Word is not responding

Word is frozen. If I open a file from my e-mail, or directly from finder, or the Word application; it continues to show me old files I was working with, and then I see the rainbow spinning.
When I click on Force Quit it says Word is not responding.
Any ideas?

You might have a better chance for an answer over on the Microsoft forum seeing as how Word is a Microsoft product and not Apple.
Allan

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Hi All,
I have a problem when i open report in MS Word document.
I give clear steps.
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2-> Then open temp window will open
3-> In that window i selected my report Layout and click on open Report option.
Then i am getting prob that Ms Word is not respond(Task Manager)
If Anyone knows do me the help.
Regards...

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In regarding of the issue, it may be caused some reason, let's try to narrow down the root cause with the following methods:
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2.Try repair your Office as a quick fix
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