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One of the top 10 things on my list of IT problems in the office is Microsoft Office. We’ve evolved far from the typewriter to a system that will almost do everything for you. All these plugins and extra tools come in handy when writing a research paper, book, or manuals. Microsoft does a great job compared to other products I\u2019ve tested over the years.<\/p>\n

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\u2019ve 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).<\/p>\n

The following trick has saved many lives.<\/p>\n

To open a specific document by using the Open and Repair feature in Word, follow these steps<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Start Word.<\/li>\n
  2. On the File menu, click Open.\u00a0 Note In Word 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open.<\/li>\n
  3. In the Open dialog box, click to select the file that you want to open.<\/li>\n
  4. Click the down arrow on the Open button, and then click Open and Repair.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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