Formatting disappears when document opens

[darla8855]

When I open a previously created document in Word by using "File
"Open", the file opens as a text document with all formatting gon
(tables, bullets, fonts, etc.) When I re-open the document using th
"Recently Used" drop down, the file is fine.

As far as I know, I've changed nothing on my preferences etc.

Thouts

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Darla8855,

Version of Word?

When you're in the File/Open dialog box, what do you see as the "File
type" (at the bottom)? If it's NOT "Word Document", select that and
see if the problem goes away.

When I open a previously created document in Word by using "File"
"Open", the file opens as a text document with all formatting gone
(tables, bullets, fonts, etc.) When I re-open the document using the
"Recently Used" drop down, the file is fine.

As far as I know, I've changed nothing on my preferences etc.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In the File Open dialog, change the "Files of type" setting from "Recover
Text from Any File" to "All Word Documents." See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/RecoverText.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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[darla8855]

Files of type had been set (who knows why) on "Recover Text From An
File".

It works fine now