{"id":1574,"date":"2022-05-07T13:25:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T07:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwarepro.org\/blog\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2023-12-15T10:12:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T04:42:27","slug":"recover-text-from-any-file-in-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softwarepro.org\/blog\/recover-text-from-any-file-in-word\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Text from Any File in MS Word"},"content":{"rendered":"

Along with file corruption, the absence of compatible software is another major cause of why different files cannot be opened in our Windows system. As we all know, each type of file requires an application to run. But, these supported applications are not always available and that is what causes great inconvenience to the users.<\/p>\r\n

If you are a Microsoft Office user, then you can cut short your level of frustration caused by this problem. MS Office offers an option named \u201cRecover Text from Any File<\/strong>\u201d. This option is often used by Office users to retrieve text data from different files. The same option is also used to extract text from corrupt Word documents which cannot be opened normally by MS Word.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI have some DOCX files that become damaged in some way. Now MS Word cannot open these files and keep showing me different error messages instead. I heard that the Recover text from all the files option is there that can easily extract text from my files. Can You tell me where to find that option?<\/em><\/blockquote>\r\n
“Hello friends, Yesterday I was trying to open my Microsoft Word documents to view my important text. But I was not able to view it because I got errors in it. Now I want the solution to recover lost text files from MS Word. Please if anyone knows any solution please let me know to get rid of these issues.”<\/em><\/blockquote>\r\n

It is quite easy to use this native option of text recovery, but users need to know where it is situated to locate it easily. Here, we have tested this option with various document and non-document files. Now, we are going to tell you how you can recover deleted text from ms word file using this option.<\/p>\r\n

Use Text Recovery Converter – Non-Document Files<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

As the name of this option suggests, it is suitable for any file for text recovery. This means that even the non-document files are also included in the supported file category. For example, let us discuss HTML files. Rather than directly opening the file by double-clicking on it, you need to take a different way if you are willing to recover lost text from a Microsoft word document.<\/p>\r\n

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  1. Firstly, Open MS Word 2016<\/strong> on a Windows computer. \"recover<\/li>\r\n
  2. Now, click on File<\/strong> from the MS Word above panel for the non-document files. \"text<\/li>\r\n
  3. After that, hit on Open<\/strong> option and select browse the location where the HTML<\/strong> file is located. \"text<\/li>\r\n
  4. Then, click on All Files<\/strong> to get a drop-down list from which, you have to select \u201cRecover Text from Any File\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0 \"how<\/li>\r\n
  5. Now, choose the HTML file and click on Open<\/strong>. \"recover<\/li>\r\n
  6. Finally, all text contents of the HTML file will get displayed in the MS Word file. \"recover<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Use Text Recovery Converter – Document Files<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    This option is also used for Word documents that had gone corrupt due to some reason and hence became inaccessible. To recover text from any file<\/em> Word file, you have to follow a similar process as mentioned in the earlier part. Perform the first 4 steps as it is above.<\/p>\r\n