WD2000: Registered Trademark Symbol Conversion Problems (214229)

SYMPTOMS

When you save a Word document containing a registered trademark symbol (ASCII 0174), as in the following example,

Microsoft

in a text file format (such as text only or MS-DOS text with line breaks), the registered trademark symbol may not be retained in the new format.

WORKAROUND

To ensure that a registered trademark symbol is retained when you save a file in text format, see the table in the "More Information" section of this article and use one of the text file formats that indicates that the registered symbol will be retained.

MORE INFORMATION

The following table presents the results of what happens to the registered trademark symbol in a Word document when you save the document in a certain text format.

   Text Type Format                    Conversion Results
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   Text Only                           (r)

   Text Only with Line Breaks          Registered Symbol Retained

   MS-DOS Text                         (r)

   MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks        r

   MS-DOS Text with Layout (*.asc)     r

   Text With Layout (*.ans)            Registered Symbol Retained

   Encoded Text (Unicode)              Registered Symbol Retained

When you save a file in a format that may cause feature and formatting loss, Word 2000 displays the following warning message, where <File Name> is the name of your file:

<File Name> may contain features that are not compatible with Text Only format. Do you want to save the document in this format?

To save, click Yes.
To preserve formatting, click NO. Then save a copy in the latest Word format.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

207781 WD2000: Using the ASCII and ANSI Characters in Word for Windows