Large Word Document is crashing

Question

My large word doc (3 MB - 500 pages) is trying to crash. It scrolls down but blurs if I try to scroll up. It also wanted to constantly repaginate, though it has stopped that. I was able to retrieve the information in the document and email it to myself but am worried about my other documents. Will this crash affect the other documents? Is there a size limitation on Word docs? Any way to prevent crashes? And how to fix this crashed document if possible? Must I simply break the document into different Word doc files? (Part 1, Part 2, etc.? Is my version of Office just outdated?  I'm using Office Professional 2003.

Answer 1

How did you "retrieve" the information?

Size wise you are no where near the limit.

I've got a file just under 50MB that I can edit in 2003 just fine. I also have several in the 30-40MB range. Page counts I have docs in the 1000 - 1500 page range.

You don't "Have to" replace 2003 if it still has all of the features you need. There are many people who are still using older versions.

A file crashing shouldn't (but may) affect your Office / Word installation. If you are concerned, you can do an Office Repair. It won't hurt anything if you do it.

Repair or Uninstall Office 2010 / 2007

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/repair-or-remove-office-2010-HA010357402.aspx?CTT=1

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/ms-office-tips/fix-microsoft-word-has-stopped-working/comment-page-1/#comment-83759

Answer 2

Create a new file and copy the contents to it or use open repair feature.