If you have OpenOffice installed, open the file up with that, then save it. An acquaintance of mine does this all the time with his Linux laptop and apparently OpenOffice is a bit more robust than M$ Office. Imagine that. Wally aranzazu wrote: >>Does anybody has a list of things I could try? > > > I don't know if this will help but..... when ever something like this > happens to my lab i just replace the normal file with a clean copy i > have on cd. > > > > This message has been scanned for virus detection by the > Union City School's e-mail system. Un-cleanable attachments > have been deleted and the sender notified > > > ---------- > Check out the Mac OS X for Users email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/X4U.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <x4u-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <x4u-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. <x4u-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> >