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You need to maggie the document. :) That is, copy everything EXCEPT the last
paragraph mark and copy it into a new doc, and save it with a new name.
I had the exact same thing happen to me last year, and was embarassed up to
my writer's callus when someone else asked if I had tried that yet. Guess I
was so floored by this odd thing I'd never seen before, I just spaced the
obvious fix. Steve Hudson laughed at me for days! Days!
Well whatever. It worked. :)
Maggie Secara
~Word happens.
Souvenirs available at www.cafepress.com/wordsinarow
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> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-84814 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Justin
> Ressler
> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 4:47 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Word Bug - Insert a What???
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> I didn't post this last time it happened to me, but now I am looking for a
> different fix.
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> On two occasions, on two separate documents, (possibly the same template
> basis, but not the exact same template) I have used the Word Insert File
> option and an Email Window has been attached to my document (you know, the
> email header info that appears when you choose "Send to Mail Recipient")
> Funny thing is, not only does the Insert File command not work, but the
> header won't go away either.
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> When I save the Word File as RTF, and convert back, it works
> fine. So I do
> have a fix, but is there an easier one? The first time I did this, I ran
> the gambit of simple (possible) fixes (Restart Word, Restart Computer,
> Shutdown Computer, etc...).
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