Startup path are probably corrupt, so the next steps to try are: If that fixes it, either your Normal template or one of the files in Word's Any customisations you make while in this mode The /a switch is intended as a troubleshooting tool only, and you shouldn'tĬontinue to use it to start Word. Get an error message such as: “Cannot find the file ‘winword.exe/a’ or one of Note the space before the forward slash! If you miss out that space, you'll Screen, select Run, and type winword.exe /a. Still crashes: to do this, click the Start button in the bottom left of your The case, start Word without templates and add-ins loaded, to see whether it It is most likely to be due to template corruption. Temporary files can impair the future smooth running of the application and Locations depending which global template add-ins you have installed. The crash will have left a selection of temporary files in the currentĭocument folder for any document that was open at the time, in the Word Startup Folder, in the Office Startup folder, and at other Still running, and if there are, end those processes. The running processes to ensure that there are no stalled instances of Word All other UserForm controls disabled after displaying a message box report this adĪrticle contributed by Graham Mayor The first step whenever Word crashes.Ĭlose Outlook and press CTRL+ALT+DEL to open the Windows Task Manager.Toolbars not showing when automating Word.Paragraph borders lost when printing from a VBA macro.When users starts Word they activate a previously created instance.Word 2000 can't be made visible, and/or doesn't trigger a Close Event.Problem running a UserForm from an Autoexec macro.“Undefined Variable” – Mid, Left, Right not working.“Microsoft Forms: Could not load an object”.“Invalid Page Fault” when running a macro.Problems with StyleRef fields and language-specific style names.

Mail merge field names have an underscore appended to them.

Table cells with shading show white areasįloating graphics don't show up in Edit Links.

Top of the page is unaccountably indented

Cross-references show incorrect content or wrong numbersĪpplied to one paragraph affects the entire document.

Toolbar missing on add-ins tab in the Ribbon.

AutoCorrect Options missing when right-clicking.

Word shows only one or two fonts in its font list.

Frequently encountered problems with fonts.

Switching view hides the currently selected heading.

Word insists on asking “Open as read-only?”.

My drop-down menus crawl down very slowly.

Word for mac keeps crashing