There are a lot of advanced features in Microsoft Office 365/2016 and that is what makes it one of the most popular office suites available. Having said that, there are times when your documents will become corrupted and will not open for you. Of course, Office usually will try to repair your corrupt documents automatically, but sometimes, you may need to do it manually.
Not the least of those advanced features, is one that you can use to repair your documents without having to use a third-party utility. Actually this feature has been available to you since 2003.
Follow the steps below to learn how this works:
Launch Word or any other Office program.
- Click on File | Open | Browse.
Find the document you would like to repair.
- Now, select the drop-down in the lower right-hand corner and select Open and Repair.
Just sit back and wait for the process to be completed.