Document Loses Formatting When Opened or Pasted to WordPad (135079)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a

This article was previously published under Q135079

SYMPTOMS

When you paste or open a Word 6.x or 7.x document in WordPad, the following formatting will be lost:

tables
borders
shading
columns
highlighting

CAUSE

This is a design limitation of WordPad. WordPad does not support complex formatting such as tables, borders, shading, columns, and highlighting.

MORE INFORMATION

WordPad is an enhanced text editor designed to expand on the text formatting and 64K limitations of Notepad.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:kbformat kbinterop KB135079