Microsoft KB Archive/189859

= WD97: Bullets, Numbers Lost After Saving As WordPerfect 5.x =

Article ID: 189859

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q189859



SYMPTOMS
When you convert a Microsoft Word 97 for Windows document, containing bulleted or numbered lists, in WordPerfect 5.x format, the bullets and numbering formatting is not retained. This behavior occurs if the first paragraph in your document is not part of the bulleted or numbered list.



CAUSE
The problem occurs because of an error in the WordPerfect 5.x converter that ships with Word 97 for Windows.



WORKAROUND
You can work around this problem by using either of the following methods.

Method 1: Save the File in WordPerfect 5.x Format

 * 1) Click anywhere in the first paragraph, and then click the Bullets button on the Formatting toolbar. This will add a bullet to the first paragraph.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Save As.
 * 3) From the Save File As Type list, select WordPerfect 5.x for Windows, type a name for your file, and then click OK.

NOTE: All of the numbers and bullets are converted to text or symbols, so there are no more "lists."
 * 1) On the File menu, click Close.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Open.
 * 3) Select the document you just saved, and click Open.
 * 4) Select the bullet and then press DELETE.
 * 5) Repeat steps 2 and 3 to save the document again.

Method 2: Save the File in Another Format
Save the file in another format, such as Rich Text Format (RTF).



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

This problem does not occur in Word 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about converting to and from WordPerfect, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

157085 WD97: Limitations of Converting WordPerfect 5.x Documents

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