Microsoft KB Archive/135779

WD: Hairline Borders Convert to 3/4 in Word for Windows

PSS ID Number: Q135779 Article last modified on 11-10-1998

MACINTOSH:5.x,6.x,98;WINDOWS:6.x,7.x,97

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.x, 6.x == 

= SYMPTOMS =

Hairline line style borders created in Word for the Macintosh versions 5.x or 6.x are converted to 3/4-point line style for display and printing in Word 6.x and later.

= CAUSE =

Later versions of Microsoft Word do not support the hairline border line style.

NOTE: Word 6.0 and 6.0.1 for the Macintosh display hairline borders with the same line thickness as 3/4 point; however, printers capable of 300 dots per inch (dpi) or higher print hairline borders correctly.

If you open and save a Word 6.x for the Macintosh document containing hairline borders in Word for Windows, and subsequently open the document in Word 6.x for the Macintosh, the hairline border format is retained.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For more information about printing or converting hairline borders, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE ID: Q84030 TITLE: Hairline Borders Print as 1-Point Border

ARTICLE ID: Q71049 TITLE: Adjusting Paragraph Border Thickness Using PostScript

ARTICLE ID: Q137608 TITLE: How Word Borders Convert to Word 5.x for the Mac

ARTICLE ID: Q95258 TITLE: WD: How Paragraph Formats Convert Between MacWord and WinWord

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