Microsoft KB Archive/107792

Word 6.0 All Caps Format Converts to Small Caps in WordPerfect

PSS ID Number: Q107792 Article last modified on 11-01-1994

6.00

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOM =

When you save a Word 6.0 document as WordPerfect 5.1 for MS-DOS or WordPerfect 5.x for Windows formats, text formatted as all caps is incorrectly converted to small caps.

= CAUSE =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the WordPerfect converter supplied with Word 6.0. We are researching the problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= WORKAROUND =

To correct the problem following conversion, remove the small caps formatting in WordPerfect, select the text you want to be capitalized, and use the Convert Case command to convert the text to uppercase. For more information, see the “Capitalization” and “Convert Case” topics in your WordPerfect documentation.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The WordPerfect products mentioned here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products performance or reliability.

For more information or support with WordPerfect, contact WordPerfect Customer Support at (800) 228-1029.

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