Microsoft KB Archive/129245

WD5x: Word 6.0 Annotations Appear Corrupted in MacWord 5.1

PSS ID Number: Q129245 Article last modified on 11-10-1998

MACINTOSH: 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 98; WINDOWS: 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Word for Macintosh, version 5.1 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

Annotations inserted in a Word version 6.0 or later document become corrupted when you save the document in “Word for Macintosh 5.1” format and then open the document in Word 5.1 for the Macintosh.

When you open the document in Word 5.1, the annotations appear with the correct annotation icons but are followed by “garbage” characters.

= CAUSE =

The problem occurs when both the following conditions are true:

  The annotation is inserted into a Word 6.x document when the document is protected for revisions. -and-   The Word 6.x document is saved in “Word for Macintosh 5.1” format. 

= WORKAROUND =

To open a Word 6.x document that contains an annotation as a revision into Word 5.1 for the Macintosh, use the “Word 6.0 for Windows&Macintosh” converter. The converter allows Word 5.1 to open Word 6.x documents and bypasses the need to save the document into the Word 5.1 format from Word 6.x. If you are using Word 98 Macintosh Edition, use the Word 97-98 converter.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q184128 TITLE : WD: How To Obtain The Word 97-98 Converter

If you do not have Word 6.0 for the Macintosh, you need to order or download the Word 6.0 for Windows&Macintosh converter kit. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q105319 TITLE : WD: How to Obtain a Word 6.x/7.0 Converter for MacWord 5.x Users

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Word for Windows 95, version 7.0.

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========================================================= Keywords : kbinterop kbconversion macword kbformat Version : MACINTOSH: 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 98; WINDOWS: 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.