[Jonna]

Have recently copied my word files to a DVD and when I tried to copy them
back onto the hard drive, I cannot read them. Instead of readable text,
square boxes are all I see???What has happended and what am I to do? I really
need my text files. /Jonna

[Stefan Blom]

The documents could be corrupt. Have you tried Open and Repair?

Note that *saving* to removable media is risky, if that's what you have been
doing. Copying (via Windows Explorer) is the way to do it.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jonna" wrote in message
...
Have recently copied my word files to a DVD and when I tried to copy them
back onto the hard drive, I cannot read them. Instead of readable text,
square boxes are all I see???What has happended and what am I to do? I
really
need my text files. /Jonna

[DP]

I had this happen with some Word Perfect files that I converted to Word
(2000). Some text converted to squares. I had to select the text and change
the font through Format-font or through the Format-Styles-Format-Font...

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

The documents could be corrupt. Have you tried Open and Repair?

Note that *saving* to removable media is risky, if that's what you have been
doing. Copying (via Windows Explorer) is the way to do it.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jonna" wrote in message
...
Have recently copied my word files to a DVD and when I tried to copy them
back onto the hard drive, I cannot read them. Instead of readable text,
square boxes are all I see???What has happended and what am I to do? I
really
need my text files. /Jonna

[DP]

....that should be FormatStyleModifyFormatFont(choose your
font)OkOkApply. (Word 2000)

"dp" wrote:

I had this happen with some Word Perfect files that I converted to Word
(2000). Some text converted to squares. I had to select the text and change
the font through Format-font or through the Format-Styles-Format-Font...

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

The documents could be corrupt. Have you tried Open and Repair?

Note that *saving* to removable media is risky, if that's what you have been
doing. Copying (via Windows Explorer) is the way to do it.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jonna" wrote in message
...
Have recently copied my word files to a DVD and when I tried to copy them
back onto the hard drive, I cannot read them. Instead of readable text,
square boxes are all I see???What has happended and what am I to do? I
really
need my text files. /Jonna