Microsoft KB Archive/224645

= WD2000: Upgrade from Word 6.0 Sets Compatibility Options to Custom =

Article ID: 224645

Article Last Modified on 9/5/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q224645



SYMPTOMS
When you upgrade to Microsoft Word 2000 over Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows, the compatibility options are set to Custom.

For example, when you upgrade from Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows to Microsoft Word 2000, the compatibility options are set to Custom with the following options selected:
 * Align table rows independently
 * Allow table rows to lay out apart
 * Auto space like Word 95
 * Balance SBCS character and DBCS characters
 * Convert backslash characters into yen signs
 * Don't expand character spaces on the line ending SHIFT+RETURN
 * Don't use HTML paragraph auto spacing
 * Draw underline on trailing spaces
 * Forget last tab alignment
 * Lay out AutoShapes like Word 97
 * Lay out footnotes like Word 6.x/95/97
 * Lay out tables with raw width
 * Use Word 6.x/95 border rules
 * Use Word 97 line-breaking rules for Asian text

NOTE: To check compatibility options, click Options on the Tools menu and then click to select the Compatibility tab.



WORKAROUND
To change the compatibility options in Word, do the following steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the Compatibility tab, change the Recommended options for box to Microsoft Word 2000 and then click OK.



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



MORE INFORMATION
Compatibility options select the display options you want for the current document. The selected options affect how the document is displayed only while you're working with it in Word; however, the document is not changed permanently.

For additional information about the compatibility options in Word 2000, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

235675 WD2000: Upgrade Retains Compatibility Options for Earlier Version

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