> Please help me if you can. I have windows vista and word for windows
> 2000, or at least I think I do.
>
> When I type a word document in 12 font, with the dictionary set to
> U.K
> it stays fine and formats how I want it to. It puts in numbers for
> points and keeps the subscript and superscript numbers how they
> should
> be. Then when the document is closed and re-opened it has a whole
> list of command text and symbols at the end of it. Also the font has
> changed back to 10, the dictionary is in U.S and the numbered points
> appear as a single paragraph. I am stuck as to how to change this.
>
> Any suggestions welcome-
>
> You have the Open dialog set to use the "Recover text from any file"
> setting
> in the "Files of type" box at the bottom.
>
> In Word 2000 that setting is "sticky" -- once set, it stays there until
> you
> change it. In later versions, the dangers of this were recognized, and
> the
> setting automatically reverts to "Word documents" after one use.
>
> See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/RecoverText.htm for more
> info.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
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