Word / Tables / Characters changing?

[D.Cooper]

Hello,

This is my first post. I've looked for about 30 minutes and found a few
things to try (but I'm not at the site til tomorrow). So I want to see if
anyone has seen this and has some suggestions.

A user has created a word document and inserted a table with data in it,
then after opening it a few days later items will change (example: "x" will
change to "(" etc.) They are using Office XP w/sp2.

No spyware or viruses etc. (everything's up to date) Sorry I don't know
more (til tomorrow or the next day).

Thank you for any suggestions.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I'm afraid that doesn't ring any bells yet. Please do post again when
you have more information.

It would help to know:
- Is the document a protected form, or just a plain document?
- Is the document stored on the local hard drive, a network share, or
somewhere else?
- Do you use a document management system?
- Do the "Modified" and "Accessed" dates in File > Properties match,
and are they both the date the user remembers last saving the
document? (In other words, has some practical joker been changing the
files?)

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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