WD98: Index Entries Convert Incorrectly from MacWord 5.x

SYMPTOMS

When a Word 5.x for the Macintosh document containing index entries (such as those in the following examples) is converted to Word 98 Macintosh Edition, the text may not convert correctly. Some of the text in the index entry may be deleted when converted.

For example, if you insert the following index entries in a Word 5.x document

   .i.PERCENT: POWER (.name.) XX.X<tab><tab>;
   i.POWER (.name.) FUNCTION<tab><tab>;
				

and format the entry as Courier, bold, red with hidden text applied to the paragraph, a portion of the text is deleted. When the document is converted to Word 98 Macintosh Edition, you may see something like this result:

   .name.) XX.X<tab><tab>;{ XE  "PERCENT: POWER
   (.name.) XX.X<tab><tab>" }
   .name.) FUNCTION<tab><tab>; { XE  "POWER (.name.)
   FUNCTION<tab><tab>" }