Hello Peter,
And if the excellent advice you've received doesn't fix the problem, try
this:
1. With the strange document open, click anywhere in it and key Command-a
to Select All.
2. Command-c to copy.
3. Command-n to open a new blank document.
4. Edit menu => Paste Special => Unformatted text.
If that results in visible text, post back so we can look into the
possibilities (although if it's just the one-off document giving you
trouble, that might be all you need to do).
Cheers,
Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the US and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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