How to repair corrupted files in Microsoft Office ?

To open a document by using the Open and Repair feature in Word, use one of the following methods.

Method1: To open a specific document

To open a specific document by using the Open and Repair feature in Word, follow these steps:

1. Start Word.
2. On the File menu, click Open.Note In Word or Word, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open.
3. In the Open dialog box, click to select the file that you want to open.
4. Click the down arrow on the Open button, and then click Open and Repair.

Method2: To open all documents

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1. Start Word, and then open a new blank document.
2. In Word, click Macros on the Developer tab. In Word, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and then click Macros.
3. Click the down arrow in the Macros in box, and then click Word commands.
4. In the Macro name list, click FileOpen.
5. Click the down arrow in the Macros in box, and then click Normal.dot (global template).Note In Word and Word, click Normal.dotm (global template).
6. Click Create.
7. The built-in FileOpen macro appears as in the following example: