WD2000: Table Border Deleted in Converted WordPerfect 5.x Document

ID: Q211687

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you open a WordPerfect 5.x for MS-DOS or Windows document that contains a table with borders, one of the following may occur:

The bottom cell border for the last row on each page of a multipage table does not appear in print layout view and is not printed.

-or-

One or more of the borders of a table contained in your document is removed.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q242932 WD2000: Table Border Changes When Document Opened in Word 2000

CAUSE

This problem is a limitation of the WordPerfect 5.x Import Converter.

WORKAROUND

After opening the file in Word, reapply the borders to the cells of the table. To do this, select either the affected cell or the entire table, click Borders and Shading on the Format menu, and reapply the appropriate border.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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Keywords : kbdta kbconversion kbtable wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug