You might not realize it, but Microsoft Word actually keeps somewhat of a
history of your
document in the file, even
when it looks like there''s nothing
there and even when you have revision tracking turned off.One way you
can see that this is the case is by doing a "Save As..." on a
document you''ve
been editing for a while. You''ll find that the new version of the file, the
version that has all the archival data purged, is often dramatically smaller
than the original.What you need to do is enable document conversion on
open. In Microsoft Office XP, that''s done by creating a blank document (so you
can get to the Options preference, otherwise it''s grayed out), then selecting
Tools --> Options and clicking on the General tab.Select the Confirm
conversion at Open option and click "OK".Now open up the file with the
missing text and you''ll be asked if you want to use a converter:There
are lots of choices, but select Recover Text from Any File and Click "OK" .
You''ll see lots of junk, typographical notations, and other miscellany. In the
middle of it, however, you should be able to find all your missing text.