WD97: Word 97 RTF Document Opens Blank in WordPerfect 6.x (157201)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q157201

SYMPTOMS

In WordPerfect 6.x, when you open a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that was created in Word 97 for Windows, the document is empty.

CAUSE

WordPerfect 6.x does not correctly convert a Microsoft Unicode rich-text file (RTF).

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

  • You create a document in Word 97.

    -and-
  • You click Save As on the File menu, and save the file in the Rich Text Format (*.rtf), Word 6.0/95 (*.doc), or the Word 97 & 6.0/95 - RTF (*.doc) format.

    -and-
  • You open the document in WordPerfect 6.x.

    For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    177289 WD97: Why Are Two Word 6.0/95 Converters Listed in Save As Type?

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, save the Word 97 document in the WordPerfect 5.x for Windows format before you open it in WordPerfect 6.x.

MORE INFORMATION

The RTF Specification provides a format for text and graphics interchange that can be used with different output devices, operating environments, and operating systems. RTF uses the ANSI, PC-8, Macintosh, or IBM PC character set to control the representation and formatting of a document, both on the screen and in print. With the RTF Specification, documents created under different operating systems and with different software applications can be transferred between those operating systems and applications.

For additional information about the updated RTF Specifications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

164472 WD97: GC1282: Rich Text Format Addendum (Spec. for Word 97)

The latest version of the RTF specification, version 1.6, is available in the MSDN library at the following URL:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/

Click Specifications, click Applications, and then click Rich Text Format (RTF) Specification, version 1.6.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbconversion KB157201
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