Jonathan,
Try File menu -> Open -> Against "Show", pop down to "Recover text from any
file" then navigate to this document.
If that works, reset the pop-down menu to show the usual format of documents
you open, because it's a "sticky" menu setting and can cause alarm much
later when you try to open another document and you see some strange
characters.
If that doesn't work, post back -- some of the other people here will be
able to walk you through other options.
--Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
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