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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
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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