WD97: Bullet Symbol Changes After Roundtrip Conversion
Article ID: 157613
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q157613
SYMPTOMS
When you save a Word 97 document that contains bullet characters to Word
for the Macintosh 5.x format, and then reopen the document in Word 97, the
bullets display as boxes. The document opens correctly in Word for the
Macintosh 5.x. However, if you edit and save the document in Word for the
Macintosh 5.x format and then reopen it in Word 97, the bullets display as
boxes. This problem occurs in Word 97 when you apply bullets using the
Bullet button on the Formatting toolbar, or when you choose the Symbol
command on the Insert menu and select the Symbol font.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, choose the appropriate method:
Method 1. In Word 97, create the bullets using the Symbol command on the
Insert menu and the normal text font.
Method 2. After you open the document in Word for the Macintosh and make
changes, save the document in Interchange Format (RTF).
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for
Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 macword macword5
Keywords: KB157613