Hi, Lisa,

That error message usually is a sign that font scaling was applied, and is
messed up. Choose Format - Font - Character Spacing tab, and set the scaling
back to 100%. Does the problem go away now?

I hope this helps...

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"Lisa Smith" Lisa wrote in message
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Trying to use Strike out. Highlighted what needs to be striked. Word
message, "the number must be between 1 and 600." What does this mean?
Strike out does not work? Is doc protected, do I need to "Save As"? Help
please. Thanks. Lisa Smith.