Hi - I recall using something called 'Am I a bad document' to check for doc
corruptions but wasn't amazed by it.

Can anyone recommend anything that identifies and where possible fixes
document corruptions in word? Not sure if something exists that also works
on spreadsheets and presentations too...

Word itself (current versions) will usually tell you when a document is
corrupt, or, if you suspect it is corrupt, you can use the Open and Repair
option (Word 2002 and 2003). For earlier versions, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Margie Mac" wrote in message
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Hi - I recall using something called 'Am I a bad document' to check for
doc
corruptions but wasn't amazed by it.

Can anyone recommend anything that identifies and where possible fixes
document corruptions in word? Not sure if something exists that also
works
on spreadsheets and presentations too...

Thanks Suzanne will give this a shot (I thought the repair function was for
programs rather than files so will have to research this a bit more).

Margot


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Word itself (current versions) will usually tell you when a document is
corrupt, or, if you suspect it is corrupt, you can use the Open and Repair
option (Word 2002 and 2003). For earlier versions, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"Margie Mac" wrote in message
...
Hi - I recall using something called 'Am I a bad document' to check for
doc
corruptions but wasn't amazed by it.

Can anyone recommend anything that identifies and where possible fixes
document corruptions in word? Not sure if something exists that also
works
on spreadsheets and presentations too...

There are two separate "fix it" items in the latest versions of Word:

- The "Detect and Repair" command on the Help menu looks for damaged
program files and registry entries. In fact, it's just another way of
running the Office installer in its Maintenance mode.

- In the File Open dialog, you can select a file, click the down
arrow at the right end of the Open button, and select "Open and
Repair" from the dropdown menu. That will attempt to repair corruption
in the document as it opens. If it finds anything, you should get a
dialog that tells you what was fixed.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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On Sat, 20 May 2006 07:08:01 -0700, Margie Mac
wrote:

Thanks Suzanne will give this a shot (I thought the repair function was for
programs rather than files so will have to research this a bit more).

Margot


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Word itself (current versions) will usually tell you when a document is
corrupt, or, if you suspect it is corrupt, you can use the Open and Repair
option (Word 2002 and 2003). For earlier versions, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Margie Mac" wrote in message
...
Hi - I recall using something called 'Am I a bad document' to check for
doc
corruptions but wasn't amazed by it.

Can anyone recommend anything that identifies and where possible fixes
document corruptions in word? Not sure if something exists that also
works
on spreadsheets and presentations too...