Odd normal paragraph style descriptions in documents from earlier versions of Word (220317)

SYMPTOMS

When you examine the style description of the Normal paragraph style in Word documents that were created with version 6.0 or 7.0, you may see a description that contains one or more of the following:

Not Overflow Punct
Not AutoSpace between Asian characters and Latin characters
Not AutoSpace between Asian Characters and Number Characters
Font Alignment: Baseline

WORKAROUND

To remove Asian formatting properties from the Normal paragraph style, use one of the following methods that best suits your needs.

NOTE: The Asian paragraph style properties do not adversely affect the appearance or output of your Word document. The follow methods are provided only as a way to remove these properties.

Method 1: Insert File in a New Document

Use the following steps to insert the entire contents of the original file into a new document:

On the File menu, click New. On the General tab, double-click Blank Document. Or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+N.
On the Insert menu, click File, and select the earlier-version Word document to insert.

Method 2: Copy and Paste the Entire Document Without the Last Paragraph Mark to a New File

Use the following steps to copy just the text of the original document and then paste the information into a new document (headers, footers, and positioned objects will not be included):

You can select everything except the last paragraph mark by pressing CTRL+END and then CTRL+SHIFT+HOME.
On the File menu, click New. On the General tab, double-click Blank Document. Or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+N.
On the Edit menu, click Paste to paste the information into the new document.