Microsoft KB Archive/124991

PUB: Pasted WordPerfect Tables Lose Merge Information

= PUB: Pasted WordPerfect Tables Lose Merge Information =

Q124991
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher, versions 2.0, 2.0a - Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0 - Microsoft Publisher 97

SYMPTOMS

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If you copy a table that contains merged cells from version 5.x of WordPerfect for Windows and paste it into Publisher, the cells won't be merged in Publisher.

CAUSE

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When you copy a WordPerfect table to the Windows Clipboard, the text of the table is converted to Rich Text Format (RTF). This RTF information does not contain cell-merge instructions. When you paste the information into Publisher, Publisher tries to create a new table based on the RTF data in the Clipboard. Since the RTF data does not have the cell merge instructions, the cells won't be merged in Publisher.

WORKAROUND

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You can manually remerge any incorrect cells by choosing the Merge Cells command on Publisher's Table menu.

STATUS

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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

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Additional query words: 2.00 2.00a pub20 textconv 2.00a 3.00 pub3 Pub97 mspub