I'll try to give you as much general information as I can but it's hard to
offer much of a definitive nature because you've not specified your version
& update level of Office or OS X. Without that information it's pointless to
chase symptoms as those symptoms can point to differing sources dependent on
the combination of those two critical factors.
Please see the interjections below;
Okay so I've been using Mac Office Word for about a year now without a single
problem, and recently I have been having a lot of trouble with sending the
files via email,
This may well be attributable to the email services involved. The best
procedure for any files to be sent as attachments is to:
1- Make sure to use the Save As option to 'Append file extensions'
2- Zip/Stuff the file & attach that copy
3- Make sure your email program is set to use the correct encoding for
attachments. Where that setting is & what to select varies from one email
program/service to another.
and even when i put them on a jump drive just to be able to
print them in my school's library I either can't open them or they are
blank/basically blank with only tiny boxes and MAC OS at the top of a blank
page.
This falls somewhat into the same category. Be certain to save with the
filename extensions & copy to the stick using Finder -- Do Not save directly
to the stick even if the program offers it as a volume.
I have tried to change the file type from .docx to .rtf and a few others
that are supposed to be universal with no success.
Not only will this not help but it is one of the worst things you can do.
Changing or arbitrarily adding an extension does not change anything about
the file itself. It only misinforms the OS & the app attempting to open it
as to what it should expect to find inside & how the content should be
handled. That can lead to permanent internal damage to the file.
I have noticed that the
file sizes on the ones I am having trouble with are abnormally large, as in a
one page document with only text is showing a file size as 31.9MB which can't
be right as far as I understand.
You're right -- it's rare that any Word document should ever approach that
size, especially if there is no graphic content. Exactly what is causing the
bloat may very well be causing the other problems as a result. Without more
specifics about the files involved & how they've been handled it's rather
difficult to be certain what's causing it. The more common causes are;
File corruption,
A corrupt Normal/Normal.dotm template, or
Virus - particularly if the file has been exposed to a Windows environment.
Before going any further on either possibility you'll need to provide the
details requested above as well as any other info about the files.
The only thing I have done differently
recently is started using the notebook view that I recently discovered (which
has a recording feature that makes file sizes much larger), but none of these
files have any relationship to the ones that contain that.
You're correct here as well... Nothing about the creation of new documents
should have any impact on those created previously. However, it's possible
that something has been changed without you realizing it... Updates (or lack
of same), installation of other software or utilities, OS X file system
issues, etc. This is another reason why pertinent details are needed.
HELP! I need word
to work on my computer because I use it constantly for taking notes and
writing papers for school.
I'm confident that the situation can be remedied, but it's going to take
some clear & concise info. Details are important.
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Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
