Microsoft KB Archive/63494

WD: Borders in Word 3.0 Document Missing in MacWord 4.0 or 5.0

PSS ID Number: Q63494 Article last modified on 11-25-1998

MACINTOSH: 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

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

= SYMPTOMS =

When you open a Microsoft Word for the Macintosh version 3.x document into Word version 4.0 or 5.0, if the document has a paragraph border above each line of text, the border appears above only the first line.

= CAUSE =

This behavior occurs because Word versions 3.x handle paragraph borders differently. In version 3.x, you can put borders around only one paragraph at a time or around every paragraph within a selected block. Word 4.0 and 5.0 allow multiple paragraphs to be grouped so that borders apply to all paragraphs, or to individual paragraphs within a selection.

When opening the 3.x file, Word 4.0 and 5.0 interpret the formatting as applying to a group. This results in a paragraph border above the first line only.

NOTE: This problem does not occur with other types of borders when converting files.

= WORKAROUND =

To reapply the correct border, follow these steps:


 * 1) Select the affected paragraphs in the document.
 * 2) In Word 5.1, click Border on the Format menu. In Word 4.0, click Paragraph on the Format menu. If the Paragraph command is not available, click Full Menus on the Edit menu. In the Paragraph dialog box, click Borders.
 * 3) In the diagram displayed, click in the middle area of the diagram so that a line appears horizontally through the middle of the diagram.

Once you have inserted this border, the border appears as seen in Word 3.0.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Example
Suppose the document appears in Word 3.x as follows:

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Line 1 _______ Line 2 _______ Line 3

After you open the document in Word 4.0 or 5.0, it resembles the following:

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Line 1 Line 2 Line 3

Word version 6.0 converts the document as expected.

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