WD2000: Upgrade from Word 6.0 Sets Compatibility Options to Custom (224645)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q224645 SYMPTOMS When you upgrade to Microsoft Word 2000 over Microsoft Word
6.0 for Windows, the compatibility options are set to Custom. For example, when you upgrade from Microsoft Word 6.0
for Windows to Microsoft Word 2000, the compatibility options are set to Custom with the following options selected:
- Align table rows independently
- Allow table rows to lay out apart
- Auto space like Word 95
- Balance SBCS character and DBCS characters
- Convert backslash characters into yen signs
- Don't expand character spaces on the line ending
SHIFT+RETURN
- Don't use HTML paragraph auto spacing
- Draw underline on trailing spaces
- Forget last tab alignment
- Lay out AutoShapes like Word 97
- Lay out footnotes like Word 6.x/95/97
- Lay out tables with raw width
- Use Word 6.x/95 border rules
- Use Word 97 line-breaking rules for Asian text
NOTE: To check compatibility options, click Options on the Tools menu and then click to select the Compatibility tab.
WORKAROUND To change the compatibility options in Word, do the
following steps:
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- On the Compatibility tab, change the Recommended options for box to Microsoft Word 2000 and then click OK.
STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/5/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbpending KB224645 |
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