WD6X: Tab Stops Lost Opening from RFT-DCA into Word

ID: Q132253

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.x
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.x

SYMPTOMS

When you open an RFT-DCA (Revisable Form Text-Document Content Architecture) document into Word 6.x for Windows or Word 6.x for the Macintosh, all tab stops set at default 0.5-inch intervals (for example, 4 inches, 4.5 inches, 5 inches, and so on) may be lost.

This problem also occurs when you save a Word document in RFT-DCA format and reopen it from RFT-DCA format into Word.

CAUSE

During conversion, Word fails to retain the first tab stop in the series; hence, all subsequent tab stops are not retained.

RESOLUTION

Reset the tab stops following conversion.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the RFT-DCA converter supplied with Word version 6.x for Windows and Word versions 6.x for the Macintosh.

This problem does not occur in the 32-bit release of the RFT-DCA converter supplied with Word 6.0 for Windows NT, Word 7.x or later for Windows, or Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

The RFT-DCA converter released with Word 6.0 for Windows NT retains the first of a series of tab stops at default 0.5-inch intervals relative to the left margin. Only the first tab stop in the series is retained to avoid unrelated layout issues. This functionality has no adverse effect on document appearance.

For more information about converting RFT-DCA, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q132206 Centered RFT-DCA Text Misaligned in WinWord and MacWord

Q125219 RFT-DCA Converter Enhancements in Word 6.0c for Windows

Q22137 Difference Between RTF and RFT File Formats

Q174813 WD: Third-Party Conversion Solutions

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Keywords : winword macword word6 kbformat
Version : MACINTOSH:6.x; WINDOWS:6.x
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug