Microsoft KB Archive/107713

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Conversion of Bullets and Numbering

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Q107713

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, version 7.0

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SUMMARY
Word 6.0 for Windows implements Bullets And Numbering as paragraph formatting. This is different than the symbol character implementation in earlier versions of Word. Since Bullets And Numbering are considered paragraph formatting, they will not be translated in documents converted using the Text Only converter. The following table outlines the affect of different conversions on Bullets And Numbering for Word 2.x and 6.0.

For additional information on conversions, see CONVINFO.DOC, which ships with Word 2.x or README.DOC, which ships with Word 6.0 for Windows.

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2.x     Text Only              Numeric text characters are used for DOS Text Only         numbering. Bullet characters are replaced by Insert Symbol field code information regardless of whether field codes are displayed before conversion. Formatting is applied to both numbered and bulleted list items using tabs and spaces for indentation.

6.0     Text Only              No conversion of bullets or numbering. DOS Text Only         All formatting applied with insertion of bullets or numbering is removed. Attempting to save a file in Text Only or DOS Text Only will give the warning message:

This document contains formatting that cannot be saved in text format. Do you want to save changes to                                  < >?

Choosing OK to save the document in                               one of these two formats will yield the results above.

2.x     Text w/Line Breaks     Numeric text characters are used for DOS Text w/Line Brks  numbering. Bullet characters are retained DOS Word              without field codes although some mapping RTF-DCA               may occur depending on the symbol and font originally chosen. Formatting is applied to                               both numbered and bulleted list items using tabs and spaces for indentation.

6.0     Text w/Line Breaks     Numeric text characters are used for DOS Text w/Line Brks  numbering. Bullet characters are retained DOS Word 3-6          without field codes although some mapping RTF-DCA               may occur depending on the symbol and font originally chosen. Formatting is applied to                               both numbered and bulleted list items using tabs and spaces for indentation.

2.x     Text w/Layout          Numeric text characters are used for DOS Text w/Layout     numbering but no additional formatting is                                maintained. List text directly follows numbers without separating spaces or tabs. Bullet characters are omitted but indentation formatting associated with bulleted lists remains.

6.0     Text w/Layout          Numeric text characters are used for DOS Text w/Layout     numbering. Bullet characters are retained without field codes although some mapping may occur depending on the symbol and font originally chosen. Formatting is applied to                               both numbered and bulleted list items using tabs and spaces for indentation.

2.x     RTF                    All bullets and numbers convert as                                originally specified and formatted.

6.0     RTF                    All bullets and numbers convert as                                originally specified and formatted.

2.x     Mac Word 4.0, 5.0      Numeric text characters are used for numbering. Bullet characters are retained without field codes although some mapping may occur depending on the symbol and font originally chosen and font mapping file defined. Formatting is applied to both numbered and bulleted list items using tabs and spaces for indentation.

6.0     Mac Word 4.0, 5.0,     Numeric text characters are used for 5.1          numbering. Bullet characters are retained without field codes although some mapping may occur depending on the symbol and font originally chosen and font mapping file defined. Formatting is applied to both numbered and bulleted list items using tabs and spaces for indentation.

2.x     WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1   Numeric text characters are used for numbering. Bullet characters are retained without field codes although some mapping may occur depending on the symbol and font originally chosen. Formatting is applied to                               both numbered and bulleted list items using tabs and spaces for indentation.

6.0     WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1,  Numeric text characters are used for 5.x (Win) numbering. Bullet characters are retained without field codes although some mapping may occur depending on the symbol and font originally chosen. Indentation and other formatting may be significantly different than originally defined.

2.0     Write                  Numeric text characters are used for numbering. Formatting is applied to                               numbered list items using tabs and spaces for indentation. Bullet characters are not converted.

6.0     Write                  Numeric text characters are used for numbering. Bullets are retained without field codes and are exactly matched with original symbol provided the same font is available. Formatting is                               applied to both numbered and bulleted list items using tabs and spaces for indentation.

6.0     Word for Win 2.0       Bullets And Numbering appear in Word for Windows 2.0 as if they were created in that version, including field codes and formatting. Bullet symbols are exactly matched, provided the same font is                               available. Additional query words: winword2 6.0 textconv converts transfer word7 word6 winword 7.0 word95 transfers translation translate

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