my microsoft word 2008 keeps crashing what to do?

One thing that seems to help is to uninstall Office for Mac and then re-install it. This will require the security codes MS supplies so you will need those, however that should work. If it does not then contact MS support or possibly consider upgrading to a more up-to-date version of Office for Mac.

rondondoe wrote:

I can open "word", but when I try to open files, word shuts down. Then I get get an error message that says Word has encountered a problem and needs close. Sorry for the inconvenience .

You may want to try resetting the NVRAM per the directions in How to reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support and if that does not work restart in Safe Mode per Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support.

If neither reset works the uninstall Office as I mentioned earlier and reinstall it.

Try the help at this Microsoft help page > microsoft word 2008 keeps crashing on mac - Microsoft Community