Check to see if you have "Confirm Conversion at Open" under Tools-Options- General tab checked. Normally you would have this *Un-checked*. If it is checked you may be getting a defaulted "Recover Text at Open any file type" (or something like that) when you open a Word document. This option strips non-text characters from files automatically at open, which may be what your are seeing. Doug At 9/15/2006 11:59 AM, Bob Fields wrote: >I have a continuing problem with MS Word. I write a lot. When I >open some of my writing to edit or email it I find I've lost my page >formatting. Chapters are no longer separated with page breaks, >chapter headings are no longer centered in the page, paragraphs are >no longer indented, titles and information are all flush left, my >headers and page numbers have disappeared and I have page after page >at the end of the document that looks like a history of all my edits >and additions. I've tried several versions of MS Word (v.3, >v.6, 97, 2002), same thing, and it does this with both Windows 98se >and XP Home. > >I'm closing the document and the program and then turning off the >computer properly, but when I return to a document after a few days, >everything has been changed. Need help, can't find problem and I am >an experienced user. Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcsoft.shtml