[Emrys Davies]

"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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Can you open the documents via the Open dialog box (File | Open)?

No, that failed, although some jumbled text was revealed. However, I
have been able to recover the lost data from 'bits and pieces'. I have
fully formatted the disk and it is working now that I am following the
correct procedures as advised by the forum. I also have back-up
engaged.

Would you answer this question for me as it will help my learning curve.
I now know (and am following religiously) that I must not save a Word
document directly to a floppy and that if I use a floppy I must copy a
file to it from where it is saved on the hard drive. If I do the
latter, why is it now safe to open the file from the floppy, directly?

Also, I did my Word studies some eight years ago and I cannot recall
being given any anti corruption advice about floppy disks, although I
did obtain City & Guilds in Word level 1 and 2, so that prompts me to
ask, in the nicest possible way, if there has been a big learning curve
re Word in the meantime.

Thanks a lot
Emrys Davies.