WD2000: Part 1: Limitations Converting from Word Document Format to Word 6.0/95 Format

ID: Q212268

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

This article (Part 1 of 2) provides information about what happens when you convert a Microsoft Word 2000 document to Word 6.x or Word 7.0 format.

NOTE: Word 95 and Word 6.x implement a 32-MB limit for document file size. If you are saving a large document with a lot of graphics from Word 2000 to the Word 6.0/95 format and receive a message, it is recommended that you break up the Word 2000 document into smaller files before saving it in the Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) format.

For Part 2 of this article, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q216920 Part 2: Limitations Converting from Word Document Format to Word 6.0/95 Format

MORE INFORMATION

When you save a Word 2000 document as Word 6.0/95, Word warns you with the message "Some of the features in this document aren't supported by Microsoft Word 6.0/95" and shows you a summary of the features that are not supported and how they appear in Word 6.0/95. The following tables show the elements that Word changes or removes upon saving as Word 6.0/95.

NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, the features listed in the following tables also behave the same as listed if you do either of the following:

In Word 6.0 or Word 95, you open a document created in Word 2000 (saved as Word 6.0/95), resave as a Word document, and then reopen the file in Word 2000.

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In Word 2000, you open a document created in Word 2000 and saved as Word 6.0/95.

Character Formatting

This formatting in Word 2000	Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
Text with character shading	No character shading.
Text with character border	No character border in Word 6.0/95.
Text is animated	Animated text becomes italic in Word 6.0/95.
Text with Emboss effect	Emboss text becomes gray in Word 6.0/95.
Text with Engrave effect	Engraved text becomes gray in Word 6.0/95.
Double strikethrough text	Double strikethrough text becomes single strikethrough text in Word 6.0/95.
Thick underline text	Thick underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Dotted heavy underline text	Dotted heavy underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Dashed underline text	Dashed underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Dashed long underline text	Dashed long underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Dashed long heavy underline text	Dashed long heavy underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Dashed dot underline text	Dashed dot underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Dashed dot heavy underline text	Dashed dot heavy underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Dashed dot dot underline text	Dashed dot dot underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Dashed dot dot heavy underline text	Dashed dot dot heavy underline becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Wavy underline text	Wavy underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Wavy heavy underline text	Wavy heavy underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Wavy double underline text	Wavy double underline text becomes single underline text in Word 6.0/95.
Horizontally scaled characters	Horizontally scaled characters become regular text in Word 6.0/95. NOTE: This does not affect text that has spacing applied between characters. On the Format menu, click Font. On the Character Spacing tab, change the Spacing setting from Normal to either Expanded or Condensed.
Text with underline color different from text	Underline color is same color as text.
24-bit color	24-bit color becomes the closest 16 colors in Word 6.0/95. NOTE: 24-bit color may change to a different color as supported in Word 6.0/95 even if the document that was saved as Word 6.0/95 in Word 2000 is reopened in Word 2000.
Text highlighting	No highlighting in Word 6.0 only.

Paragraph Formatting

This formatting in Word 2000	Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
Decorative border styles	Decorative border styles become single line border styles. Border colors may change to a different color as supported in Word 6.0/95. NOTE: The Decorative border styles feature is incorrectly documented in Word Help. Please see the article listed in the "References" section of this article.
Outline and heading numbered lists	The text is saved, but outline and heading numbers are converted to regular text in Word 6.0/95. NOTE: If the Word 6.0/95 document that was saved in Word 2000 is reopened in Word 2000, outline and heading numbers are retained.
24-bit color	24-bit color becomes the closest 16 colors in Word 6.0/95. NOTE: 24-bit color may change to the closest 16-bit color as supported in Word 6.0/95 even if the Word 6.0/95 document saved in Word 2000 is reopened in Word 2000.

For more information about problems with double-line borders, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

QQ220503 WD2000: Cannot Apply Double-Line Border to Paragraph in a Document Saved As Word 6.0/95

Page Layout

This formatting in Word 2000	Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
Page border	Page borders do not display in Word 6.0/95.
Background shape	Background shapes are removed in Word 6.0/95.
Gutter position on top	Gutter position is changed to left in Word 6.0/95.
Text wrapping break	Regular line break in Word 6.0/95.

Editing Features

This formatting in Word 2000	Looks like this in Word 6.0/95
Versioning	No versions in Word 6.0/95.
Password Protection	Password protection is lost but can be reapplied in Word 6.0/95.
Read-only recommended	Read-only recommended is lost but can be reapplied in Word 6.0/95.
AUTOTEXTLIST field	The last value of AUTOTEXTLIST field is retained as plain text, and the field itself is lost in Word 6.0/95.
Tracked changes for properties, paragraph numbers, and display fields	Tracked changes for properties, paragraph numbers, and display fields are lost, but other tracked changes are shown with revision marks. (In Word 95 and Word 6.x, tracked changes are called revisions.)
Highlight tracked changes are turned off	Highlight tracked changes are turned off in Word 6.0/95. NOTE: The Highlight tracked changes feature is incorrectly documented in Word Help. Please see the article listed in the "References" section of this article.
Document protection for tracked changes, comments, and forms	Document protection is retained in Word 6.x and Word 95 for tracked changes, comments, and forms. NOTE: The document protection for tracked changes, comments, and forms feature is incorrectly documented in Word Help. Please see the article listed in the "References" section of this article.
New document properties that were introduced in Word 95	Partially supported. New document properties are preserved in Word 95 but are lost in Word 6.x.

REFERENCES

For additional information about incorrectly documented features when saving as Word 6.0/95, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q216764 WD2000: Doc Err: Save a Word 2000 Document in Word 6.0/95 Format

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Keywords : kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo