ARCHIVED: In Microsoft Word, how can I recover text from a damaged file?
You can recover text from a damaged Word file in two ways: Open and repair, and Recover text from any file.
Of these, the first method is best because it tries to recover good text from a document. The second method recovers all text; if, for example, a Word document contains a picture, the "recover all text" option will interpret the picture as code (i.e., text). Thus while the second method can recover more material, the text recovered will also probably be less recognizable and require a considerable amount of subsequent editing by hand.
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Open and repair
- Open Word.
- In Word 2010, click , select , and then browse to the file you want to recover.
- In Word 2007, from the Office Button menu, select , and then browse to the file you want to recover.
- Click the file you want to recover. Select the downward arrow on the button, and then choose .
Recover text from any file
This method requires you to make a setting change in Word before actually trying to recover text from your damaged document.
- Open Word.
- Enable the
- In Word 2010, click ; in Word 2007, click the Office Button.
- Select at the bottom, and then choose from the sidebar.
- Scroll down to the "General" section. Check .
- Click to return to the main Word window.
option:
- In the main Word window:
- In Word 2010, click ; in Word 2007, click the Office Button.
- Select .
- In the drop-down box next to the "File name" field, choose .
- Click to select the file you want to recover, and then click .
Remember that this method will likely recover more text, but will also require some hand editing to restore formatting.
For more, search Microsoft Help and Support using the terms
recover text from any file
.
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 12:19:12.