Clive,
IF the do***ent had Graphics, pictures. Specifically jpegs, would that
cause this problem??
Clive Huggan wrote:
> Hello Antoine and [whoever],
>
> There are various possibilities for your problem but I don't think we
are
> likely to track down the specifics easily.
>
> If only one file is involved (i.e., you won't be having this problem
> repeatedly with successive files), and if the solution you mentioned
"only
> works tem****arily" (i.e., you can actually open the file) I would
recommend
> that you copy, say, a third of the file then open a new blank do***ent
and
> choose Edit menu => Paste Special => Unformatted text (in Word 2008 it
may
> be different; I'm in Word 2004). Repeat for the other two-thirds of the
> do***ent.
>
> Then, in the new do***ent, re-apply the formatting (if you can print the
5.3
> MB file that would be useful). You will be far better off applying the
> formatting via styles rather than directly*. For example, you would
apply
> Heading 1 to the first chapter heading, then look for the second chapter
> heading, drop the insertion point anywhere in it and key Command-y. I
have
> re-formatted 200-page do***ents with frequent headings this way in well
> under 30 minutes.
>
> Your new do***ent will be far more compact. If it's a very long do***ent
and
> over say 2 MB, you can always split it and re-join at the last moment,
of
> course.
>
> * For the many reasons, see pages 91-93 of some notes on the way I use
Word
> for the Mac, titled "Bend Word to Your Will", which are available as a
free
> download from the Word MVPs' website
> (http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Clive Huggan
> Canberra, Australia
> (My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so
my
> follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
> ====================================================
>
> On 4/5/08 6:20 AM, in article ee9a716.0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "AntoineP@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <AntoineP@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> I have the same problem with two files transferred from Windows. I have
had
>> cra****ng issues since I started using Office 2008. The Microsoft
sup****t team
>> advised me to delete the Microsoft and preferences files from the
library. It
>> works but only tem****arily.
>>
>> I have been told by a page designer that Office uses too much RAM and
that
>> might cause the crash. Others I consulted do not agree with that
explanation.
>>
>> So I am stuck too. Maybe we can help each other find a solution.
>
>
>
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