Microsoft KB Archive/273901

= WD2002: Error Message When You Try to Apply Border Style in Document Saved as Word 6.0/95 =

Article ID: 273901

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q273901





For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 220503.



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 2002, when you try to apply some of the dashed or double-lined border styles to a paragraph in a document that is saved in Word 6.0/95 format, you receive the following error message:

This feature is disabled because it is not compatible with Microsoft Word 6.0/95.

NOTE: This problem does not occur when you first open a Word document that was created in Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows or Microsoft Word for Windows 95. However, if you open that Word 6.0 or Word 95 document in Word 2002, save it in a Word 6.0 or Word 95 format, and then try to apply the border, this problem occurs.



CAUSE
The Disable Features Introduced after: Word 6.0/95 check box is automatically selected when the Word 6.0/95 document is saved in Word 2002.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Turn Off the &quot;Disable Features Introduced After: Word 6.0/95&quot; Option

 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) Click the Save tab.
 * 3) Clear the Disable Features Introduced after: Word 6.0/95 check box, and then click OK.

Method 2: Apply the Double-Line Border Before You Save As Word 6.0/95
Apply the double-line border before you save your Word document in Word 6.0/95 format in Word 2002. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Select the paragraph on which you want to apply the border.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading.
 * 3) Click the Borders tab. In the Style list, click the border that you want.
 * 4) In the Apply to list, select Paragraph, and then click OK.
 * 5) On the File menu, click Save As.
 * 6) In the Save As dialog box, change the Save as type box to Word 6.0/95. In the File name box, type a name for your Word document, and then click Save.

Method 3: Create a Macro to Apply the Double-Line Border
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212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

The following sample macro places a double-line border around the selected paragraph in your Word 6.0/95 document: Sub DoubleBorder

With Selection.ParagraphFormat

With .Borders(wdBorderLeft) .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble End With

With .Borders(wdBorderRight) .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble End With

With .Borders(wdBorderTop) .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble End With

With .Borders(wdBorderBottom) .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble End With

End With

End Sub



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: WD2002

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbnofix kbconversion KB273901

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