Rtffix.exe Corrects Line Numbering in HLP Files |
Q188889
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK)
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Microsoft Visual Studio versions 6.0, 97
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Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
SUMMARY
When you use RTF files created by Microsoft Word 97, automatic numbered
lists all appear as ones (1) in a compiled help file. Rtffix.exe is a file
that modifies RTF files so that the Microsoft Help Compiler correctly
displays automatic numbered lists created by Microsoft Word 97.
MORE INFORMATION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft
Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:
Rtffix.exe
Release Date: May-18-2000
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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changes to the file.
Rtffix.exe contains the following files:
RtfFix.exe
RtfFix.cpp
RtfFix.dsp
RtfFix.dsw
RtfFix.opt
RtfFix.rc
Resource
Test
After each item in a numbered list, Microsoft Word 97 inserts an RTF code,
"\pard". This code specifies that you want to reset the paragraph
formatting to a default setting. Microsoft Word 97 then redefines all of the formatting for the paragraph.
This behavior differs from Microsoft Word 95. Microsoft Word 95 uses
"\pard" only on the first element of each list; it then allows the formatting of
each subsequent item to inherit the previous item's formatting.
The Microsoft Help Compiler (Hcrtf.exe) incorrectly interprets the new
format that Microsoft Word 97 creates for automatic numbered lists. This
results in each list item starting with the number one.
To resolve this problem, do one of the following:
- Disable the automatic line numbering in Microsoft Word 97. To do this:
- On the Format menu, click AutoFormat.
- After the AutoFormat dialog box appears, click Options.
- Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
- Clear the Automatic Numbered Lists check box.
You can now type in the line numbers manually, and they will
be correctly interpreted by the help compiler.
- Use RtfFix.exe to fix the saved RTF files. RtfFix.Exe fixes RTF files
with automatic numbered lists generated by Microsoft Word 97. When
compiled into a help file, these lists all appear as ones (1). After you
run RtfFix.exe on an RTF file, the numbered lists all appear correctly
when compiled into an HLP file. The exception is a list that is not all
in one place. Microsoft Word 97 can display a continuous automatic list,
even if there are breaks in the middle. However, the help compiler
can not. As a result, an automatic list with a break in the middle will
start over at one. You should run RtfFix.Exe every time you change a
Microsoft Word 97 document with automatic numbered lists.
NOTE: You should back up all RTF files before using RtfFix.Exe. To run the RtfFix.Exe tool, type the following at an MS-DOS command prompt:
RtfFix rtfFile [/?]
rtfFile = RTF file. (wildcards allowed)
/? = Generates help information
REFERENCES
For additional information about fixing related line numbering problems in help files, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q182336 WD: Lists in Word Cause Numbering Problems When Saved As RTF
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