I was typing a word document and the top half of the document has changed
into lines of little small boxes and different characters. How do I change it
back into readable text again.

Check the font for the text which contains your lines and small boxes.
I would hazard a guess that the font is now a Wingdings or some other
character font. Select the offending text and convert the font back
to what you are typing.

Let us know if this does not solve your situation.

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"Stephen Thompson" Stephen wrote
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I was typing a word document and the top half of the document has
changed
into lines of little small boxes and different characters. How do I
change it
back into readable text again.