Run a search on your machine for files ending in .asd
They're Word automated recovery files, used for if Word crashes while you're writing a doc. They sometimes hang around, so you might get lucky and find an older version of your document.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 24 Sep 2010, 13:46, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Thanks
I'll try that. The problem came when I cut and pasted a wordpad document into a Word file then autosaved
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 24 Sep 2010, 13:48, Reply)

Hmm, gaz me a section of the gobledeegook text?

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 24 Sep 2010, 13:49, Reply)

have done so

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 24 Sep 2010, 14:00, Reply)