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A client has obtained a cd containing important information. He has sent the
word documents (Word 97 we believe) to another client - via email. However
the receiver has a newer version of MS Word (Office 03) and the writing has
changed to little box symbols. How can I change the symbols so that I can
read the document?
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G'day JohnnyBoy ,

Word 2003 has a Repair Text feature- try that.

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A client has obtained a cd containing important information. He has sent the
word documents (Word 97 we believe) to another client - via email. However
the receiver has a newer version of MS Word (Office 03) and the writing has
changed to little box symbols. How can I change the symbols so that I can
read the document?


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Where abouts is the 'Repair Text' feature located?



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G'day JohnnyBoy ,

Word 2003 has a Repair Text feature- try that.

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File open select the file click the down arrow by the open button
open & repair.

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JohnnyBoy wrote:
Where abouts is the 'Repair Text' feature located?



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G'day JohnnyBoy ,

Word 2003 has a Repair Text feature- try that.

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G'day JohnnyBoy ,

in word 2003, there is also Tools Fix Broken Text in addition to
Graham's comments.

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Where abouts is the 'Repair Text' feature located?



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G'day JohnnyBoy ,

Word 2003 has a Repair Text feature- try that.

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I believe that applies only to Asian languages.

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G'day JohnnyBoy ,

in word 2003, there is also Tools Fix Broken Text in addition to
Graham's comments.

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JohnnyBoy reckoned:

Where abouts is the 'Repair Text' feature located?



"Word Heretic" wrote:

G'day JohnnyBoy ,

Word 2003 has a Repair Text feature- try that.

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Eastern European, actually: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260162

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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
I believe that applies only to Asian languages.


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G'day JohnnyBoy ,

in word 2003, there is also Tools Fix Broken Text in addition to
Graham's comments.

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JohnnyBoy reckoned:

Where abouts is the 'Repair Text' feature located?



"Word Heretic" wrote:

G'day JohnnyBoy ,

Word 2003 has a Repair Text feature- try that.

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The Repair Text feature did not work. The document remains the same. As for
the 'Fix Broken Text' I do not have that feature as I am in Australia.
Can you offer any more advice?? I would like to get this solved as soon as
possible. Thanks.
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G'day JohnnyBoy ,

Have you tried opening in WordPad?


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The Repair Text feature did not work. The document remains the same. As for
the 'Fix Broken Text' I do not have that feature as I am in Australia.
Can you offer any more advice?? I would like to get this solved as soon as
possible. Thanks.


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Yes I have tried to open it in WordPad but the square/rectangle symbols
still remain.


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G'day JohnnyBoy ,

Hmm. Try copying it to disk first then opening. Probably wont help.
Try save as RTF and open the rtf in wordpad, probably wont help.

failing that, time to ask the source of the cd to burn the file again
as it is corrupt. Tell them to use Save As to make a fresh copy of the
document, and move that onto the cd after Word is closed.

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Yes I have tried to open it in WordPad but the square/rectangle symbols
still remain.


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The computer containing the files has been disposed of. Hence the reason the
documents were put onto a cd. I cannot obtain the cd either as the client is
based in another city and believes the problem can be fixed without it :S.
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