Microsoft KB Archive/262028

= WD2000: Font Size Changes When You Open RTF File from Earlier Word Versions =

Article ID: 262028

Article Last Modified on 10/16/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q262028



SYMPTOMS
In Word 2000, when you open a document that was created in an earlier version of Word and saved in Rich Text Format (RTF), the font size for some text changes.



CAUSE
In Word 2000, the default font size changed from 12 point to 10 point. As a result, RTF files that do not contain an explicit setting for the default font size use the new internal default.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 2.

Additional query words: word2000 word2k wd2000 wd2k rtf font problem

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kboffice2000sp2fix kbqfe KB262028

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