Leader Characters Lost When Converting from Table Back to Text

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q78666
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you convert tabs with leader characters to a table, and then convert them back to text, the leader characters are lost.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information here as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbtable
Additional query words: dot dash 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.10 1.1a 1.10a 2.0
winword 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2 2.0 2.0a 2.0a 2.0b 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0a-
word6 CD
Keywords : kbtable
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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