[CyberTaz]

Are you trying to open a file that is on a floppy or CD? Word needs plenty
of write-space in the same location as the file & removable media doesn't
provide it. Never open from or save to removable media.

Copy the file to your hard drive, open & work with that copy. When done (if
necessary) copy the revised file back to the other disk.

If that isn't the situation you may need to better make the distinction
between *memory* (RAM) and free space on your hard drive - they are *not*
the same thing & Word needs both. Your hard drive may need to be
defragmented/free space consolidated. Even though the amount of free space
may sound like a lot it may be scattered around in small chunks that Word
can't use.
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HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Katiegolding" wrote in message
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Whenever i try to open a document on microsoft word, my computer says i
have
'insufficient memory or disk space. word cannot display the requested
font'
why is this? i have got plenty of memory space left on my computer?