Can’t open a word document

Work have sent me a word doc and I’m unable to open it on my iPhone 12?

message reads;

The file cannot be previewed

it may be corrupted or of an unknown file format

however I can open it on a laptop and tablet, any ideas how to fix this please

iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 3:03 AM

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3 replies

turingtest2

Level 10

277,783 points

Aug 31, 2022 7:27 AM in response to Seaswimmer69

You could try installing these: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/mobile/microsoft-365-mobile-apps-for-ios.

tt2

Seaswimmer69 Author

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Aug 31, 2022 7:29 AM in response to Seaswimmer69

Thank you I’ve managed to sort it x

turingtest2

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Aug 31, 2022 7:32 AM in response to Seaswimmer69

You're welcome. 🙂

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