MS Word "Safe Mode" in Windows-Any equivalent in OS X?

[anonymouse1]

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.

[space-time]

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/892428

[ztirffritz]

Try opening and saving the document in OpenOffice.

[MikeF]

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)...

[Onamuji]

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.

[anonymouse1]

Thanks, all. I'll try those.

The problem is that the document is HUGE--text only, 15 MB.

[Speedy]

Text only, well, save it on the Winblows machine as a PDF, then open it in Wierd for the Mac.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

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.