While typing my fingers hit a key in the bottom row, like Ctrl or Alt. All
my type disappeared, tho the directory filename still lists 263 kb as the
file size. So I don't think it's all lost, just not visible when I open the
file. It was a big file and the only version I can go back to is about
one-third of the complete file.

Open the document, Ctrl+A and make the font color black. If that doesn't
work, Ctrl+A, Format-->Font and make sure Hidden is not checked. That's
about all I can think of.
************
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Grandpa Elmo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsD3AD976-1512-4866-AC44-(E-Mail Removed)...
> While typing my fingers hit a key in the bottom row, like Ctrl or Alt.
> All
> my type disappeared, tho the directory filename still lists 263 kb as the
> file size. So I don't think it's all lost, just not visible when I open
> the
> file. It was a big file and the only version I can go back to is about
> one-third of the complete file.

More than likely, however, Grandpa pressed Ctrl+A, then wiped out the entire
document with the next key he pressed.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Anne Troy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Open the document, Ctrl+A and make the font color black. If that doesn't
> work, Ctrl+A, Format-->Font and make sure Hidden is not checked. That's
> about all I can think of.
> ************
> Anne Troy
> www.OfficeArticles.com
>
> "Grandpa Elmo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsD3AD976-1512-4866-AC44-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > While typing my fingers hit a key in the bottom row, like Ctrl or Alt.
> > All
> > my type disappeared, tho the directory filename still lists 263 kb as
the
> > file size. So I don't think it's all lost, just not visible when I open
> > the
> > file. It was a big file and the only version I can go back to is about
> > one-third of the complete file.
>
>

I figured that probably wasn't the case this time since his file is
267KB---tho it usually is.
************
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OG%(E-Mail Removed)...
> More than likely, however, Grandpa pressed Ctrl+A, then wiped out the
> entire
> document with the next key he pressed.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
> so
> all may benefit.
>
> "Anne Troy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Open the document, Ctrl+A and make the font color black. If that doesn't
>> work, Ctrl+A, Format-->Font and make sure Hidden is not checked. That's
>> about all I can think of.
>> ************
>> Anne Troy
>> www.OfficeArticles.com
>>
>> "Grandpa Elmo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> newsD3AD976-1512-4866-AC44-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > While typing my fingers hit a key in the bottom row, like Ctrl or Alt.
>> > All
>> > my type disappeared, tho the directory filename still lists 263 kb as
> the
>> > file size. So I don't think it's all lost, just not visible when I open
>> > the
>> > file. It was a big file and the only version I can go back to is about
>> > one-third of the complete file.
>>
>>
>

"Anne Troy" wrote:

> I figured that probably wasn't the case this time since his file is
> 267KB---tho it usually is.
> ************
> Anne Troy
> www.OfficeArticles.com
>
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:OG%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > More than likely, however, Grandpa pressed Ctrl+A, then wiped out the
> > entire
> > document with the next key he pressed.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
> > so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "Anne Troy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Open the document, Ctrl+A and make the font color black. If that doesn't
> >> work, Ctrl+A, Format-->Font and make sure Hidden is not checked. That's
> >> about all I can think of.
> >> ************
> >> Anne Troy
> >> www.OfficeArticles.com
> >>
> >> "Grandpa Elmo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> newsD3AD976-1512-4866-AC44-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > While typing my fingers hit a key in the bottom row, like Ctrl or Alt.
> >> > All
> >> > my type disappeared, tho the directory filename still lists 263 kb as
> > the
> >> > file size. So I don't think it's all lost, just not visible when I open
> >> > the
> >> > file. It was a big file and the only version I can go back to is about
> >> > one-third of the complete file.
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
> Thanks to Suzanne and Anne. I believe that's probably what happened and the type is gone forever. I'll just have to rework it. I don't usually use the CTRL commands and, with my eyes on my original copy, I didn't see the effect of CTRL+A on the screen and my continued typing wiped it all out.
Thanks again for the help.