Find lost data in my docs, previous versions, Word 2002

[Guest]

Slight repeat --I forgot to include the version of Word (2002). I typed some
meeting notes 10 days ago, but when I opened the doc, it was a few letters
and symbols at the top of each page. It shows as being the right size, but I
don't know how to recover the original doc.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Don't save what you see!

Open Word. Then use File > Open. In this dialog look at the type of file.
You want it to say Word documents. Set it so it says this, then try opening
your file.

Check under Tools > Options > Save. If the option to always save a backup is
not checked, check it now. If it is already checked and the earlier ideas
didn't help, write back and I'll tell you how to find the backup.
--
Charles Kenyon

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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[Guest]

I tried this, and it did not do the trick. I located a backup file for the
document, but it says the same thing. I did not imagine the minutes I took,
but am stymied. I checked, and I do have the box labeled "always make a
backup" checked.