WD97: Bullet or Numbering in List Reappears When Document Is Opened in Earlier Version (200362)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q200362

SYMPTOMS

Bulleted or numbered lines of text in a Word 97 document may appear incorrectly when the document is opened in Word 6.0/95. Specifically, lines in the list in which the bullet or number was removed appear as bulleted or numbered again.

This problem occurs when all of the following are true:
  • The list is formatted with a custom style.

    -and-
  • The custom style's definition contains a Bulleted, Numbered, or Outline Numbered format.

    -and-
  • The bullet or number was removed from blank lines in the Word 97 document.

    -and-
  • The document is saved in Word 97 document format.

    -and-
  • You open the Word 97 document directly in the earlier version of Word by using the Word 97/2000 text converter.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, save your Word 97 document in the Word 6.0/95 file format. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. In Microsoft Word 97, open the file that contains the custom style numbered list.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the Save As dialog box, change the Save as type box to Word 6.0/95, and then click Save.

    NOTE: You may want to type a new file name in the File name box, so that your original Word 97 document is not overwritten with the Word 6.0/95 file format.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbconversion kbnumbering KB200362
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