Microsoft KB Archive/57307

WD: Document Loses Formatting When Placed in PageMaker

PSS ID Number: Q57307 Article last modified on 11-25-1998

MACINTOSH:4.0,5.0,5.1

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.1 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you place a version 4.0 or 5.0 Microsoft Word for the Macintosh document into Aldus PageMaker for the Macintosh, some of the character formatting in the Word document may be lost if you have selected the Fast Save option in Word.

= CAUSE =

When Fast Save is selected, changes you make to a Word document may be written to the end of the file rather than actually being incorporated into the document. PageMaker does not interpret these end-of-file changes correctly. This may cause your document to lose some of its character formatting.

= WORKAROUND =

To avoid losing the formatting in the Word document, use the appropriate method for your version of Word.

Word 4.0

 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Commands.
 * 2) Scroll through the list in the Command dialog box, and click Fast Save Enabled.
 * 3) Click Add, and then click Cancel.

Fast Save Enabled appears at the bottom of the Edit menu. To disable Fast Saves, click to select Fast Save Enabled on the Edit menu (Fast Save is turned off when you remove the check mark).

Word 5.0

 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Commands.
 * 2) Scroll through the list in the Command dialog box and select Allow Fast Saves.
 * 3) Click Add, and then click Close.

Allow Fast Saves will appear at the bottom of the Tools menu. To disable Fast Saves, choose the Allow Fast Saves command from the Tools menu. (Fast Save is disabled when you remove the check mark).

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Keywords : kb3rdparty kbinterop macword Version : MACINTOSH:4.0,5.0,5.1 Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.