WD97: Conversion of Bullets and Numbering

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article outlines the affect of different conversions on bullets, numbers, and outline numbering lists from Word.

MORE INFORMATION

   Converter                    Result
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   WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1, 5.2    WordPerfect paragraph numbers convert to
                                Word sequence fields by default. Word
                                automatically numbers lists to convert
                                to paragraph numbers.

                                To convert WordPerfect paragraph numbers
                                to plain text, set this option in the
                                registry as follows:

                                   FavourSequenceFields=No

   For additional information on the FavourSequenceFields option, please
   see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q158467
      TITLE     : Description of Options for Conversion Wizard

   WordPerfect 6.x              All outline and paragraph numbering is
   Windows or MS-DOS            converted in Word.

   Word 6.0/95                  Bullets and outline numbering lists are
                                converted to regular text but retain their
                                appearance.

                                Bulleted lists are converted to regular
                                text but retain their appearance.

   AmiPro 3.x                  Bullets, numbering, and outline numbering
                               is converted to plain text.

   Text Only                    Bullets, numbering, outline numbers are
   MS-DOS Text Only             converted to plain text. Indents are not
                                retained.

   Text w/Line Breaks           Bullets, numbering, outline numbering are
   MS-DOS Text w/ Line Breaks   converted to plain text. Indents are not
                                retained.

   MS-DOS Word 3-6              Bullets, numbering, outline numbering are
   RTF-DCA                      converted to plain text. Indents are
                                retained with tabs.

   Text with Layout             Bullets, numbering, outline numbering are
   MS-DOS Text with Layout      converted to plain text. Indents are
                                retained with spaces.

   Rich Text Format (RTF)       All bullets, numbering, and outline
                                numbering are converted in Word.

   Mac Word 4.0, 5.0, 5.1       Bullets, numbering, outline numbering are
                                converted to plain text. Indents are
                                preserved with tabs.

   Word for Windows 2.0         Bullets, numbering, outline numbering are
                                converted in Word.

   HTML Document                Bullets, numbering, outline numbering are
                                converted to the normal text style.
                                Indents are preserved with tabs.

   Unicode Text                 Bullets, numbering, outline numbering are
                                converted to plain text. Indents are
                                retained with tabs.

   Windows Write 3.0            Bullets, numbering, outline numbering are
                                converted to plain text. Indents are
                                retained with tabs.

   Works 3.0 for Windows        Bullets, numbering, outline numbering are
   Works 4.0 for Windows        converted to plain text. Indents are
                                retained with tabs.

   WordStar 4.0                 Bullets are not converted. Numbering and
   WordStar 7.0                 outline numbering is converted to plain
                                text. Indents are retained with tabs.
                                Formatting is not retained.