unable to read word document

I have just recieved a word.doc
when i open it a jumple of squares and odd
charactures appear
can anybody help
thanks
steve

Hi Steve - Try the "recover text from any document" option in Word. You will find it in File > Open > Files of Type.

steve rogers111--If you do not have MS Word installed you can get MS WordViewer here http://office.microsoft.com/download...wd97vwr32.aspx

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