WD97: WordPerfect Table Formulas Are Not Retained in Word

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word 97, when you open a WordPerfect 5.1 for MS-DOS or WordPerfect 5.1 or 5.2 for Windows document containing tables with formulas (table math), only the latest recalculated results of the formulas are retained as normal text. The formulas themselves are lost.

CAUSE

This is a current design limitation of the WordPerfect converters supplied with the Word family of products.

WORKAROUND

Word for Windows does support performing calculations within table cells. To restore mathematical relationships among table cells, re-enter the formulas after the conversion is complete.

MORE INFORMATION

WordPerfect's Table Math option allows you to define math formulas that add, subtract, multiply, and divide the values you put into referenced cells in much the same way you can in Word.

WordPerfect's Table Formulas are separate from WordPerfect Equations, which Word versions 2.0b and later do retain during conversion.

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Keywords : kbdta kbconversion winword word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb