Note from Michelle: I was introduced to Liz LaClair earlier this month during a Coffee with Jane chat. I soon realized she was a whiz at Word and other Microsoft Office programs! If you’ve tried the new version you may have gotten a bit lost like I did at first. Below is a guest article Liz was kind enough to share on how to troubleshoot damaged documents. For more brilliant help with Word 2007, you can get a free copy of her Tid Bits of Help for Microsoft Office 2007 by requesting it on the bottom of the page at http://virtuallyhelps.com/

Tid Bits of Help: How to troubleshoot damaged documents in Word 2007

Now folks, you may think this is a LOT of information. But as any of us who’ve tried to recover/fix a damaged document feels, “hey I don’t care how many steps – just tell me how to fix it!” When you’re running a business of any size the last thing you want to do is loose any important document, so let’s go through these steps and see if they help you.
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