I've just spent three hours ( ish ) composing a letter - I tried to save and its frozen - the wee Orange box is just flashing and the edges of the doc ( if that makes sense ) are going grey / bold, grey then bold...

any tips ( £10 fine to the first bloke to say "buy a Mac".)

TIA

M

Try and copy the .tmp file it has created in it's folder, and pray you had autoback turned on.

^ I have no idea what those words mean... <blushes...

Word is generally quite good at recovering files after a crash. You could force it to close and restart Word, but it depends whether you're willing to take the risk...

Don't think I have much choice. The dialogue box is ticking / flashing away and I cant seem to do anything to save, though I can minimise etc.

M

If you force-close the program, chances are you can still find the file somwhere on the HD. when you type *wrd*.* in the filename search field. Rename the file into something.doc and all will be well.

thanks.. here goes......

Sorry if I've misunderstood but did you do three hours work without saving even once?

<baited breath>

<baited breath>

ITYM <bated breath> unless you have a hook in your mouth.

If you force-close the program, chances are you can still find the file somwhere on the HD. when you type *wrd*.* in the filename search field. Rename the file into something.doc and all will be well.

kiss kiss.

Thank you.

ITYM <bated breath> unless you have a hook in your mouth.tru :-D