Hi Nick,
Restoring from a backup would be an option (you do keep backups, don't you?!). A copy of a thumb drive or email attachment might serve as an alternative if you haven't kept a backup.
The 'funny little box thing' is probably related to your choice of font. Perhaps your document was created with a font that supports Unicode characters and you're now trying to view it in a font that doesn't support them.
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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]
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