I have just tried opening a piece of work I did earlier, which I saved onto a USB drive, on the computer I originally used.
All the text is coming up as squares, i don't know why, it's done it before but i can't fix it.
Any help would be great.
2006-10-31 06:27:39 · 8 answers · asked by xx**Liss**xx 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
try this . control panel - folder options - then click on view.
make sure the tick is not in hide file extentions . click ok and apply. then restart computer.had a problem like this before and the usb could not find files because of hide file extention was on.
the other thing it colud be is that you are trying to open a programe with the wrong application. was it something of the internet ? you will need to get back online.
2006-10-31 06:43:15 · answer #1 · answered by kev_m_2006 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It may be that the computer you are now looking at it on does not support the font that you initially typed it in, try highlighting the whole text and pick a font from the top of the page, if this doesnt work take a font name from the computer and reload the piece into the original computer and change all the text into the font that is supported
2006-10-31 06:37:39 · answer #2 · answered by Patrick R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highlight the documents, and change it to a different font. If Word is unable to find a font, it will replace the missing letter(s) with a little square box. Hopefully if you reset the font you will get the document back.
2006-10-31 06:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi ya,
this could be either one of 2 things
1, the document has become currupted
2, the font that you used on the computer when your created the document is not on the computer that you are opening it on
If it is the latter, then you could try selcting the entire document, and changing the font to one that is available on this computer
cheers
rob
2006-10-31 06:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello... chances are, it's a font issue. Try highlighting the text once the file is open, and changing the font to see if it's readable.
Hope this helps!
2006-10-31 06:30:52 · answer #5 · answered by disposable_hero_too 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try to read it with the same version of Word. If you try to open a word document with another problem there could be a problem.
Usually when you open such a document in Word, it prompt you a box where you have to choose the encoding method (UTF8, UTF7, C-MS, etc...)
It might also be a problem of font. Try selecting all your code (CTRL+A) and change it to another font.
2006-10-31 06:30:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be the font you used which is not supported by the computer you've just used. If you can open your document on that earlier computer or try opening it other computer.
2006-10-31 06:36:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your file is corrupted. it will have to be deleted and rewritten. don't just clear the text in the file and start typing again. delete the entire file then start again
2006-10-31 06:36:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋