One of the cool things in the 2002 and above versions of Word is the Open and Repair feature. This feature will take a corrupt document and open it as best as it can. I’ve been using this more often since the release of Office 2007. There seems to be a problem when users of 2003 and 2007 exchange files (yes, even when both systems are fully patched).
The following trick has saved many lives.
To open a specific document by using the Open and Repair feature in Word, follow these steps:
- Start Word.
- On the File menu, click Open. Note In Word 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open.
- In the Open dialog box, click to select the file that you want to open.
- Click the down arrow on the Open button, and then click Open and Repair.