sorry to post to myself but I had Word 2000 not 2003.
It sounds as tough it may be partially corrupt. Open the document and use
SaveAs selecting RTF as the format. Close the document, reopen it and now
use SaveAs and choose docx format. Does that resolve the problem?
If not. please let us know what OS version you are using, have you installed
all servicepacks for Office and your OS and are you on a standalone PC or on
a networked device with a shared store?

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Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP
> sorry to post to myself but I had Word 2000 not 2003.
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kopepua - 03 Mar 2008 18:56 GMT
Thanks for esponding Terry! I magically solved the problem by giving the
file a little different name (change word sequence) and then was able to save
it.
I will remember your suggestion here and if it occurs again, I'll try that.
I do have a stand alone PC, everything is up to date, Windows XP as OS and
recently bought- 3 months ago- and installed Microsoft Office Professional
2007.
Again many thanks for your answer.
aloha,
Cea
> It sounds as tough it may be partially corrupt. Open the document and use
> SaveAs selecting RTF as the format. Close the document, reopen it and now
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Terry Farrell - 03 Mar 2008 19:15 GMT
Cea
Well that's an acceptable workaround. If you have any more problems, just
come back here with a new post.
Terry
> Thanks for esponding Terry! I magically solved the problem by giving the
> file a little different name (change word sequence) and then was able to
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