Microsoft KB Archive/173621

= WD97: Attached Template Changes to Normal After Saving Document =

Article ID: 173621

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173621



SYMPTOMS
When you save a document in a file format other than "Word Document (*.doc)," the document may lose its association with the template it was created from. When you reopen the document, it may be attached to the global template (Normal.dot).

NOTE: This problem occurs with documents that are created from any template other than Normal.dot.



CAUSE
When you save your document in a different format, for example "Text Only (*.txt)," the document is saved as text, but this format is still based on the Word 97 template (Normal.dot).



MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists whether the attached template for your document stays the same or is changed to Normal.dot when you reopen your document, after you save it in a different format.   Save as type                                      Attached template Word Document (*.doc)                            Same Text Only (*.txt)                                Normal.dot Text Only with Line Breaks (*.txt)               Normal.dot MS-DOS Text (*.txt)                              Normal.dot MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks (*.txt)             Normal.dot Rich Text Format (*.rtf)                         Same Unicode Text (*.txt)                             Normal.dot MS-DOS Text with Layout (*.asc)                  Normal.dot Text with Layout (*.ans)                         Normal.dot Windows Write (*.wri)                            Normal.dot Windows Write (*.wri)                            Normal.dot Word 3.x-5.x for MS-DOS (*.doc)                  Normal.dot Word 6.0 for MS-DOS (*.doc)                      Normal.dot RFT-DCA (*.rft)                                  Normal.dot WordStar 7.0 (*.ws7)                             Normal.dot WordStar 4.0 (*.ws4)                             Normal.dot Ami Pro 3.0 (*.sam)                              Normal.dot Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc)                     Same Word 4.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw)                   Normal.dot Word 5.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw)                   Normal.dot Word 5.1 for Macintosh (*.mcw)                   Normal.dot Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) (See Note 1 below)           Same Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) (See Note 2 below)           Normal.dot WordPerfect 5.0 (*.doc)                          Normal.dot WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (*.doc)                  Normal.dot WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (*.doc)              Normal.dot WordPerfect 5.1 or 5.2 Secondary File (*.doc)    Normal.dot WordPerfect 5.0 Secondary File (*.doc)           Normal.dot Works 3.0 for Windows (*.wps)                    Normal.dot Works 4.0 for Windows (*.wps)                    Normal.dot HTML Document (*.html; *.htm; *.htx)             Same Note 1: This "Word 6.0/95 (*.doc)" converter was shipped with the initial release of Word 97. This is not the converter that shipped With Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1). This converter actually saves your document in Rich Text Format (RTF), but with the *.doc file name extension.

Note 2: This "Word 6.0/95 (*.doc)" converter shipped with Microsoft Word 97 SR-1. This converter saves your document in the native (binary) Word 6.0/95 format, which is different than the format Word 97 uses.

For information about how to obtain the converter mentioned above, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

183070 WD: Embedded OLE Objects Are Changed to Pictures After Save As

212265 WD: Additional Text Converters and Image Filters Available in Microsoft Office Converter Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00 Loses Retain Hotfix Lost Revert 6/95

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbtemplate KB173621

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