WD2000: Doc Err: Save a Word 2000 Document in Word 6.0/95 Format
ID: Q216764
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The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMS
When you save a Word document as a Word 6.0/95 document, some formatting may not be saved as you would expect. These limitations are documented in Word Help under the topic "Learn about what happens when you save a Word 2000 document in Word 6.0/95 format". However, some of the formatting that is not saved from Word 2000 is incorrectly documented.
For more information about what happens when you save a Word 2000 document in Word 6.0/95 format, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "What is lost when I save as Word 6.0/95?" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
For additional information about what happens when you convert a Microsoft Word 2000 document to Word 6.x or Word 7.0 format, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q212268 Part 1: Limitations Converting from Word Document Format to Word 6.0/95 Format
Q216920 Part 2: Limitations Converting from Word Document Format to Word 6.0/95 Format
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
When you view the "Learn about what happens when you save a Word 2000 document in Word 6.0/95 format" topic in Word Help, the following features are incorrectly documented, as described in the following tables.
Character Formatting
This formatting in Word 2000 |
"Looks like this in Word 6.0/95" states: |
"Looks like this in Word 6.0/95" should state: |
Decorative border styles |
Decorative border styles become box border styles. In Word 95, they are the same color and width. |
Decorative border styles become single line border styles. In Word 95, they are the same color and width. |
Highlight tracked changes are turned off |
Highlight tracked changes are turned on in Word 6.0/95. |
Highlight tracked changes retain the same setting as when you last saved the Word 6.0/95 document in Word 2000. |
Document protection for tracked changes, comments, and forms |
All document protection is lost. In Word 95, and Word 6.x, you can reapply document protection for tracked changes, comments, and forms by clicking Protect Document (Tools menu), and then selecting the options you want. (In Word 95 and Word 6.x, tracked changes are called revisions, and comments are called annotations. |
Document protection for tracked changes, comments, and forms is retained. |
Additional query words:
Keywords : kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
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