WD6X: Symbols Incorrect When Converted to Word for the Macintosh

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SYMPTOMS

When you convert documents from Microsoft Word 6.x for Windows to Word 6.x for the Macintosh, characters formatted with decorative or foreign fonts may be converted incorrectly.

CAUSE

When you convert a document containing decorative or foreign fonts, and the document contains extended characters with ANSI values above 127, the ANSI-to-Macintosh character set mapping routine may be incorrectly invoked. The result is that the symbol appears as a different character in the destination document. This problem can occur even if the decorative or foreign font exists on both platforms.

This problem can also occur when you convert Word for the Macintosh documents to Word for Windows. This problem frequently occurs when using third-party foreign fonts.

This problem may occur when:

• The symbol has been inserted in Word for Windows using the numeric keypad. (To do this, hold down the ALT key and type in 0 [zero] followed by the ANSI value, and then release the ALT key.)


-or-


• The character was inserted using the Symbol command on the Insert menu, and the decorative font is not listed separately in the font list in the Symbol dialog box. In other words, Word considers the font to be "normal text."

Q116259 WD6X: Word 6.0 Inserted Symbols Map Incorrectly to MacWord 5.

WORKAROUND

The following workaround is for use with Word for the Macintosh. The SymbolFonts setting is not available in Word for Windows. To force Word for the Macintosh to treat these fonts as unique and to prevent the character mapping routine from occurring when it should not occur, follow these steps:

1. With a document open, click Macro on the Tools menu.



2. In the Macros Available In box, select Word Commands.



3. Run the ToolsAdvancedSettings macro.



4. In the Categories box, select SymbolFonts.



5. In the Option box, type the name of the decorative or foreign font being used (this must be correctly typed).



6. Click Set.



7. Click OK.



8. Quit Word.



9. Open the document.

MORE INFORMATION

When converting from Word for Windows to Word for the Macintosh, the ANSI- to-Macintosh character mapping routine is not supposed to be invoked for fonts that have their own unique symbol sets (for example, Wingdings, Symbol, or third-party decorative fonts, such as Cyrillic language or other foreign language fonts).

Additional query words: text conv textconv greek

Keywords : kbinterop winword macword word6 kbFont
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug