Article ID: 224618
Article Last Modified on 11/25/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q224618
SYMPTOMS
When you save your Word 2000 document containing a bordered table as Word 6.0/95, the table borders may be lost.
NOTE: This problem does not occur with any of the following border styles:
- Solid Line
- Dotted
- Wide Dash
- Double Line
The following border styles change to the Solid Line border style:
- Dash Dot
- Dash Dot Dot
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).
To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)
To temporarily work around this problem, do not save your Word 2000 document as Word 6.0/95. Instead, open the Word 2000 document in Word for Windows 95 or Word 6.0 for Windows using the Word 97-2000 Import Converter.
When you open a Word 2000 document using the Word 97-2000 converter, table borders may change to a border style that is supported in Word 6.0/95, depending on which table border is used. The following are a few examples of how table borders are retained:
- A Single Line border is retained as a Single Line border.
- A Dash Dot Dot border is retained as a dashed border.
- A Triple Line border is retained as a Double Line border.
For information about obtaining the Word 97-2000 converter, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162214 WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-2000 Import Converter
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the limitations of converting to Word 6.0/95, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
212268 WD2000: Part 1: Limitations Converting to Word 6.0/95 Format
216920 WD2000: Part 2: Limitations Converting to Word 6.0/95 Format
220483 WD2000: Inside Table Borders Lost When Saved As Word 6.0/95
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