Word 2007 is the most recent version of Microsoft Word for Windows. The version offers variety of advanced features that make it dominant over its earlier equivalents. One of the most appreciated features is that it uses a relatively new file format called docx, which is a XML-based file format. The main purpose of introducing the XML format is to assist information systems while sharing data in terms of security, serialize the data and to encode the documents. Regardless of these enhancements in file format, Word 2007 documents are still prone to corruption. You might observe them exhibiting strange behavior, showing weird characters and failing to open. In such situations, it becomes necessary that you restore the damaged document from backup or use Word Repair applications to safely repair and restore damaged documents.

Following are few suggestions and methods to recover if you find Word 2007 documents showing strange behavior:

• You need to first identify if the problem specifically occurs due to document corruption. It can also occur due to template corruption, Word 2007 installation issues, printer driver problems and operating system concerns. So, you can try performing steps like renaming or changing the template, using /a switch to start Word 2007, changing printer driver and starting Windows in safe mode.
• If the issue is document specific, you can try methods like:

• Opening the document with Open and Repair feature
• Changing the document format in RTF file format and converting it back to Word 2007 file format
• Creating a new Word document and copying everything to it except last paragraph mark
• Switching the document view

• If you cannot open the document, apply solutions like:

• Opening the affected document in Draft mode, making sure that you don’t update the links
• Creating a new document and inserting the document as a file into it
• Creating a link to the corrupted document
• Using ‘Recover Text from Any File’ converter

If the document still remains corrupt, use safe and advanced Word Recovery solutions. These are commercial tools, specifically designed to scan a damaged document and offer secure Word Repair.