Thankyou ladies! Our word program is 2007, not what I typed previously; we updated last spring. I did go to "word recovery" in google and tried their solution, installing {data recovery wizard} but it didn't work. I'm considering as you said Anne, and rethinking how I feel about it. Things happen for a reason and I'm praying the next version will be much, much better than the last. Thanks Ellemm for the input. I had the same thing happen on the last book but WB was able to recover that one. Wish I knew what I hit so I didn't do it again. Apparently our "task pane" is a virtual pain!!! LOL...
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