| If you are an extensive MS Word user, then you must | | | | To resolve this problem, you should modify the registry |
| have used the 'Document Map' option. This option is | | | | entry using the 'regedit' utility. However, you should be |
| very handy and can make your document appear | | | | extremely cautious as serious problems may occur if |
| more structured and organized. However, sometimes | | | | you do not perform the steps correctly. You need to |
| you may have noticed that this feature sometimes | | | | perform the following steps to modify the registry |
| gets you into some sort of trouble. At times, the font | | | | entries: |
| size in the Document Map pane appears too small. | | | | Exit all the MS Office programs. |
| This can happen if the Word document is corrupted, | | | | Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and |
| which can get corrupt due to various reasons such as | | | | then click OK. |
| virus infections, incorrect registry entries, abrupt system | | | | Locate the following registry key: |
| shutdown, etc. In such cases, you should take | | | | WordData |
| appropriate corrective measures to rectify the | | | | Click the Data key. |
| problem. However, if you do not succeed in doing this | | | | Click Export on the File menu, type a file name for the |
| then you should use a third-party Word fix software to | | | | backup copy of the key, and then click Save. |
| perform doc repair. | | | | Make sure that the key that you just exported is |
| Consider a scenario wherein you have a Windows XP | | | | selected, and then click Delete on the Edit menu. |
| system. You have created a large Word 2007 | | | | Click Yes when you receive the following message: |
| document of about 50-plus chapters and sections. You | | | | “Are you sure you want to delete this key and all |
| have enabled the 'Document Map' option in this | | | | of its subkeys?” |
| document. One day, you notice that the font size in the | | | | To exit Registry Editor, click Exit on the File menu. |
| Document Map pane has become too small and you | | | | After you delete the registry key and start Word |
| are not able to read anything. | | | | again, Word runs the Setup program to correctly |
| Cause: | | | | rebuild the registry key. However, if the file is still not |
| The root cause of this problem is that the registry | | | | repaired then you should use a third-party Word |
| entry of MS Word may have got corrupt. You need to | | | | recovery software to repair Word file . These tools |
| modify the registry entry to resolve the issue. | | | | recover the corrupted Word documents without |
| Resolution: | | | | overwriting the original content. |