WD97: Text from Drop-Down Form Field Disappears When Converted

ID: Q196523

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you save a Word document in another file format, and the document contains drop-down form fields, the text of the drop-down form fields is missing from the document when you reopen it.

Text typed in text form fields is preserved.

WORKAROUND

To maintain the text in the drop-down form fields, save the file as Text Only With Line Breaks. Note that this method places a hard carriage return (paragraph mark) at the end of each line.

Additional query words: field codes dropdown checkbox

Keywords : kbdta kbconversion kbfield word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug