You could also try using a program that will convert a Word document into a PDF file. You should then be able to open that file in Word. If you are able to open it in any of these other programs, do a "Save As" and save the document into a new file. Good options to try are WordPad, Open Office, LibreOffice, and Notepad.
If that doesn't work, you should try to open the document in a different program to see if it can be recovered. Word does its thing and tries to open the document and fix any internal pointers that may have gone haywire. Word displays different ways you can open the document. Click the down-arrow next to the Open button.Locate and click once on the problem document.In Word 2019 or Word in Office 365 press Ctrl+O.) In Word 2013 and Word 2016 press Ctrl+O, click Computer, then click Browse. (In Word 2007 and Word 2010 press Ctrl+O. The first order of business is to make a copy of the file (so in case you really mess one up, you have another) and then try this: He wonders about the best way to get into his document.Īnytime you start seeing messages like this-particularly if your machine isn't really limited on RAM or disk space-it means there is a good chance that your document file is somehow corrupted. When he tries, Word responds, "The document is too large for Word to handle." Danesh has had it open in Word before, and the system he's using has more than enough resources available. Danesh has a document that he is trying to open in Word 2010.