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Article #6692Re: Word file bombs
From: Sam Tan
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 1991 04:38
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 1991 04:38
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aku@vanha.tik.vtt.fi (Arto Kujala) writes: >A short sad story: >I have edited a word file with Word 4.0. I saved the file. >Next day I tried to open the file. Word 4.0 started, but >soon it shut down. >I opened Word. I tried to open my file. Word shut down. >There is no way to open this file with Word 4.0. >How can I fix this file? Use a file editor and change the type to TEXT. You will lose your formatting and/or graphics, but your text should be intact. If have it, use PageMaker 4.0 or QuarkExpress 3.0 to import then export it back out again. Hope this works. Enjoy. sam@wolfen.cc.uow.edu.au
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!samsung!munnari.oz.au!metro!cs.uow.edu.au!wolfen!sam From: sam@wolfen.cc.uow.oz (Sam Tan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Word file bombs Message-ID: <6725@wolfen.cc.uow.oz> Date: 11 Jan 91 04:38:53 GMT References: <5321@hemuli.tik.vtt.fi> Organization: Uni of Wollongong, NSW, Australia Lines: 23