Microsoft KB Archive/212608

= PUB2000: Word Story Editing Feature Removes Drop Cap Formatting =

Article ID: 212608

Article Last Modified on 6/29/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212608





SYMPTOMS
When you edit Publisher text that contains Drop Cap formatting with Microsoft Word, the Drop Cap formatting will be discarded.

NOTE: To edit Publisher text with Microsoft Word, right-click the text frame, point to Change Text, and then click Edit Story in Microsoft Word.



CAUSE
The Drop Cap formatting is discarded because the Rich Text Format (RTF) filter and the Word Document format do not support the kind of text formatting necessary to retain the Drop Cap formatting. When you use the Edit Story in Microsoft Word command in Publisher, the following takes place:
 * 1) Publisher converts the selected story to RTF.
 * 2) Publisher starts Word and passes the RTF formatted file to it.
 * 3) When you update the story in Word, the information is converted back to RTF and returned to Publisher.



RESOLUTION
After you update the story and return to Publisher, select the paragraphs on which you want to use Drop Cap formatting, and click Drop Cap on the Format menu.

Additional query words: w_mspub dropcap dropcaps initial caps capitals capitols gone removed replaced pub9 publisher2k mspub9 2k pub_9 9.00 pub2k ms_pub9 mspub

Keywords: kbhowto kbfix kbinterop kbconversion KB212608

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