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"Word was unable to read this document. It may be corrupt."
"MS Word found an unreadable content."
If you get such error message when opening the Word document, it may because the word document gets corrupted or damaged. This error may causes by the unsupported MS Word version, virus infection or the internal error. Here we will sort out the solutions to fix this error—Word was unable to read this document.
MS Word has developed the Open and Repair utility for users to fix some small errors in Word. It is easy to repair the unreadable content with this function.
Step 1: Create a new Microsoft Word document and then open it. At the top left corner, you can find the File and select the Open button.
Step 2: Select the unreadable document that you want to open.
Step 3: Click on the small arrow that next to Open button and you will get the Open and Repair option. Click it and MS Word will help you to repair the "Word was unable to read this document" error and make you digest the Word content without restriction.
If Microsoft Word fails to solve this error, go to try other solutions.
As is known to all, for Microsoft Word 2003, it can not open the word document in .docx file extension. Thus, the file extension supported by Microsoft Word depends on its version. If you are unable to open and read the Word document, you can change the file with right extension and open it again. Sometimes, it works effectively.
If none of the above solutions helps you to reach the unreadable content, you can try this professional and reliable Word repair tool—iSunshare Word Repair Genius. It can help you to repair the corrupt Word Docx document without modifying its original formatting. This Word repair tool is super easy to use, which is compatible with almost all Windows computers. Besides, it supports repairing Docx file format in MS Word 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019.
How to Repair the Word Unreadable Error with iSunshare Word Repair Genius.
Step 1: Run the software and the click the Open to add your unreadable .docx document. Please make sure all Word documents are closed and you stop the running of MS Word program.
Step 2: In no time, your Word file is restored. Then you need to click the OK button to go ahead.
Step 3: Click the Save button and define a location to store the repaired Word file. Immediately, your file will be saved in the destination.
In the end, the software offers you an option to check the content in Word document—"The file is saved successfully! Open it now?" You can click Yes to check whether the content is readable or not.
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