to upgrade your browser to the most recent version:

Download the Firefox browser

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Download the Internet Explorer browser

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/...

If you're having trouble reading an Adobe PDF file, you'll need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which allows you to open and read these types of files. For more information, click here.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/

You might also have problems viewing an attachment if it was sent in an unreadable "encoding type." When a message is sent, the sender might be able to choose an encoding type. If possible, the sender should use MIME encoding.