The answer was " the command you selected is not available from this short
cut menu" same when I went through my documents.
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G'day "singapore tom" ,

try right-clicking it and selecting New.

Steve Hudson - Word Heretic

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Without prejudice


singapore tom reckoned:

A word document which I edit daily suddenly could not be opened .
Error message says-
The document name or path is not valid. Try these suggestions
*check the file permissions for the doc or drive. (how do I do this?)
*use the file open dialogue box to locate the document. (I believe I did
this)