Learn how to open and edit Word document without Word. Convert to PDF, open in Google Docs and Dropbox, use browser to open, etc.

Close Word Double-click the damaged Word document to open it. Word will open the problematic document in draft mode and use the draft font instead of the document’s font.

We outline four methods for recovering a lost or deleted Microsoft Word document–all hope is not lost!

Learn how to use a Microsoft 365 setting to choose whether to open files in the online or desktop app, giving you full control for each file.

Open file with text recovery converter on Word (2019/2021) Actually, users using Word 2019 and 2021 versions enjoy the Open and Repair option to fix Word corruption issues.

Will you be able to open today’s Word docs in 20 years? Probably not, unless you take some necessary steps to give those digital files an extra-long shelf life.

To do this, open the Office app you use the most. Open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and go to File > Options to open settings.