Jane wrote:

I also did not use scripting. I find that when I open the document in
Outlook, it removes the periods in the file name. If I save the
document first and the open from explorer, the periods are there. Is
there a setting a Word or Outlook I can change? I am using 2003.

I don't think there's any way to change that.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]