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SYMPTOMSWhen you save a Word 97 document that contains bullet characters to Word for the Macintosh 5.x format, and then reopen the document in Word 97, the bullets display as boxes. The document opens correctly in Word for the Macintosh 5.x. However, if you edit and save the document in Word for the Macintosh 5.x format and then reopen it in Word 97, the bullets display as boxes. This problem occurs in Word 97 when you apply bullets using the Bullet button on the Formatting toolbar, or when you choose the Symbol command on the Insert menu and select the Symbol font. WORKAROUND
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STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 macword macword5
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