Font error "The number must be between 1 and 1638"

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Zerob000

Word 2003 has font errors one one page that includes both normal text and an
automatic (Endnote) field. Text appears white on a black background. Any
attempt to modify font generates the error:

"The number must be between 1 and 1638"
 
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John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]

Yup! That page is well-and-truly corrupted. The error you are seeing
refers to the point size limits of a Word character.

Try saving the file as "Plain Text" and see if you can get the text out
without any formatting. If you can, you can re-format it in a fresh blank
document. If you can't save as plain text, you will need to use File>Open
and set the Type to "Recover text from any file".

Don't copy anything from the existing document: the internal structure of
the file is completely broken and it will just copy the error.

Cheers

Word 2003 has font errors one one page that includes both normal text and an
automatic (Endnote) field. Text appears white on a black background. Any
attempt to modify font generates the error:

"The number must be between 1 and 1638"

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Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410
 

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