Article ID: 291337
Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q291337
For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 212268.
For a Microsoft Word 97 version of this article, see 157088.
SUMMARY
This article describes what happens when you convert a Microsoft Word 2002 document to Microsoft Word 6.x or Microsoft Word 7.0 format.
Note Microsoft Word 95 and Word 6.x implement a 32 megabyte (MB) limit for document file size. If you are saving a large document with a lot of graphics from Word 2002 to the Word 6.0/95 format and receive a message, it is recommended that you break up the Word 2002 document into smaller files before saving it in the Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) format.
MORE INFORMATION
When you save a Word 2002 document as Word 6.0/95, Word warns you with the message "Some of the features in this document aren't supported by Microsoft Word 6.0/95" and shows you a summary of the features that are not supported and how they appear in Word 6.0/95. The following tables show the elements that Word changes or removes upon saving as Word 6.0/95.
Note Unless otherwise noted, the features listed in the following tables also behave the same as listed if you do either of the following:
- In Word 6.0 or Word 95, you open a document created in Word 2002 (saved as Word 6.0/95), resave as a Word document, and then reopen the file in Word 2002.
- In Word 2002, you open a document created in Word 2002 and saved as Word 6.0/95.
Colors
With 24-bit color in Word 2002, you have more choices for items such as fonts, borders, and shading. Items colored with shades not available in Word 6.0/95 will be converted to the nearest supported color.
Table Formatting
This formatting in Word 2002 Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
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Vertically merged table cells Merged table cells are split into
separate cells.
Vertically aligned text Vertically aligned text aligns at the
top of the cell.
Vertical text direction Vertical text direction becomes
horizontal text direction.
Diagonal cell borders No diagonal cell borders.
Nested table with text Nested table is removed and text is
put in a paragraph in the outer table
cell.
Decorative table border styles Decorative table border styles become
box border styles.
Spacing between cells Spacing between cells is lost.
Cell margins Cell margins are lost.
Allow page breaks in a table Allow page breaks in a table is
is turned on turned off.
Pictures with text wrapping Pictures with text wrapping around
around them in tables them are moved to the paragraph above
the table.
Character Formatting
This formatting in Word 2002 Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
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Text with character shading No character shading.
Text with character border No character border.
Text is animated Animated text becomes italic.
Text with Emboss effect Emboss text becomes gray.
Text with Engrave effect Engraved text becomes gray.
Double strikethrough text Double strikethrough text becomes
single strikethrough text.
Thick underline text Thick underline text becomes single
underline text.
Dotted heavy underline text Dotted heavy underline text becomes
single underline text.
Dashed underline text Dashed underline text becomes single
underline text.
Dashed long underline text Dashed long underline text becomes
single underline text.
Dashed long heavy underline Dashed long heavy underline text
text becomes single underline text.
Dashed dot underline text Dashed dot underline text becomes
single underline text.
Dashed dot heavy underline Dashed dot heavy underline text
text becomes single underline text.
Dashed dot dot underline text Dashed dot dot underline text becomes
single underline text.
Dashed dot dot heavy underline Dashed dot dot heavy underline
text becomes single underline text.
Wavy underline text Wavy underline text becomes single
underline text.
Wavy heavy underline text Wavy heavy underline text becomes
single underline text.
Wavy double underline text Wavy double underline text becomes
single underline text.
Horizontally scaled Horizontally scaled characters become
characters regular text.
NOTE: This does not affect text that
has spacing applied between
characters. On the Format menu, click
Font. On the Character Spacing tab,
change the Spacing setting from
Normal to either Expanded or
Condensed.
Text with underline color Underline color same color as text.
different from text
24-bit color 24-bit color changes to closest
16-bit color.
NOTE: 24-bit color may change to a
different color as supported in Word
6.0/95 even if the document that was
saved as Word 6.0/95 in Word 2002 is
reopened in Word 2002.
Text highlighting No highlighting (in Word 6.0 only).
Paragraph Formatting
This formatting in Word 2002 Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
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Decorative border styles Decorative border styles become
single line border styles.
Border colors may change to a
different color as supported in
Word 6.0/95.
Outline and heading numbered The text is saved, but outline and
lists heading numbers are converted to
regular text.
NOTE: If the Word 6.0/95 document
that was saved in Word 2002 is
reopened in Word 2002, then outline
and heading numbers are retained.
24-bit color 24-bit color becomes closest 16
colors.
NOTE: 24-bit color may change to the
closest 16-bit color as supported in
Word 6.0/95 even if the Word 6.0/95
document saved in Word 2002 is
reopened in Word 2002.
Page Layout
This formatting in Word 2002 Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
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Page border Page borders do not display.
Background shape Background shapes are removed.
Gutter position is top Gutter position is changed to left.
Text wrapping break Regular line break.
Graphic Formatting
This formatting in Word 2002 Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
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Drawing that was created with Simple shapes are retained.
the drawing toolbar Decorative line styles and other
features not supported in Word
6.0/95 are changed to their nearest
equivalent.
Objects and pictures with Objects and pictures are allowed to
Allow Overlap turned off overlap. Some objects and pictures
may be obscured.
EMF, PNG, GIF, and JPEG graphics Graphics are saved in applicable
format and are converted to WMF
(Windows Metafile) or PICT
(Macintosh) format. To avoid having
two copies of each graphic saved in
the document, add the option
ExportPictureWithMetafile=0 in the
registry at the following location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Options.
Pictures with tight or through Pictures with tight or through text
wrapping wrapping become square text wrapping.
Pictures with text wrapping Pictures with text wrapping around
around them in tables them in tables are moved to the
paragraph above the table.
OLE objects with text wrapping OLE objects with text wrapping are
converted to OLE objects in textboxes
in front of or behind text.
WordArt Converted to metafile.
Graphics are displayed but cannot be
edited.
Objects middle or bottom aligned Objects middle or bottom aligned move
up in Word 6.0/95 if wrapping is
applied to it. If it is
"in line with text" the object will
not move up.
Objects are aligned horizontally Objects that are aligned horizontally
right, center, inside, or outside right, center, inside, or outside
shift slightly but are close to
their position.
Pictures and objects are Pictures and objects that
positioned relative to line are positioned relative to line are
positioned relative to paragraph.
Objects and pictures may shift.
Pictures and objects are Pictures and objects that are
positioned relative to positioned relative to character are
character positioned relative to column.
Objects and pictures may shift.
Markup
This feature in Word 2002 Becomes this in Word 6.0/95
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Track changes settings Tracked changes settings are
retained. Hidden tracked changes
become visible.
Tracked changes for certain Tracked changes for properties of
properties and styles characters, paragraphs, sections, or
tables are lost. Style definitions
are lost. Other tracked changes are
retained and are shown with revision
marks. (In Word 95 and Word 6.x,
tracked changes are called
revisions.)
Markup balloons Word 6.0/95 does not use markup
balloons. Tracked changes appear in
the text of the document and comments
are displayed in the comment pane or
in ScreenTips rather than in
balloons.
Document protection for tracked These settings are retained in Word
changes, comments, and forms 6.0/95. However, the password used to
secure them is lost. (In Word 95 and
Word 6.x, tracked changes are called
revisions, and comments are called
annotations.)
Security and Document Protection
This feature in Word 2002 Becomes this in Word 6.0/95
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Digital signatures Digital signatures are lost.
Password protection Password protection is lost but can
be reapplied.
Read-only recommended Read-only recommended is lost but can
be reapplied.
Document protection for tracked These settings are retained in Word
changes, comments, and forms 6.0/95. (In Word 95 and Word 6.x,
tracked changes are called revisions,
and comments are called annotations.)
However, the password used to secure
them is lost.
Asian Text Formatting
This formatting in Word 2002 Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
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Horizontal in Vertical Horizontal in Vertical becomes
horizontal text.
Two lines in One Two lines in One becomes one regular
line.
Text snaps to character grid Character grid is lost and text is
not positioned on it.
First and last line breaks Line breaks do not respect these
control characters character settings.
Emphasis dot Emphasis dot is removed and text
is underlined.
East Asian and right-to-left The English version of Word 6.0/95
characters are lost does not support East Asian or
right-to-left characters.
Web Page Formatting
This formatting in Word 2002 Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
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Hyperlink that's active Hyperlink text is blue underlined but
hyperlink is not active.
Frames pages Frames pages are lost. The Web pages
used by the Frames page are saved. In
Word 6.0/95, the document shows the
text "This page uses frames but your
browser doesn't support them."
Microsoft ActiveX controls ActiveX controls are converted to
on forms metafiles. Results can be viewed, but
not edited.
Miscellaneous
This formatting in Word 2002 Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
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Microsoft Visual Basic Projects Visual Basic Projects are lost.
Unicode characters May result in potential data loss.
Unicode characters (2 bytes per
character) are mapped to
corresponding ANSI (Windows) or
Macintosh equivalents (1 byte per
character), or converted to question
marks (?). Foreign language
characters are the most likely to be
affected.
Embedded fonts Embedded fonts are lost, and Word 95
or Word 6.x assigns the closest font
available.
ActiveX controls on Forms Can be used but not modified.
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