cannot open a file created in Word

Sandra Golbert 0 Reputation points
2026-07-24T17:11:28.6333333+00:00

Cannot open a file created in Word - spoke to agent July 22. The conversation was said to be 'closed'. It is not.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS

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  1. Stefan Blom 347.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2026-07-24T18:19:13.3666667+00:00

    If you were talking to someone in the Microsoft support chat, for example, you will have to contact them again at https://support.microsoft.com/contactus . The Q&A forum is user-to-user and nobody here has access to support cases.

    However, it is quite possible that someone here in Q&A will be able to assist, if you describe the symptoms for us. As Diana Mariz wrote, which error messages do you see?

    For a general discussion regarding file recovery in Word for Mac, see the support article at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/collab-files/recover-files-in-office-for-mac .

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  2. Diana Mariz 10,450 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-07-24T18:08:04.2866667+00:00

    Hi Sandra,

    To further check on this, can you tell me please what is the error message when opening the file? A screenshot would also be much appreciated.

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