Imported Files Do Not Justify or Autowrap (25334)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 1.1
- Microsoft Windows 2.03
- Microsoft Windows 2.1
- Microsoft Windows 2.11
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.0a
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q25334 SYMPTOMS
When you import ASCII text files from other word-processing programs
into Windows Write, the Write autowrap and text-justification features do
not work properly.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because text files are stored in ASCII format. When
creating a document, each word processor uses its own unique control codes
to indicate a soft carriage return when autowrap is being used. When the
document is converted to an ASCII file, these control codes are changed to
hard carriage returns by convention. Therefore, these ASCII files do not
autowrap or justify when initially brought into Windows Write.
WORKAROUND
For autowrap to work properly, you need to remove most of the hard carriage
returns. To do this, use the Search Change command as follows:
- Enter ^p (^p is the Write program's control code for a hard carriage
return) in the Find What box, and leave the Change To box empty.
- Use the Find Next and Change buttons together (or use the Change, then
the Find button) to selectively delete only those hard carriage returns
inserted during the ASCII conversion. (Do not use the Change All button
unless you want to delete all hard carriage returns in the document,
including those marking the end of the paragraphs.)
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/7/2005 |
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Keywords: | KB25334 |
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