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MS Word "Safe Mode" in Windows-Any equivalent in OS X? - anonymouse1 - 05-30-2015
Got a hinky problem that safe mode in Word in Windows solves, but is hanging me up in my MAc.
I'm not talking about OS X safe mode, FYI.
Thanks.
Re: MS Word "Safe Mode" in Windows-Any equivalent in OS X? - space-time - 05-30-2015
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/892428
Re: MS Word "Safe Mode" in Windows-Any equivalent in OS X? - ztirffritz - 05-30-2015
Try opening and saving the document in OpenOffice.
Re: MS Word "Safe Mode" in Windows-Any equivalent in OS X? - MikeF - 05-30-2015
Try saving the file as an ".rtf" on the Windows side and use MS Word file menu to open it on the Mac side (don't double-click; launch Word first)...
Re: MS Word "Safe Mode" in Windows-Any equivalent in OS X? - Onamuji - 05-30-2015
Safe mode doesn't solve the problem. It temporarily circumvents the problem.
As others have suggested, exporting the troublesome document to another format usually will provide you with a working copy of the problem-document that will open/save normally.
However, I suggest saving as an Office 97-type .doc file from the PC rather than .rtf, etc. as this will create a new "clean" document whie preserving your formatting.
Re: MS Word "Safe Mode" in Windows-Any equivalent in OS X? - anonymouse1 - 05-30-2015
Thanks, all. I'll try those.
The problem is that the document is HUGE--text only, 15 MB.
Re: MS Word "Safe Mode" in Windows-Any equivalent in OS X? - Speedy - 05-30-2015
Text only, well, save it on the Winblows machine as a PDF, then open it in Wierd for the Mac.
Re: MS Word "Safe Mode" in Windows-Any equivalent in OS X? - Filliam H. Muffman - 05-30-2015
anonymouse1 wrote:
Thanks, all. I'll try those.
The problem is that the document is HUGE--text only, 15 MB.
That the file is huge might be your first problem. I remember trying to open some 8 MB files years ago and it would seem to hang for 4 minutes until the entire file was read. Consider breaking it up first, then import the parts, and save it in your default Mac format.