Content gone, replaced with squares - please help!

[Guest]

I just opened a word document of mine and now it's 131 pages (used to be 5)
and filled with symbols like squares. only about 5% of the original content
is still there, and for some strange reason, content from OTHER word
documents have been put into this file.

I really need help with this as this document is for an exam I have on Monday!

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

It sounds like something stomped the crap out of your document. (That's the
less than technical terminology.) I doubt very much if there's anything that
anyone can do. I assume you don't have your system set up to create a backup
file?

 

[Guest]

Oh dear. =/
I'm pretty sure there's backups set up on my comp, but I searched though all
the backup files saved and none was this particular one.

It sounds like something stomped the crap out of your document. (That's the
less than technical terminology.) I doubt very much if there's anything that
anyone can do. I assume you don't have your system set up to create a backup
file?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I just opened a word document of mine and now it's 131 pages (used to be 5)
and filled with symbols like squares. only about 5% of the original
content
is still there, and for some strange reason, content from OTHER word
documents have been put into this file.

I really need help with this as this document is for an exam I have on
Monday!

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

I'd suggest you either find someone else who has that document or start
recreating it. Time's awasting.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Oh dear. =/
I'm pretty sure there's backups set up on my comp, but I searched though
all
the backup files saved and none was this particular one.

It sounds like something stomped the crap out of your document. (That's
the
less than technical terminology.) I doubt very much if there's anything
that
anyone can do. I assume you don't have your system set up to create a
backup
file?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I just opened a word document of mine and now it's 131 pages (used to be
5)
and filled with symbols like squares. only about 5% of the original
content
is still there, and for some strange reason, content from OTHER word
documents have been put into this file.

I really need help with this as this document is for an exam I have on
Monday!