| Word Experiences an Error Trying to Open a File
If Word refuses to open a document, one of the following techniques
can often help you recover the file:
(1) Word (XP and later) can often repair problematic or corrupted files. If you
are having difficulty activating a file, try the following steps:
• From the Word File menu, select Open.
• When you have located the file, click the down arrow on the
Open button and select Open and Repair.
• If Word has found and repaired errors in the file, it will provide
a list of them; close out of the dialog and save the file to make the
repairs permanent.
• Activate the file with eXtyles.
(2) Try to open the document in a different version of
Word (e.g., 2000 vs. 2003 or vice versa).
(3) Try to open the document in Wordpad (it can read most DOC files,
though not with 100% fidelity).
(4) Run the document through a program like
Conversions Plus.
If all else fails, contact the author and have them send a fresh copy of the file.
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