Make a copy of the file and then change the extension from docx to zip. You
should then be able to access the different parts of the document.

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Did you insert the photos into Word, and/or link them? What version of
Word are you using? What error message?

I am using word 2007 on a laptop with 4gb of RAM, the error message i
get is:

Word cannot open this file because it is larger than 512megabytes.
(C:\Users\...\photographicportfolio.docx)

I have been able to recover the text so far but, have been still be
unable to open the file to see the pictures and tables.




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