Microsoft KB Archive/25469

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File: Transferring from Word to Produce Multiple-Line Fields
Last reviewed: October 26, 1994

Article ID: Q25469

Summary:

When exporting a Microsoft Word document to Microsoft File, you must use one of two methods to retain multiple-line fields:

Method 1
In Microsoft Word version 4.00, use tables, where each column is a field and each row is a record.

Method 2
In Microsoft Word versions 3.0x (or 4.00), use tabs between fields and paragraph markers between records. For multiple-line fields, do the following:


 * 1) In the field in Word that is to be broken into multiple lines when it is read into File, type a quotation mark (").
 * 2) Type the text for the first line and press RETURN.
 * 3) Type the text for the second line and press RETURN.
 * 4) Repeat for subsequent lines in the field.
 * 5) Type a quotation mark to end the field.

For more information on importing Word documents into File, query on the following:

File and importing and Word and documents