WD: WordPerfect Page Number Moves After Conversion (165469)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
This article was previously published under Q165469 SYMPTOMS
When you open a WordPerfect document that is formatted with odd page
numbers on the right and even page numbers on the left, into Word 7.0
or Word 97, the odd page numbers appear on the left and the even page
numbers appear on the right (the opposite of what they were in
WordPerfect).
WORKAROUND
To change the position of the page number in the converted document,
follow these steps:
- On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
- In the Position drop-down list, click either "Top of Page (Header)"
or "Bottom of page (Footer)," depending on whether the page numbers
are in the header or footer.
- In the Alignment drop-down list, select the alignment you want, and
then click OK.
NOTE: Odd pages generally appear on the right side of a book, while
odd pages generally appear on the left. If you select 'Inside,'
from the Alignment drop-down list, the odd page numbers will appear
on the left side of the page and the even page numbers will appear
on the right side of the page. If you select 'Outside,' the opposite
will be true.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
WordPerfect ignores the rule for placing odd page numbers on the left and
even page numbers on the right. Word always places even and odd page numbers
in these positions.
REFERENCES
For more information on converting WordPerfect files, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
157089 Limitations of Converting from WordPerfect 6.x to Word 97
130199 WordPerfect 6.0 Import Converter Limitations for Word 6.x/7.0
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kb3rdparty kbformat kbprb KB165469 |
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