WD97: RTF Format Given to File Saved in Word 6.0/95
ID: Q161978
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
SYMPTOMS
This article applies to Microsoft Word 97. It does not apply to Microsoft
Word 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1). For information about
saving
in Word 6.0 or 7.0 format from Microsoft Word 97 SR-1, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q171684 WD97: Differences Between Binary and RTF Export Converters
When you save a document in the Word 6.0/95 format, you may notice the
following behavior:
- When you open the document in Word 6.0, 7.0, or 97 with the Confirm
Conversions option selected (on the Tools menu, click Options, and
click the Confirm Conversions check box to select it), you are prompted to
convert the file from Rich Text Format (RTF).
- When you attempt to save the file, the Save As dialog box lists "Rich
Text Format (*.rtf)" as the current format of the document.
- If you save the document from the Save As dialog box, the file name
extension of the document is changed to .rtf (rather than .doc).
CAUSE
When you select the Word 6.0/95 Save As option, the document is saved as
an
RTF file (but Word initially uses the .doc extension with the file). This
feature of Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ensures that Word 97 is
compatible
with earlier versions of Microsoft Word.
When you open the Word 97 document that was saved as Word 6.0/95, Word
recognizes it as an RTF document.
If you use the Save As dialog box to save the file, and if you do not
change the file type to Word 6.0/95, the file name extension will change
to
.rtf.
WORKAROUND
To restore the .doc file name extension, use the following steps:
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save As Type box, select "Word 6.0/95 (*.doc)," and click Save.
You may be prompted with the message "Do you want to replace the
existing <filename.doc>?" Click Yes to overwrite the document and
return the current document to the .doc extension.
CAUTION: Be sure that clicking Yes is appropriate in your case. If a
document exists with the current document's name, that version of the
document will be overwritten.
Additional query words:
8.0 word8 word97
Keywords : kbdta kbconversion
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :