WD97: Bullets and Numbers Styles Convert Incorrectly to 6.x/7.x

ID: Q166942

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you create a document in Word 97 containing text formatted for bullets or numbering, when you open the document in Word 6.0 or Word 7.0 (95), the "Distance from text" for the bulleted or numbered text has changed from the original distance from text created in Word 97.

For example, the following bulleted list


   * Line one
     * Line two
       * Line three

will result with an increased bullet-to-text indent when the file is opened in Word 6.0 or Word 7.0 as follows:


   * Line one.
     *       Line two
       *             Line three

NOTE: This problem occurs regardless of whether you save the document as Word 6.0/95 or if you open the Word 97 document in either Word 6.0 or Word 7.0.

CAUSE

The bulleted or numbered text has been formatted using any of the List Bullet or List Number styles.

WORKAROUND

Instead of using the List Bullet or List Number styles, format your text using the bullets and numbering commands (on the Format menu or the Formatting toolbar). Then, apply indentation using the Increase Indent or Decrease Indent toolbar buttons.

MORE INFORMATION

In order to open a Word 97 document in an earlier version of Word (6.x and 7.x), you must use a converter.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q162214 WD: How to Obtain the Word 97 Converter

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbother kbnumbering
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb