Microsoft KB Archive/187240

= WD: Ami Pro 3.x Style Sheets Open Blank in Word =

PSS ID Number: 187240

Article Last Modified on 11/9/2000

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a

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This article was previously published under Q187240





SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Word does not recognize Ami Pro style sheet files (.sty) as Ami Pro documents. For example, when you attempt to convert a style sheet and select the Ami Pro 3.0 converter in the Convert File dialog box, default (boilerplate) text contained in the style sheet is not converted and Word opens a blank document.



CAUSE
Ami Pro uses style sheet files to create new documents, similar to how Microsoft Word uses templates. Unlike Microsoft Word templates, however, the Ami Pro style sheet files are text-only files which contain instructions in a format similar to an .ini file. Because these files are not formatted as Ami Pro documents, the Ami Pro 3.0 converter opens a blank document.



WORKAROUND
To use the style sheet in Word, first create a document in Ami Pro based on the style sheet, save it as an Ami Pro document (.sam) and then open this document in Word.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

Ami Pro is manufactured by Lotus, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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