Exploding Word files seems to be a very common probelm for most people, myelf included. March 27, 2007
Posted by microsoftwordtips in Uncategorized.trackback
<Would appreciate any other advice you have regarding taming/controlling
auto updates on styles - as this is when the file size explodes….If this happens, it usually means something has crept into the Normal.dot template file. This is Word’s master template where all settings are saved.
1. What I do is locate this file and delete it (or rename it for example to Normalbackup.dot)
2. Reopen Word. It will automatically recreate a new Normal.dot file but this one should be cleaner and cause less issues.
3. Open the file that tends to explode.
4. Also open a blank file.
5. Then, using your mouse select all the content - except the very last sentence. you can type this in by hand later.
6. Copy and paste into the new blank file. Save.
Ther reason you dont select the very last sentence is because all of the Word files settings are stored in the very last paragraph marker - if you copy this, you copy the bugs.
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