Works: Works 3.0 Document Footnotes Are Not Imported As Expected (263514)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Works 2000
  • Microsoft Works Suite 2000
  • Microsoft Works 6
This article was previously published under Q263514

SYMPTOMS

When you open a document in Microsoft Word or the Microsoft Works 2000 Word Processor, and the Works 3.0 document contains footnotes, the text of only the odd-numbered footnotes may be displayed.

In the Works 2000 Word Processor, the text of the even-numbered footnotes is not displayed, even though the footnote numbers are present.

In Word the text and the numbers of the footnotes are missing.

When you open the Works 3.0 document, it does not matter which Works version you select in the File of type box.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the document that you open is a Microsoft Works 3.0 Word Processor document.

Note The Works 3.0 text converter does not convert footnotes correctly.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use one of the appropriate methods for your Word Processor.

Method 1: Works 2000 Processor

  1. On the Start menu, point to Programs, and then click WordPad.
  2. On the File menu, click Open.
  3. In the Files of type box, click All Documents(*.*).
  4. Locate the Works 3.0 document that you want, and then click Open.

    Note Much of the document may consist of meaningless symbols, but all the footnotes are displayed.
  5. Select the footnote you want.
  6. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
  7. Start the Works 2000 Word Processor.
  8. On the File menu, click Open.
  9. Locate the Works 3.0 document that you want, and then click Open.
  10. Click next to a footnote number with missing text.
  11. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

    Note You may have to adjust the font and font size of the text you just pasted.

Method 2: Word

To work around this issue in Word, follow these steps:
  1. On the Start menu, point to Programs, and then click WordPad.
  2. On the File menu, click Open.
  3. In the Files of type box, click All Documents(*.*).
  4. Locate the Works 3.0 document that you want, and then click Open.

    Note Much of the document may consist of meaningless symbols, but all the footnotes are displayed.
  5. Select the footnote you want.
  6. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
  7. Start the Works 2000 Word Processor.
  8. On the File menu, click Open.
  9. Locate the Works 3.0 document that you want, and then click Open.
  10. Delete all the footnotes and their reference numbers.
  11. Re-create all the footnotes.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To add footnotes to a document, follow these steps:
  1. Click where you want the footnote reference to appear.
  2. On the Insert menu, click Footnote.
  3. In the Footnote and Endnote dialog box, under Insert, click Footnote, and then click OK.
  4. Type the footnote text.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/29/2004
Keywords:kbAddIn kbbug kbpending KB263514
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