Microsoft KB Archive/170411

= WD97: Excel Text Uses Wrong Font When Pasted into Word =

Article ID: 170411

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 Q170411



SYMPTOMS
When you copy several cells in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and paste them into Word as Formatted Text (RTF), the font may change in some cells.

Frequently, some cells use the font from Microsoft Excel, and others use Times New Roman.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you copy several cells that contain extended characters in a font other than the default font for Word 97.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, install Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To work around this problem, paste the cells as unformatted text and then apply any necessary formatting in Word. To paste the cells from Microsoft Excel as unformatted text, follow these steps:


 * 1) In Microsoft Excel, select the cells you want to copy.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Copy.
 * 3) Switch to Word 97.
 * 4) On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
 * 5) Click Unformatted Text and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 SR-1.

For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1

