Word 2010 "Not Responding" immediately after opening

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I'm not sure what happened, but a month ago my Word started freezing and displaying a "Not Responding" pop-up pretty quickly after I opened it. This is the first time something like this has happened to me in the three years I have owned my laptop.

I don't know what to do, I need to use Word regularly for school assignments.

Thanks for any suggestions! I appreciate it.

 

[Irene]

Some information here which might help:
What to do when Word crashes

 

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After following that tutorial, my Word is still crashing.

 

[Irene]

I know it's tedious, but try carefully following the suggestions in the following MS Article:
Outlook 2010 not responding, hangs, freezes or stopped working