Microsoft KB Archive/221661

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Article ID: Q221661

The information in this article applies to:
 * Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY
The Microsoft Word 97-2000 Converter is a free converter for importing Word 97 and Word 2000 documents into Microsoft Word for Windows 95, Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows, and Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows NT.

If you want to open Microsoft Word 97 for Windows or Microsoft Word 2000 documents directly in an earlier version of Word, you must install an import converter. Even if you have installed an earlier version of the Word 97 Converter, you may want to replace it with this updated Microsoft Word 97-2000 Converter.

This article lists the fixes and changes that have been made to the import converter Mswrd832.cnv for Word for Windows 95.

NOTE: No changes have been made to the import converter Msword8.cnv for Word 6.0 for Windows. If you only use Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows, you do not need to update to the Word 97-2000 Converter (Wrd97cnv.exe).

For additional information about the Msword8.cnv import converter, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184328 WD6x: Files Installed by the Word 97 Import Converter For additional information about obtaining the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Converter, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q162214 WD: How to Obtain the Word 97 Import Converter

MORE INFORMATION
The following problems have been corrected in the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Converter. Some of these corrections were released as part of the Word 97 Converter as shipped with Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

Text Box Fills/Lines Wrong in Imported Word 97 Document
In Microsoft Word version 7.x for Windows 95, when you use the Word 97 Import Converter (Mswrd832.cnv) to open a Word 97 document that contains outlined or filled text boxes, the text boxes may be formatted incorrectly.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q181241 WD95: Text Box Fills/Lines Wrong in Imported Word 97 Document

Text Boxes Disappear When You Open Word 97 Document
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word 97 document, text boxes contained in the document may be lost.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q181242 WD95: Text Boxes Disappear When You Open Word 97 Document

ListNum Fields Missing from Imported Word 97 Document
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word 97 document containing ListNum fields, those fields will be removed.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170030 WD95: ListNum Fields Missing from Imported Word 97 Document

Section Field Number Format Converted to Roman Numerals
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word 97 document, section number fields formatted with arabic numerals may be converted to roman numerals.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170901 WD95: Section Field Number Format Converted to Roman Numeral

Text Formatted as Expanded or Condensed Opens Exaggerated
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word 97 document saved as Rich Text Format (RTF), text formatted as Expanded or Condensed may open with exaggerated expanded or compressed text.

Outline Numbering Incorrect in Imported Word 97 Document
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word 97 document, outline numbered (multilevel) paragraphs may be incorrectly numbered.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q174122 WD95: Outline Numbering Incorrect in Imported Word 97 Document

Multiple Numbered Lists Change to Single Numbered List
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word 97 document, multiple numbered lists may be converted to a single, continuously numbered list.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170041 WD95: Multiple Numbered Lists Change to One Single Numbered List

Outline Number Takes on Hidden Attribute of Paragraph
Numbers associated with a paragraph containing embedded headings are marked as hidden when you use the Mswrd832.cnv import converter to open a Word 97 document in Word 6.x or 7.x for Windows.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q144542 WD: Outline Number Takes on Hidden Attribute of Paragraph

Imported Word 97 Document: All Cap Letters Change to Mixed
Words formatted in all capital letters are changed to mixed-case when you open a document created in Word 97 in Word for Windows 95.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q144528 WD95: Imported Word 97 Document: All Cap Letters Change to Mixed

Z-Order of Drawing Objects Is Lost During Conversion
The z-order of drawing objects may be changed if a Word 97 file containing drawing objects is opened in either Word 6.x or Word 7.x using the Word 97 import converter, Mswrd832.cnv.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q183071 WD: Z-Order of Drawing Objects Is Lost During Conversion

Extra Tab Inserted in Multilevel Numbered Paragraphs
When you open a Word 97 document in Word 7.x for Windows 95, an extra tab setting is inserted at the beginning of paragraphs formatted as Outline Numbered (Multilevel) with linked heading styles.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q174997 WD95: Extra Tab Inserted in Multilevel Numbered Paragraphs

Outline Number Brackets Gone in Imported Word 97 Document
When you open a Word 97 document in Word 7.0 for Windows 95, brackets that exist in the number format are lost. This problem occurs when the numbering format is applied only to selected text (it does not occur if the numbering is applied to the whole document).

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q146045 WD95: Outline Number Brackets Gone in Imported Word 97 Document

Indentation Changed in Imported Word 97 File
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you use the Word 97 Import Converter (Mswrd832.cnv) to open a Word 97 document, indents that were added to a style linked to outline numbering are lost.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q173198 WD95: Indentation Changed in Imported Word 97 File

Text Lost Opening Document Containing Unicode Characters
When you open a Word 97 document in Word 6.x for Windows or Word 7.x for Windows 95, some text formatted in Greek or Cyrillic fonts may be lost.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q175540 WD: Text Lost Opening Document Containing Unicode Characters

Converted Graphic Has Border on Right Side
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you use the Word 97 Import Converter to open a Word 97 file containing an OLE object, a border is added to the right side of the graphic.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q169776 WD: Converted Graphic Has Border on Right Side

Language Formatting Lost with Word 97 Import Converter
The Word 97 Import Converter (Wrd97cnv.exe) that was shipped on the CD-ROM for Office 97 and Word 97 does not preserve language formatting that is applied to text (to set language formatting, point to Language on the Tools menu, and click Set Language). Instead, all text is converted to the default language for the document.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q191421 WD95: Language Formatting Lost with Word 97 Import Converter

Footnote Reference Mark Converted to Arabic Number
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word 97 document that contains auto-numbered footnote reference marks that are formatted as special characters using Word 97, the special characters may change to arabic numbers.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q143167 WD97: Footnote Reference Mark Converted to Arabic Number

Margins Within Section Lost
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word 97 document containing sections with different margins, the different margins may be lost within that section.

Embossed Text Not Retained Correctly When Saved As Web Page
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a document containing text formatted as Emboss, the text appears as light Gray instead of dark Gray (50% Gray). This problem also occurs when you save a Word document as HTML.

Engraved Text Not Retained Correctly When Saved As Web Page
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a document containing text formatted as Engrave, the text appears as light Gray instead of dark Gray (50% Gray). This problem also occurs when you save a Word document as HTML.

Word Document Containing Table Won't Open in Publisher
When you try to open a Word document containing a table in Publisher, Publisher may stop responding and does not open the Word document.

Far East Font Lost Opening Document in Publisher
When you insert a Word document containing Far East fonts into Publisher, the font is lost and the text is formatted with the Times New Roman font.

Invalid Page Fault Occurs Opening Document Containing Index
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a document containing spaces in bullets or numbering with index entry (XE) fields, an invalid page fault may occur in Mswrd832.cnv.

Bullets Lost Opening Document in Japanese Version of Word
When you open a Word document containing a bulleted list in the Japanese version of Word, the bullets are lost.

Grouped Text Boxes Lost
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a document containing grouped text boxes, the text boxes are lost.

Error Message and Picture Containing Hyperlink Lost
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a document containing a picture formatted with a hyperlink, the following error message appears:

Word cannot start the graphics filter When you click OK, the following error message appears and the picture is lost. Error! Cannot read or display the file

Callout Arrow Direction Changed
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a document containing a Callout AutoShape with an arrow, the direction of the arrow is reversed.

Changes to Object Missing
After you make changes to an object contained in a document in Word 97, when you open the document in Word 7.x for Windows 95, the changes to the object are not displayed.

"Error! Style Not Defined" When Printing File
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, the following error message appears when you try to print or preview a Word 97 document:

Error! Style not defined. Error! Bookmark not defined. For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q160931 WD: "Error! Style Not Defined" When Printing File

Width and Height of Object Changed
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word document containing a float-over-text picture or object, the width of the picture or object is set to Exactly and the Height is set to At Least.

Positive Sloped Lines Change to Negative Sloped Lines
When you open a Word 97 document containing lines with positive slopes (the left end of the line is lower than the right end of the line) into Word 7.x for Windows 95, the lines are changed to negative slopes (the left end of the line is higher than the right end of the line).

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q186902 WD95: Positive Sloped Lines Change to Negative Sloped Lines

Callout Boxes and Arrows Missing or Incorrect
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word 97 document containing a callout with lines or arrows, the arrow (or callout box) may be missing, or the arrow may be pointing in the wrong direction.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q186899 WD95: Callout Boxes and Arrows Missing or Incorrect

Invalid Page Fault Opening Document Formatted with Multiple Languages
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Microsoft Word document containing text formatted with multiple languages, Word may cause an invalid page fault in module Winword.exe.

Grouped AutoShapes Lost
In Word 7.x for Windows 95, when you open a Word document containing grouped AutoShapes, the AutoShapes are lost.

Additional query words:

Keywords         : kbdta wd2000 Version          : WINDOWS:2000 Platform         : WINDOWS Issue type       : kbinfo
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