HT4933 I mistakenly opened a Word doc attachment to an email.  It was a one-pager about a "business proposal" I know nothing about. I deleted mail and shut down Mac.  What now?

I mistakenly opened an attached Word document in an email from someone whose name I knew, but then discovered it was someone else I didn't know apparently using that name.  The document was about some "business proposal".  I closed the document, deleted the email, and shut down my computer.  The document was open on my computer for about two minutes.  My question is whether opening this document might have exposed my computer and files to a virus or some other malware?  What should I do now? 

My question is whether opening this document might have exposed my computer and files to a virus or some other malware?  What should I do now?
1. No
2. Nothing
Barry
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