Saving Documents

[Bexy]

Version: 2004 Word saved a 50 page document (with tables) into an unreadable format. All the text is now jumbled and interspersed with tiny boxes. How can I either revert back to my original document, or convert so that it returns to a table format.

The document was originally started on a Mac, saved on a server then re-edited on PC, put back on a server and then re-opened and worked on, on Mac. I had been editing for 3 hours, when it converted into an unreadable file, when I asked it to save. The text then popped up still there, but all jumbled and complete with hundreds of little boxes!?

I am slowly going crazy trying everything to get it to revert back to my original file!

Any help much appreciated!

 

[CyberTaz]

The first suspect is that one or more Fonts have been used in the document
which are not available on the system where the file is being opened.
Apparently Word cannot determine a suitable substitute so it is trying to
display the content as best it can. However, there are apparently some
characters used which are not available in the substitute font. That is what
the 'boxes' represent.

If you Select All then change the font to Calibri or one of the other
Microsoft fonts designed for multi-platform use it should make the document
readable. Depending on the nature of the formatting, though, that may not be
the optimal fix... If Styles have been used, modify the styles to use the
proper fonts.