Microsoft KB Archive/211227

= WD2000: Formatting Lost, Symbols Appear When Opening Document =

PSS ID Number: 211227

Article Last Modified on 4/13/2001

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word 2000

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This article was previously published under Q211227





SYMPTOMS
When you open a document in Microsoft Word 2000, no formatting is displayed, and square boxes and symbols may be interspersed throughout the document text.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when the Files of type setting (on the File menu, click Open) is Recover Text from Any File, so that when you open your document, only the text is recovered, not any of its formatting.



RESOLUTION
To prevent only text from being recovered when you open your files and to open your documents in the format of Word documents, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the File menu, click Open.
 * 2) In the Files of type list, click Word Documents, or click All Files.



MORE INFORMATION
The Recover Text from Any File setting will remain until you change it back either to Word Documents or to All Files.

For additional information about this behavior, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212274 WD2000: How to Recover Text from Any File

Additional query words: convert conversion format formatting missing lost gone stripped squares corrupt damaged

Keywords: kbprb KB211227

Technology: kbWord2000 kbWord2000Search kbWordSearch kbZNotKeyword2

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